Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ततश्च गोकुले कृत्स्ने जाते तृष्णाविवर्जिते । गोपालोऽपि तृषार्तस्तु तस्मिंस्तोये विवेश च
tataśca gokule kṛtsne jāte tṛṣṇāvivarjite | gopālo'pi tṛṣārtastu tasmiṃstoye viveśa ca
Als dann ganz Gokula vom Durst befreit war, trat auch der Kuhhirt — obgleich vom Durst gequält — in jenes Wasser hinein.
Sūta
Type: kund
Scene: A parched Gokula landscape suddenly calms as a fresh water-source appears; a thirsty cowherd steps into the newly arisen water while villagers and cattle look on in relief.
FAQs
When a tīrtha arises, it relieves both collective hardship and individual affliction—inviting even the suffering to step into purification.
Gomukha-tīrtha, whose waters remove thirst and draw the afflicted cowherd into contact with them.
The act of entering the water implies snāna (ritual bathing), a standard tīrtha practice for purification and merit.