गयाश्राद्धेन यत्पुण्यं लभते मानवो भुवि । अन्नदानेन तत्पुण्यं पितॄणां तृप्तिरक्षया
gayāśrāddhena yatpuṇyaṃ labhate mānavo bhuvi | annadānena tatpuṇyaṃ pitṝṇāṃ tṛptirakṣayā
గయాలో శ్రాద్ధం చేయుటవలన మనుష్యుడు భూమిపై పొందే పుణ్యం, అదే పుణ్యం అన్నదానముచేత కూడా కలుగును; పితృదేవతల తృప్తి అక్షయమగును।
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-feeding hall near Dvārakā: donors serving steaming rice and lentils to travelers; in the background, a subtle vision of satisfied pitṛs receiving offerings, suggesting akṣaya-tṛpti.
Food charity is elevated as a supreme dharma, comparable to renowned ancestral rites, and it benefits one’s lineage through lasting pitṛ-satisfaction.
Gayā is referenced as the benchmark tīrtha for śrāddha; the ongoing context remains Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Anna-dāna is prescribed as producing śrāddha-like merit and akṣayā pitṛ-tṛpti.