Garuda Purana

रामतीर्थे नराः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कृत्वा प्रभासके 83.

Bathing at Rāma Tīrtha and performing śrāddha at Prabhāsa—

श्राद्धकृच्छ स्वपुष्टायां त्रिः सफ्तकुंलमुद्धरेत् 83.

One who performs śrāddha at his own flourishing place uplifts three times seven generations.

गयायां न हि तत्स्थानं यत्र तीर्थं न विद्यते 83.

In Gayā, there is no place where a tīrtha is not found.

अक्षयं फलमाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्पितॄन् 83.

One obtains imperishable fruit and leads his ancestors to the world of Brahmā.

एष पिण्डे मया दत्तस्तव हस्ते जनार्दन ! 83.

This offering of the piṇḍa has been given by me into your hand, O Janārdana!

ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति पितृभिः सह निश्चितम् 83.

He certainly attains the world of Brahmā together with his ancestors.

गयाशीर्षेऽक्षयवटे पितॄणां दत्तमक्षयम् 83.

At the head of Gayā, at the imperishable fig tree, what is given to the ancestors is imperishable.

दृष्ट्वैतानि पितॄंश्चार्यवंश्यान्विंशतिमुद्धरेत् 83.

Having seen these, one uplifts twenty generations of ancestors and noble lineage.

पूर्वो ब्रह्मसदो भागो नागाद्रिर्भरताश्रमः 83.

The eastern part is the seat of Brahmā, the mountain of serpents, and the hermitage of Bharata.

गयाशीर्षाद्दक्षिणतो महानद्याश्च पश्चिमे 83.

To the south of Gayāśīrṣa and to the west of the great river,

श्राद्धी तत्र तृतीयायां निश्चिरायाश्च मण्डले 83.

There, in the region of Niścirā on the third day, one should perform the śrāddha rite.

वैतरण्या श्चोत्तरतस्तृतीयाख्यो जलाशयः 83.

To the north of the Vaitaraṇī river is a water reservoir known as Tṛtīyā.

क्रौञ्चपादादुत्तरतो निश्चिराख्यो जलाशयः 83.

To the north of Krauñcapāda is a water reservoir called Niścirā.

दुर्लभं किं पुनर्नित्यमस्मिन्नेव व्यवस्थितः 83.

What, then, is difficult to obtain for one who is always established here?

अक्षयान्प्राप्नुयाल्लोकान्कुलं चापि समुद्धरेत् 83.

He attains imperishable worlds and also uplifts his lineage.

शुक्लकृष्णावुभौ पक्षौ गयायां यो वसेन्नरः पुनात्यासप्तमं चैव कुलं नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥ 83.

Whoever dwells at Gayā during both the bright and dark fortnights purifies up to the seventh generation of his family—of this there is no doubt.

गयायां मुण्डपृष्ठं च अरविन्दं च पर्वतम् 83.

At Gayā are Muṇḍapṛṣṭha and the mountain called Aravinda.

मकरे वर्त्तमाने च ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्य्ययोः 83.

When the lunar or solar eclipse occurs in the sign of Makara,

महाह्रदे च कौशिक्यां मूलक्षेत्रे विशेषतः 83.

Especially at the great lake in Kauśikī and at the root sanctuary,

यत्र माहेश्वरी धारा श्राद्धी तत्रानृणो भवेत् 83.

Where the Maheśvarī stream flows, there the performer of śrāddha becomes free from debt.

अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति श्राद्धी प्रायाद्दिवं नरः 83.

By performing śrāddha, one attains the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and goes to heaven.

रविपादे पिण्डदानात्पतितोद्धारणं भवेत् 83.

By offering piṇḍa at the foot of the sun, the fallen are rescued.

कांक्षन्ते पितरः पुत्रान्नरकाद्भयभीरवः 83.

The ancestors, fearful of hell, long for sons.

गयाप्राप्तं सुतं दृष्ट्वा पितॄणामुत्सवो भवेत् 83.

When a son arrives at Gayā, it becomes a festival for the ancestors.

आत्मजो वा तथान्यो वा गयाकूपे यदा तदा 83.

Whenever a son or another relative is present at the Gayā well,

पुण्डरीकं विष्णुलोकं प्राप्नुयात्कोटितीर्थगः 83.

Whoever bathes at Koṭitīrtha attains Puṇḍarīka and the world of Viṣṇu.

सावतीर्णा गयाक्षेत्रे पितॄणां तारणाय हि 83.

She descended into the field of Gayā for the deliverance of the ancestors.

एकविंशतिवंश्यान्स तारयेन्नात्र संशयः 83.

He delivers twenty-one generations; there is no doubt about this.

तानेव भोजयेद्विप्रान्ब्रह्मणा ये प्रकल्पिताः 83.

He should feed those very Brahmins who are appointed by Brahma.