Shloka 27
The Greatness of Gayā
Gayā-Māhātmya
पप्रच्छ पुत्रार्थममित्रहंता तं ब्राह्मणाः प्रोचुरदीनसत्वाः । राजन् पितॄंस्तर्पय पुत्रहेतोर्गत्वा गयायां विधिवत्तु पिंडैः ॥ २७ ॥
papraccha putrārthamamitrahaṃtā taṃ brāhmaṇāḥ procuradīnasatvāḥ | rājan pitṝṃstarpaya putrahetorgatvā gayāyāṃ vidhivattu piṃḍaiḥ || 27 ||
ପୁତ୍ର ପାଇବା ଇଚ୍ଛାରେ ସେ ଶତ୍ରୁହନ୍ତା ରାଜା ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଚାରିଲେ। ଅଦୀନସତ୍ତ୍ୱ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ କହିଲେ—“ହେ ରାଜନ, ପୁତ୍ରହେତୁ ଗୟାକୁ ଯାଇ ବିଧିମତେ ପିଣ୍ଡଦାନରେ ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ତର୍ପଣ କର।”
Narrator (Suta/Pauraṇika voice) reporting the brāhmaṇas’ instruction to the king within the Gayā-māhātmya context
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that honoring and satisfying the Pitṛs through properly performed śrāddha—especially piṇḍadāna at the Gayā-tīrtha—is a dharmic means believed to remove ancestral obstacles and support blessings such as progeny.
Though primarily a ritual instruction, it aligns with Purāṇic bhakti by emphasizing reverent, rule-based offerings and faith in sacred tīrthas; serving Pitṛs at Gayā is treated as a meritorious act within a larger devotional worldview.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the term vidhivat—performing piṇḍa and tarpana according to prescribed rules of śrāddha at a designated tīrtha (Gayā).