Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 87
सकृत्प्रविश्य गोकर्णं न बिभेति ह्यघात्क्वचित् । तत्र सर्वे महात्मानस्तपसा शांतिमागताः
sakṛtpraviśya gokarṇaṃ na bibheti hyaghātkvacit | tatra sarve mahātmānastapasā śāṃtimāgatāḥ
যে একবারও গোকর্ণে প্রবেশ করে, সে আর কোথাও পাপের ভয়ে ভীত হয় না। সেখানে সকল মহাত্মা তপস্যায় শান্তি লাভ করেছেন।
Unknown (narrative voice not identifiable from the isolated verse; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim steps into the sacred precinct of Gokarṇa; ascetics with matted hair sit in meditation near the sea-temple, radiating calm; the atmosphere conveys fearlessness and peace born of austerity.
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Entering a powerful tīrtha is framed as a turning point: fear of moral downfall diminishes, and peace is cultivated through tapas.
Gokarṇa.
Praveśa (entering/coming to the tīrtha) and tapas (austerity) are implied as the spiritual disciplines associated with the site.