Shloka 72
The Greatness of Gayā
Gayā-Māhātmya
यत्किंचिदशुभं कर्म तेषां तन्निश्यति क्षणात् । ततो गृध्रवटं गच्छेत्स्थानं देवस्य धीमतः ॥ ७२ ॥
yatkiṃcidaśubhaṃ karma teṣāṃ tanniśyati kṣaṇāt | tato gṛdhravaṭaṃ gacchetsthānaṃ devasya dhīmataḥ || 72 ||
Anumang di-mabuting karma na taglay nila ay napapawi sa isang iglap. Pagkaraan nito, dapat magtungo sa Gṛdhravaṭa, ang banal na tahanan ng Panginoong marunong.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares the purifying power of a sacred tirtha: even accumulated inauspicious karma is said to be destroyed instantly, and the seeker is directed to proceed to Gṛdhravaṭa, affirmed as the Lord’s holy abode.
By presenting the Lord’s “sthāna” (abode) as a place of immediate grace and purification, the verse frames pilgrimage and reverent approach to the deity’s sacred site as a bhakti-supported means of inner cleansing and renewed spiritual pursuit.
Primarily Kalpa in practice (tirtha-yatra as a dharmic observance): the verse gives a ritual-ethical instruction—after purification, one should proceed to the specified sacred place—emphasizing right religious procedure rather than technical grammar or astrology.