Gaya Pind daan call to Pt. Santosh Acharya

About Gaya

Gaya derives its name from the mythological demon Gayasur (which literally means Gaya the demon), demon (asur, a Sanskrit word) and Gaya. Lord Vishnu killed Gayasur, the holy demon by using the pressure of his foot over him. This incident transformed Gayasur into the series of rocky hills that make up the landscape of the Gaya city.It is a legend that lord Vishnu promise to demon Gayasur that this city will be popular by the name of Great Demon Gaya sur. And who will perform shraddha (pinnddan) ceremonies on the foot print of lord Vishnu there ancestors will go to heaven and moksha. According to great Epic Ramayana The lord Rama along wife Sita visited Gaya and performed shraddha (pinnddan) at Gaya during the fortnight period just Before Durga Pooja known as Pitrapaksha.Gaya Panda (priest of Vishnu Temple) have a evidence that Maurya, Gupta king, Kumaril Bhatt, Ram Krishna Paramhansa, Chattaian Maha Pharavu and Lord Shankara Charaya also visited Gaya to performed rituals.

About Vishnupad

Gaya (Bihar) Lord Vishnu’s footprint in the Vishnupad temple is on the stone of Lord Rama’s wife Mata Dharmavatta. To restore the demon Gasur, Dharmapuri was brought to Mata Dharmavatta Shila, which kept Lord Vishnu on Gyaasur with his right foot. After this, there is God’s footprint on the rock. Explain that Vishnupad is the only place in the world, where Lord Vishnu can see the phase of Vishnu. The restoration was done in the 18th century

Pind Daan

Pind Daan or post death rituals history in Bodhgaya-Legend of Gaya ji pind daan: Gaya finds mention in the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata. Rama along with Sita and Lakshmana visited Gaya for offering PIND-DAAN to their father Dasharatha. In Mahabharata, the place has been identified as Gayapuri. About the origin of the name ‘Gaya’ as referred to in VayuPurana is that Gaya was the name of a demon (Asura) whose body was pious after he performed rigid penance and secured blessings from Vishnu. It was said that the Gayasura’s body would continue to be known as Gaya Kshetra.

Tripindi Shardha

If for three consecutive years the offerings are not made to the dear departed then the dead gets vehement, so to calm them these offerings are made. Tripindi is also done in case of unnatural death. In this type of death family member heard death people sound, they come on dream, their images comein sight or mirror. Here, with the touch of the feet, man becomes free from all sins. At the same time, this temple is made of stone-tight stone test, which was brought from the stone block of the Atri block of the district. The height of this temple is about hundred feet. There are 44 pealers in the meeting pavilion. Of the 54 altars, 19 of the altar is in Vishnupad, where there is a pindada for the liberation of the ancestors. There is a pindada throughout the years.

About Pretshila Hill

Pretshila is situated 100 kilometers away from the capital city of Patna and has great religious importance. Brahma Kund is situated just bellow Pretshila hill where devotees take holy dip in the water and then move forward to perform the ritual of Pind Dan. The ritual of Pind Dan according to Brahminical writings gives peace the departed soul of the ancestors.Pretshila Hill (meaning Hill of Ghost), around 8 km north-west of Gaya, is a revered place for Hindus where they do pind daan (a religious ritual performed for the peace of the departed souls).