निर्वृत्य ब्रह्मणः श्राद्धं गयायां तत्र पार्थिव । प्रोचुश्च वृत्रहंतारं कुरु श्राद्धं शतक्रतो
nirvṛtya brahmaṇaḥ śrāddhaṃ gayāyāṃ tatra pārthiva | procuśca vṛtrahaṃtāraṃ kuru śrāddhaṃ śatakrato
ହେ ରାଜନ୍! ଗୟାରେ ସେଠାରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ କରି ସେମାନେ ବୃତ୍ରହନ୍ତାଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ— “ହେ ଶତକ୍ରତୁ! ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ କର।”
Narrator
Tirtha: Gayā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārthiva (king)
Scene: At Gayā, after completing Brahmā’s śrāddha, the Viśvedevas address Indra (Vṛtrahan/Śatakratu), urging him to perform śrāddha; a solemn riverbank/altar setting with offerings.
Even the foremost gods honor Gayā’s śrāddha-tradition, showing that dharma is upheld through prescribed rites.
Gayā, explicitly named as the place where śrāddha is completed and urged.
Completion of Brahmā’s śrāddha at Gayā and the exhortation that Indra should likewise perform śrāddha.
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