गयासुर

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

--had a stone over his head on which ब्रह्मा performed sacrifices; Gaya perforhmed याग in श्वेतकल्प- वाराह; after him the name for the place; the son who goes to गया, he who resides at गया for three पक्षस् [page१-518+ ४२] purifies seven descendants; or residence at least for १५, 7 or 3 days; one offers पिण्ड with तिल to forefathers and to oneself; the four heinous offences are expiated with the ritual at गया. Out of the navel of विष्णु came ब्रह्मा who created Asuras one of whom was Gaya, १२५ yojanas in length and ६० in breadth; a वैष्नव; performed तपस् at कोलाहल hill for १००० of years; फलकम्:F1: फलकम्:/F all gods went to विष्णु. गयासुर with whom विष्णु was pleased was granted his request, to be the best of all; Yamapuri became vacant; all went to ब्रह्मा and he went to विष्णु; on the latter's advice ब्रह्मा went to गया and wanted to perform याग on his body; a true devotee, Gaya agreed readily. But finding him un- stable ब्रह्मा ordered Dharma to place a stone on his head and the devas to stand to maintain balance; विष्नु was again approached who gave his मूर्ति and finding Gaya still un- stable गदाधर himself took his stand and made the stone motionless. Pleased, विष्णु gave him what he desired. It was that they should all live there and that the people who did rites there must reach Brahmaloka. See गया ti1rtham. वा. १०५. 5-१३. ch. १०६. (whole): १०८. 8: १०९. १३.