Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82
महापातकसंहारि गोकर्णाख्यं मनोरमम् । यत्र स्थितिर्न पापानां महद्भ्यो महतामपि
mahāpātakasaṃhāri gokarṇākhyaṃ manoramam | yatra sthitirna pāpānāṃ mahadbhyo mahatāmapi
গোকৰ্ণ নামে সেই মনোৰম পবিত্ৰ তীৰ্থ মহাপাতক-সংহাৰী; তাত পাপৰ কোনো স্থিতি নাথাকে—সাধাৰণ লোকৰো নহয়, মহাত্মাসকলৰো নহয়।
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.