Varaha Purana 7.2: Adhyaya 7, Shloka 2
The Sanctity of Gayā: Raibhya’s Encounter and Hymn to Viṣṇu
Gadādhara
श्रीवराह उवाच । स रैभ्यो मुनिशार्दूलः श्रुत्वा सिद्धं वसुं तदा । आजगाम गयां पुण्यां पितृतीर्थं तपोधनः । तत्र गत्वा पितॄन् भक्त्या पिण्डदानेन तर्पयत् ॥ ७.२ ॥
śrīvarāha uvāca | sa raibhyo muniśārdūlaḥ śrutvā siddhaṃ vasuṃ tadā | ājagāma gayāṃ puṇyāṃ pitṛtīrthaṃ tapodhanaḥ | tatra gatvā pitṝn bhaktyā piṇḍadānena tarpayat || 7.2 ||
Śrī Varāha phán: Bấy giờ Raibhya, bậc ‘hổ’ giữa các hiền triết, nghe rằng Vasu đã đắc thành tựu, liền đến Gayā linh thiêng—thánh địa dành cho tổ tiên (pitṛ-tīrtha). Đến đó, vị khổ hạnh giàu công phu đã thành kính làm thỏa mãn các tổ tiên bằng lễ dâng piṇḍa (viên thực phẩm cúng).
Varāha
FAQs
The verse situates Gayā within Purāṇic sacred geography as a recognized pitṛ-tīrtha, reflecting the codification of pilgrimage networks and ancestral-rite traditions in medieval Sanskrit literature.
Gayā (गया), commonly identified with the historic pilgrimage center in present-day Bihar, India, long associated in Sanskrit sources with rites for ancestors (piṇḍadāna).
The passage foregrounds filial/ancestral responsibility expressed through disciplined, devotional ritual action—honoring predecessors through culturally sanctioned offerings rather than through coercive or exclusivist claims.
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