Gaya Shraddha sequence

Gaya: Gaya Shraddha sequence:

(Teerthanka - Gita Press) (Vayu Purana - 108 to 112)

• Meditation: I meditate on Lord Adi-Gadadhara abiding in Gaya.

Lord Vishnu

Prelude:
1. River Pun-Pun: Shraddha in river Pun-Pun before entering Gaya.

Day 1: River Phalgu:
1. River Phalgu: Snana (Bath) in river Phalgu and Sharaddha on its bank.
2. Gayatri Teertha: Morning Snana and Sandhya.
3. Savitri Teertha: Midday Snana and Sandhya.
4. Saraswati Teertha: Evening Snana and Sandhya.
• River Phalgu (Vayu Purana - 110)
• Tri-Sandhyas at Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswati Teerthas (Vayu Purana - 112)

Day 2: Pretashila and Ramashila:
1. River Phalgu: Snana in river Phalgu.
2. Pretashila and Brahma Kunda: Pinda-dana in Brahma Kunda and Pretashila.
3. Ramashila and Rama Kunda:: Pinda-dana in Rama Kunda and Ramashila.
4. Kaka Bali: Pinda-dana to Kaka (Crow), Yama and Shyena (Dog).
• River Phalgu (Vayu Purana - 110)
• Pretashila (Vayu Purana - 110)

Day 3: Uttara-manasa to Dakshina-manasa:
1. River Phalgu: Snana in river Phalgu.
2. Uttara-manasa:: Snana, Tarpana and Pinda-dana in Uttara-manasa.
3. Uttara-Arka: Darshana of Uttara-Arka.
4. Surya Kunda:: Going to Surya Kund in silence.
5. Udici: Snana, Tarpana and Pinda-dana in Udici Teertha of Surya Kunda.
6. Kankhala: Snana, Tarpana and Pinda-dana in Kanakhala Teertha of Surya Kunda.
7. Dakshina-manasa: Snana, Tarpana and Pinda-dana in Dakshina-manasa Teertha of Surya Kunda.
8. Dakshina-Arka: Darshana of Dakshina-Arka.
9. River Phalgu: Snana and Tarpana in river Phalgu.
10. Lord Gadadhara: Darshana of Lord Gadadhara.
• River Phalgu (Vayu Purana - 110)
• Uttara-manasa to Dakshina-manasa (Vayu Purana - 111)

Day 4: Dharmaranya:
1. River Phalgu: Snana in river Phalgu.
2. Matanga-vapi: Snana and Pinda-dana in Matanga-vapi.
3. Lord Dharmeshwara: Darshana of Lord Dharmeshwara.
4. Dharmaranya: Pinda-dana in Dharmaranya.
5. Bodh-Gaya: Shraddha under the Vata-Vriksha (Bodhi Tree) of Bodh-Gaya.
• River Phalgu (Vayu Purana - 110)
• Dharmaranya (Vayu Purana - 111)

Day 5: Brahma Sarovara:
1. River Phalgu: Snana in river Phalgu.
2. Brahma Sarovara: Snana, Tarpana and Pinda-dana in Brahma Sarovara.
3. Amra Vriksha: Watering the Amra (Mango) Tree there.
5. Brahma Sarovara: Pradakshina (Circumambulating) of the Brahma Sarovara.
6. Kaka Bali: Pinda-dana to Kaka (Crow), Yama and Shyena (Dog).
7. Brahma Sarovara: Snana in Brahma Sarovar.
• River Phalgu (Vayu Purana - 110)
• Brahma Sarovara (Vayu Purana - 111)

Day 6: Vishnupada, Gayashira, Mundaprishtha:
1. River Phalgu: Snana in river Phalgu.
2. Vishnupada Temple: Darshana, Shraddha and Pinda-dana of:

• 5 Deities:
(1) Vishnu-pada
(2) Brahma-pada
(3) Rudra-pada
(4) Ganesha-pada
(5) Kartikeya-pada

• 5 Agnis:
(1) Dakshinagni-pada
(2) Garhpatya-pada
(3) Avahaniya-pada
(4) Satatya-pada
(5) Avasathya-pada

• 3 Deities:
(1) Surya-pada
(2) Chandra-pada
(3) Indra-pada

• 5 Sages:
(1) Dadhichi-pada
(2) Kanva-pada
(3) Matanga-pada
(4) Krauncha-pada
(5) Kashyapa-pada

3. Gaja-Karnika: Tarpana at Gaja-Karnika.
4. Gayashira :Pinda-dana at Gayashira.
5. Jihvalola: Pinda-dana at Jihvalola.
6. Madhushrava: Pinda-dana at Madhushrava.
7. Mundaprishtha: Pinda-dana at Mundaprishtha.
• River Phalgu (Vayu Purana - 110)
• Phalgu Teertha, Gayashira and Vishnupada (Vayu Purana - 111)
• Various Padas in Gaya (Vayu Purana - 111)
• Mundaprishtha (Vayu Purana - 108)

Day 7: Gadalola and Akshayavata:
1. River Phalgu: Snana in river Phalgu.
2. Gadalola: Snana and Shraddha at Gadalola.
3. Akshaya Vata: Shraddha at Akshaya Vata. Brahmana-bhojana (feeding brahmanas) at Akshaya Vata (one or three brahmanas).
• River Phalgu (Vayu Purana - 110)
• Gadalola (Vayu Purana - 112)
• Akshaya Vata (Vayu Purana - 112)

Other places of Pinda-dana:
Apart from the 7 days Pinda-dana mentioned above, there are many other places where Pinda-dana is performed.

Day 1:
1. Rama Gaya: Shraddha in Rama Gaya.
2. Sita Kunda: Pinda-dana with balu pinda (sand) to Mata (Mother), Pitamahi (Paternal Grand-Mother) and Prapitamahi (Paternal Great-Grand-Mother).
• Prabhasa, Rama Teertha, Bharata Ashrama, Matanga-pada (Vayu Purana - 108)

Day 2:
1. Gayashira: Pinda-dana in Gayashira.
2. Gaya-kupa: Pinda-dana in Gaya-kupa.

Day 3:
1. Mundaprishtha: Pinda-dana in Mundaprishtha.
2. Adi-Gaya: Pinda-dana in Adi-Gaya.
3. Dhauta-pada: Pinda-dana in Dhauta-pada.
In the above places, Pinda-dana is performed with Khowa or Til-Gur.
• Mundaprishtha (Vayu Purana - 108)

Day 4:
1. Bhima-Gaya: Pinda-dana in Bhima-Gaya.
2. Bhashmakuta-Goprachara: Pinda-dana in Goprachara Teertha.
3. Gadalola: Pinda-dana in Gadalola.
• Bhashmakuta, Dharmaraja, Agastya, Janardhana (Vayu Purana - 108, 112)

Day 5:
1. River Phalgu: Snana in river Phalgu with Tarpana of Dudh (Milk).
2. Gayatri Teertha: Morning Snana and Sandhya.
3. Savitri Teertha: Midday Snana and Sandhya.
4. Saraswati Teertha: Evening Snana and Sandhya.
• Tri-Sandhyas at Gayatri, Savitri and Saraswati Teerthas (Vayu Purana - 112)

Day 6:
1. Vaitarini: Snana and Tarpana in Vaitarini.
• River Vaitarini (Vayu Purana - 112)

Day 7:
1. Akshaya Vata: Shraddha at Akshaya Vata. Brahmana-bhojana (feeding brahmanas) at Akshaya Vata.
• Akshaya Vata (Vayu Purana - 112)

Day 8:
1. Gayatri Teertha: Pinda-dana at Gayatri Ghat with Dahi-Akshata.

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