Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
महापातकसंहारि गोकर्णाख्यं मनोरमम् । यत्र स्थितिर्न पापानां महद्भ्यो महतामपि
mahāpātakasaṃhāri gokarṇākhyaṃ manoramam | yatra sthitirna pāpānāṃ mahadbhyo mahatāmapi
بهجةٌ هو الموضعُ المقدّسُ المسمّى «غوكَرْنا»، مُهلكُ الكبائر؛ ففيه لا يجدُ الإثمُ موطئًا أبدًا، لا للعامة ولا حتى للعظماء بين العظماء.
Unknown (narrative voice not identifiable from the isolated verse; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A serene coastal kṣetra: temple spire near the sea, pilgrims arriving with offerings; the atmosphere suggests an invisible boundary where ‘sins cannot remain’.
FAQs
A truly sanctified tīrtha can nullify the power of even grave sins; holiness is portrayed as stronger than impurity.
Gokarṇa, praised as a supremely purifying sacred place.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the inherent sin-destroying potency of the site.