Shloka 80
The Greatness of Gayā
Gayā-Māhātmya
ततो गच्छेत मनुजो ब्रह्मणस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्राधिगम्य ब्रह्माणं राजसूयफलं लभेत् ॥ ८० ॥
tato gaccheta manujo brahmaṇastīrthamuttamam | tatrādhigamya brahmāṇaṃ rājasūyaphalaṃ labhet || 80 ||
Sesudah itu, seseorang hendaklah pergi ke tīrtha yang paling utama milik Brahmā. Setelah tiba di sana dan beroleh darśana Brahmā, ia memperoleh pahala setara dengan korban suci Rājasūya.
Narada (teaching in a Tirtha-Mahatmya sequence, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) by stating that approaching Brahmā at his sacred tīrtha yields merit comparable to a major imperial Vedic sacrifice, showing that sacred geography can confer high ritual fruit.
Though framed in tīrtha-mahātmya and ritual merit, it implies devotional darśana—approaching a divine/creator presence at a holy place—as a potent means to gain spiritual benefit without performing an elaborate yajña.
It references the Rājasūya yajña, pointing to Śrauta-ritual knowledge (Kalpa/Śrauta-sūtra tradition) and the Purāṇic principle of equivalence where tīrtha-darśana can substitute for complex sacrificial performance.