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Shloka 15

Gayā-yātrā-vidhi: Multi-day Śrāddha Route, Pitṛ-devatās, and Akṣaya Merit at Gayā

Devanagari script

गदाधरं ततः पश्येत्पितॄणामनृणामनृणो भवेत् / फल्गुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा देवं गदाधरम्

Transliteration

gadādharaṃ tataḥ paśyetpitṝṇāmanṛṇāmanṛṇo bhavet / phalgutīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā devaṃ gadādharam

Translation

ఆపై గదాధరుని దర్శించవలెను; అలా చేయుటవలన పితృఋణమునుండి విముక్తుడగును. ఫల్గు తీర్థంలో స్నానం చేసి దేవ గదాధరుని దర్శించినవాడు పితృబాధ్యత నుండి విడిపోవును।

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गदाधरम्Gadādhara (Vishnu)
गदाधरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगदा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (धृ धातु से प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम (epithet: bearer of the mace)
ततःthen
ततः:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from there)
पश्येत्should see
पश्येत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
पितॄणाम्of the ancestors
पितॄणाम्:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन
अनृणाम्free from debt (to them)
अनृणाम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्-ऋण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (not indebted)
अनृणःdebtless
अनृणः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्-ऋण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण
भवेत्would become/should become
भवेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
फल्गु-तीर्थेat Phalgu-tirtha
फल्गु-तीर्थे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootफल्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
गदाधरम्Gadādhara
गदाधरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगदा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: After Phalgu snāna and within the Gayā śrāddha sequence; darśana as a culminating act.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu (Gadādhara) darśana, joined with tīrtha-snāna, consummates śrāddha merit and grants release from pitṛ-obligation.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (divine grace) as the crown of karma; bhakti integrates and elevates ritual action.

Application: Combine śrāddha acts with Viṣṇu-upāsanā: bathe with purity of intent, seek Gadādhara’s darśana, and dedicate the rite’s fruit to the Pitṛs.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.84.14 (piṇḍa at Phalgu); Garuda Purana 1.84.16 (benefit to ten ancestors/descendants)

Characters & Entities
G
Gadādhara (Vishnu)
P
Pitris
P
Phalgu Tirtha

FAQs

This verse states that bathing at Phalgu Tirtha and having darśana of Lord Gadādhara makes one anṛṇa—free from debt to the Pitṛs—highlighting it as a powerful tīrtha practice connected with ancestral satisfaction.

Rather than describing the soul’s post-death route directly, the verse emphasizes a living person’s duty to the Pitṛs: tīrtha-bathing and Vishnu-darśana are presented as means to discharge pitṛ-ṛṇa, supporting ancestral well-being and spiritual order (dharma).

Maintain respect for ancestors through śrāddha/tarpaṇa and dharmic living; if undertaking pilgrimage, combine sacred bathing with sincere Vishnu worship as an act of gratitude and responsibility toward one’s lineage.

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