Shloka 39

Devanagari script

गयायां न हि तत्स्थानं यत्र तीर्थं न विद्यते / पञ्चक्रोशे गयाक्षेत्रे यत्र तत्र तु पिण्डदः

Transliteration

gayāyāṃ na hi tatsthānaṃ yatra tīrthaṃ na vidyate / pañcakrośe gayākṣetre yatra tatra tu piṇḍadaḥ

Translation

ในคยาไม่มีสถานที่ใดที่ปราศจากตีรถะเลย ภายในเขตกยาอันกว้างห้าโกรศ จะถวายปิณฑะ ณ ที่ใดก็ได้

Word by Word

• गयायाम्: in Gayā
• गयायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular (feminine)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात; negation particle

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Prayojaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (हेतौ/निश्चये); emphatic/causal particle

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative ‘that’ (neuter) qualifying स्थानम्

• स्थानम्: place
• स्थानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय; relative adverb ‘where’

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford; pilgrimage spot
• तीर्थम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; nominative/accusative singular (neuter)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात; negation particle

• विद्यते: exists; is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; present, 3rd person singular; आत्मनेपद

• पञ्चक्रोशे: within (the) five-krośa (area)
• पञ्चक्रोशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च + क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक); पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular (masculine)

• गयाक्षेत्रे: in the Gayā-region
• गयाक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गया + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक); गया (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative singular (neuter)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय; relative adverb ‘where’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘there’

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Prayojaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-निपात; adversative/emphatic particle

• पिण्डदः: giver of piṇḍa (funeral offering)
• पिण्डदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड + द (प्रातिपदिक); पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; nominative singular (masculine)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Sacred geography can universalize ritual eligibility: in Gayā-kṣetra, the entire region functions as tīrtha for piṇḍa offerings.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma anchored in deśa-kāla-niyama (place-time rules) while also revealing the idea of kṣetra as concentrated puṇya-field.

Application: When performing Gayā-śrāddha/piṇḍa-dāna, understand the kṣetra boundary and maintain purity and focus even if exact sub-tīrtha is uncertain.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: kshetra (pilgrimage region)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana: Gayā-śrāddha and piṇḍa-dāna sections; pañcakrośa-kṣetra descriptions in tīrtha lists; Garuda Purana Pretakalpa: remedies for preta-state via Gayā rites

Characters & Entities

• Gayā
• Tīrtha
• Piṇḍa-dāna

FAQs

What is the importance of Gayā in the Garuda Purana?

This verse presents Gayā as entirely permeated with tīrtha-power, making it exceptionally fit for ancestor rites like piṇḍa-dāna within its sacred five-krośa region.

How does this verse relate to death rituals and the departed (pitṛs)?

By emphasizing piṇḍa-dāna anywhere within Gayā-kṣetra, the verse supports the idea that offerings for the departed gain heightened efficacy there, aiding the well-being and onward journey of ancestors.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

If undertaking śrāddha or piṇḍa-dāna at Gayā, the teaching reassures practitioners that the entire pañcakrośa Gayā-kṣetra is ritually valid—encouraging sincere performance even if one cannot access a specific named tīrtha.