Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 141
निमंत्रितोऽहं संप्राप्तो गोकर्णाच्छिवमंदिरात् । प्रत्यागमं किमप्यंग दृष्ट्वाश्चर्यमहं पथि । महानंदेन मनसा कृतार्थोऽस्मि महीपते
nimaṃtrito'haṃ saṃprāpto gokarṇācchivamaṃdirāt | pratyāgamaṃ kimapyaṃga dṛṣṭvāścaryamahaṃ pathi | mahānaṃdena manasā kṛtārtho'smi mahīpate
Invitado, llegué desde el templo de Śiva en Gokarṇa. Al regresar, oh querido, vi en el camino algo maravilloso. Con la mente colmada de gran dicha, oh Rey, siento cumplido mi propósito.
Gautama (deduced from Adhyāya 3 continuation: the king questions, Gautama answers)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Listener: A King (māhīpati)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa pilgrim returning from the Śiva temple at Gokarṇa pauses on the road, his face lit with astonished joy, as if having just witnessed a divine sign.
FAQs
A true tīrtha-visit culminates in inner fulfillment and heightened receptivity to divine ‘wonders’ encountered in ordinary life.
Gokarṇa, specifically its Śiva temple.
No explicit prescription; it emphasizes pilgrimage, temple association, and the spiritual after-effect (kṛtārthatā).