Let the point, on the line passing through the points \( P(1, -2, 3) \) and \( Q(5, -4, 7) \), farther from the origin and at a distance of 9 units from the point \( P \), be \( (\alpha, \beta, \gamma) \). Then \( \alpha^2 + \beta^2 + \gamma^2 \) is equal to: