Shloka 50
The Greatness of Gayā
Gayā-Māhātmya
एवं दत्ते तु वै पिंडे वणिजा प्रेतभावतः । विमुक्ता द्विजतां प्राप्य ब्रह्मलोकं ततो गताः ॥ ५० ॥
evaṃ datte tu vai piṃḍe vaṇijā pretabhāvataḥ | vimuktā dvijatāṃ prāpya brahmalokaṃ tato gatāḥ || 50 ||
Kaya nga, nang maihandog nang wasto ang piṇḍa, ang mga mangangalakal na yaon—pinalaya mula sa kalagayang preta—ay napalaya; nakamtan ang katayuang dvija (dalawang ulit na isinilang) at pagkaraan ay nagtungo sa Brahmaloka.
Suta (narrating Narada Purana discourse; teaching context attributed to Narada’s tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the salvific efficacy of piṇḍa-dāna: a proper offering can release departed beings from the preta-condition and elevate them to higher realms, culminating here in Brahmaloka.
While the verse is primarily about śrāddha/piṇḍa rites, in the Purāṇic framework such acts are performed with śraddhā (faith) and dharmic intention; this devotional disposition supports upliftment of both the doer and the departed.
Ritual procedure and timing are implied—kalpa-oriented pitṛ-kārya such as piṇḍa-dāna/śrāddha—showing the applied side of Vedic ritual science rather than grammar or astronomy explicitly.