A holy place in Gaya. An asura named Gaya once meditated her and his energy scared the devas. They asked Vishnu to help and he agreed. Meanwhile, Gaya’s energy continued to grow. Vishnu appeared and asked him what boon he desired. He wanted himself to be purer than all the holy places and Vishnu agreed. The devas were more afraid and again pleaded with Vishnu. Vishnu got Brahma to ask Gaya for his body for a yajna. The asura lay down on the ground and Brahma began the yajna on his chest. Brahma informed Vishnu that the asura’s body was moving as he conducted the yajna. Vishnu told Dharma to hold the devashila on the asura, and the devas, and Vishnu with his mace would sit on him. Dharma did so, but despite the devas and the devashila, the asura continued moving and only stopped when Adigadadharamurthi (Vishnu) appeared. After that, Brahma completed the rituals. From then on Gaya became a holy place. Brahma gave the ritwiks a temple that spread over 20000 gajas (5 kroshas) and 55 villages around it. It had golden mountains, rivers that were filled with milk and honey, streams of ghee and curd, Kamadhenu, Kalpavriksha, and houses made of gold and silver. But the ritwiks forgot themselves in all the luxury and once Brahma cursed that they would forget their knowledge. Also, the rivers and mountains became ordinary. They were contrite and Brahma who told them that they would live there as long the soon and moon existed. Whoever did their pitr rites there would enable 100 of their generations from then on to move from naraka to swarga, as per Agnipurana Chapter 144.