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Shloka 15

Gayā-yātrā-vidhi: Multi-day Śrāddha Route, Pitṛ-devatās, and Akṣaya Merit at Gayā

Devanagari script

गदाधरं ततः पश्येत्पितॄणामनृणामनृणो भवेत् / फल्गुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा देवं गदाधरम्

Transliteration

gadādharaṃ tataḥ paśyetpitṝṇāmanṛṇāmanṛṇo bhavet / phalgutīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā devaṃ gadādharam

Translation

پھر گدाधر کے درشن کرے؛ اس سے وہ پِتروں کے قرض سے بری ہو جاتا ہے۔ فلگو تیرتھ میں اشنان کر کے دیو گدाधر کے درشن کرنے والا پِتر-رِن سے نجات پاتا ہے۔

Word by Word
गदाधरम्Gadādhara (Vishnu)
गदाधरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगदा (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (धृ धातु से प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विष्णोः नाम (epithet: bearer of the mace)
ततःthen
ततः:
Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
Formक्रम/अपादानार्थक अव्यय (then/from there)
पश्येत्should see
पश्येत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
पितॄणाम्of the ancestors
पितॄणाम्:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive, 6th), बहुवचन
अनृणाम्free from debt (to them)
अनृणाम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्-ऋण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; नञ्-समासपूर्वक विशेषण (not indebted)
अनृणःdebtless
अनृणः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्-ऋण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-पूर्वक विशेषण
भवेत्would become/should become
भवेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
फल्गु-तीर्थेat Phalgu-tirtha
फल्गु-तीर्थे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootफल्गु (प्रातिपदिक) + तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
नरःa man
नरः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having bathed)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)
देवम्the god
देवम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
गदाधरम्Gadādhara
गदाधरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगदा + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (speaking to Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Shraddha Ritual

Beneficiary: Pitr

Timing: After Phalgu snāna and within the Gayā śrāddha sequence; darśana as a culminating act.

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Viṣṇu (Gadādhara) darśana, joined with tīrtha-snāna, consummates śrāddha merit and grants release from pitṛ-obligation.

Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-anugraha (divine grace) as the crown of karma; bhakti integrates and elevates ritual action.

Application: Combine śrāddha acts with Viṣṇu-upāsanā: bathe with purity of intent, seek Gadādhara’s darśana, and dedicate the rite’s fruit to the Pitṛs.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: tirtha

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.84.14 (piṇḍa at Phalgu); Garuda Purana 1.84.16 (benefit to ten ancestors/descendants)

Characters & Entities
G
Gadādhara (Vishnu)
P
Pitris
P
Phalgu Tirtha

FAQs

This verse states that bathing at Phalgu Tirtha and having darśana of Lord Gadādhara makes one anṛṇa—free from debt to the Pitṛs—highlighting it as a powerful tīrtha practice connected with ancestral satisfaction.

Rather than describing the soul’s post-death route directly, the verse emphasizes a living person’s duty to the Pitṛs: tīrtha-bathing and Vishnu-darśana are presented as means to discharge pitṛ-ṛṇa, supporting ancestral well-being and spiritual order (dharma).

Maintain respect for ancestors through śrāddha/tarpaṇa and dharmic living; if undertaking pilgrimage, combine sacred bathing with sincere Vishnu worship as an act of gratitude and responsibility toward one’s lineage.

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