Shloka 19
Skanda–Svāhā-saṃvāda; Gaṇa-vyutpatti and Śvetaparvata-vaibhava
Chapter 220
पवित्रा गोमती नाम नदी यस्याभवत् प्रिया । तस्मिन् कर्माणि सर्वाणि क्रियन्ते धर्मकर्त॒भि:,पवित्र गोमती नदी इनकी प्रिय पत्नी हुईं। धर्मांचरण करनेवाले द्विजलोग विश्वभुक् अग्निमें ही सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंका अनुष्ठान करते हैं
pavitrā gomātī nāma nadī yasyābhavat priyā | tasmin karmāṇi sarvāṇi kriyante dharmakartṛbhiḥ |
A sacred river named Gomatī became dear to him. There, all rites and duties are performed by those devoted to dharma.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through rightly performed actions (karmāṇi) in a context of purity; sacred spaces like the Gomati are portrayed as supportive environments for disciplined religious and ethical practice.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a sacred river named Gomati that is dear to a referenced figure, and notes that in that place people devoted to dharma perform all their prescribed rites and duties.