Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
गोष्पदं नाम विख्यातं कोटिपापहरं नृणाम् । गोष्पदस्य समीपे तु नातिदूरे व्यवस्थितः
goṣpadaṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ koṭipāpaharaṃ nṛṇām | goṣpadasya samīpe tu nātidūre vyavasthitaḥ
ই ‘গোষ্পদ’ নামে বিখ্যাত, যি মানুহৰ কোটি পাপ হৰণ কৰে। আৰু গোষ্পদৰ ওচৰতে, বেছি দূৰত নহয়, আন এক সত্তা/স্থান অৱস্থিত।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Goṣpada
Type: kund
Scene: A pilgrim approaches a small sacred pool/ford labeled Goṣpada; the narration emphasizes its fame and immense sin-removing power; a second sacred presence is hinted at nearby, suggesting a cluster of shrines/tīrthas.
FAQs
Sincere approach to powerful tīrthas can destroy vast accumulations of sin, emphasizing pilgrimage as a means of purification.
Goṣpada Tīrtha within the Prabhāsa sacred region.
The verse highlights the tīrtha’s sin-destroying power; specific rites are elaborated in surrounding verses.