The Glory of Rudra: The Origin of the Kapālamocana Pilgrimage Site and Rudra’s Expiatory Vow
महेश्वरं ततो गत्वा गयां पुण्यामथागमत् ॥ तत्र फल्गुकृतस्नानः पितॄन्सन्तर्प्य यत्नतः ॥
maheśvaraṁ tato gatvā gayāṁ puṇyām athāgamat || tatra phalgukṛtasnānaḥ pitṝn santarpya yatnataḥ ||
తర్వాత మహేశ్వరానికి వెళ్లి ఆయన పుణ్యక్షేత్రమైన గయకు చేరాడు. అక్కడ ఫల్గు నదిలో స్నానం చేసి, శ్రద్ధతో పితృదేవతలకు తర్పణాదులు సమర్పించి తృప్తిపరిచాడు।
Narrator
Gayā and the Phalgu are central to South Asian memorial and ancestral-rite traditions; the verse is a witness to the antiquity of these associations in Purāṇic literature.
Gayā (in present-day Bihar, India) and the Phalgu/Falgu river associated with the Gayā region.
It emphasizes careful responsibility toward lineage and memory through disciplined ritual attention (yatnataḥ).
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