The Greatness of Offering Piṇḍas at Viṣṇvādipada (Viṣṇupada) — Gayā Śrāddha Procedure and Fruits
वसुरुवाच । अथ ते संप्रवक्ष्यामि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् । तृतीयदिवसे कृत्यं गयासंगफलप्रदम् ॥ १ ॥
vasuruvāca | atha te saṃpravakṣyāmi bhuktimuktipradāyakam | tṛtīyadivase kṛtyaṃ gayāsaṃgaphalapradam || 1 ||
Vasu nói: Nay ta sẽ nói rõ cho ngươi nghi lễ cần làm vào ngày thứ ba—nghi lễ ban cả hưởng thụ thế gian lẫn giải thoát, và đem lại công đức do được kết duyên với Gayā.
Vasu
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It introduces a specific third-day ritual connected with the Gayā tirtha, emphasizing that properly performed tirtha-rites can yield both bhukti (worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation).
By framing the rite as bhukti-mukti-prada, it reflects the Purāṇic bhakti-ethos where sacred observances at a Vishnu-associated tirtha like Gayā are performed with faith, leading to both temporal and transcendent fruits.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: the verse signals a time-specific prescription—“on the third day”—indicating structured observance and sequencing typical of śrāddha/tīrtha-kriyā manuals.