Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 179
गोप्रतारे नरो विद्वान्योऽपि स्नाति सुनिश्चितः । विशत्यसौ परं स्थानं योगिनामपि दुर्लभम्
gopratāre naro vidvānyo'pi snāti suniścitaḥ | viśatyasau paraṃ sthānaṃ yogināmapi durlabham
Wer auch immer — ein Gelehrter — in Gopratāra mit fester Überzeugung badet, der geht gewiss in die höchste Wohnstatt ein, die selbst für Yogins schwer zu erreichen ist.
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style, tīrtha-māhātmya instruction)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Scene: A learned pilgrim steps into the river at dawn, hands joined, eyes closed in firm conviction; the water glows subtly as if opening a path to the ‘supreme abode’ beyond even yogic reach.
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Faithful tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing at a sacred ford) can grant the highest spiritual attainment, surpassing even difficult yogic goals.
Gopratāra Tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
Bathing (snāna) at Gopratāra with firm resolve and faith.