Shloka 16
The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits
साक्षाद्गयाशिरस्तत्र फल्गुतीर्थाश्रयं कृतम् । क्रौंचपादात्फल्गुतीर्थँ यावत्साक्षाद्गयाशिरः ॥ १६ ॥
sākṣādgayāśirastatra phalgutīrthāśrayaṃ kṛtam | krauṃcapādātphalgutīrthaṃ yāvatsākṣādgayāśiraḥ || 16 ||
Doon, ang Gayāśiras mismo ay tuwirang itinatag bilang kanlungan ng banal na tawiran na Phalgu-tīrtha. Mula Kraunca-pāda hanggang Phalgu-tīrtha ay umaabot yaong hayag na Gayāśiras.
Narada
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Expresses wonder at the sacred topography—Gayāśiras manifesting across a stretch of terrain—settling into reverent assurance about the tīrtha’s reality and power."}
FAQs
It identifies the Gayāśiras region as the immediate sacred support of Phalgu-tīrtha, marking the area as a highly potent kṣetra where tīrtha-snāna and śrāddha-related merit is intensified.
By mapping the holy geography of Gayā and Phalgu as a manifest sacred presence, the verse supports bhakti expressed through tīrtha-yātrā, reverent remembrance, and ritual acts performed with devotion and faith.
It most directly relates to Kalpa (ritual procedure) by locating the proper tīrtha boundaries for rites such as snāna and śrāddha; the verse functions as a kṣetra-nirdeśa (ritual-geographical specification).