Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
वसिष्ठतनये देवि सुरवंद्ये यशस्विनि । त्रैलोक्यवंदिते देवि पापं मे हर गोमति
vasiṣṭhatanaye devi suravaṃdye yaśasvini | trailokyavaṃdite devi pāpaṃ me hara gomati
يا إلهة، يا ابنة فاسيشثا، يا من تُعبَد من الآلهة ومجيدة الشأن؛ يا إلهة المُمجَّدة في العوالم الثلاثة، أزيلي عني خطيئتي، يا غوماتي.
Prahlāda (prayer to Gomatī)
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim with folded hands stands at the Gomatī ghāṭa in Dvārakā, addressing the river-goddess; distant temple spires and sea-breeze suggest the coastal kṣetra.
FAQs
Confession and sincere supplication at a tīrtha are presented as powerful means for pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sin).
Gomatī river-tīrtha, venerated as a goddess praised by devas and all three worlds.
A direct stuti/prārthanā (prayer) requesting the river to remove one’s sins.