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 ||
Tại đó, chính Gayāśiras được thiết lập hiển nhiên làm nơi nương tựa của thánh độ Phalgu. Từ Kraunca-pāda cho đến Phalgu-tīrtha trải dài chính là Gayāśiras đang hiện bày rõ rệt ấy.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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).