Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89
न स्नाता गोमतीतीरे कलौ पापेन मोहिताः । भविष्यति कथं तेषां पापबंधस्य संक्षयः
na snātā gomatītīre kalau pāpena mohitāḥ | bhaviṣyati kathaṃ teṣāṃ pāpabaṃdhasya saṃkṣayaḥ
En la era de Kali, los que, cegados por el pecado, no se bañan en las riberas del Gomati—¿cómo podrá extinguirse jamás la atadura de sus culpas?
Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, Dvārakā-māhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Gomatī-tīra (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: A darkened Kali-yuga crowd, faces clouded by delusion, turns away from the bright Gomati ghāṭa; a luminous path from the river beckons, symbolizing the easy remedy, while the narrator’s words hang like a compassionate warning.
FAQs
Neglecting purificatory opportunities in Kali Yuga prolongs bondage; tīrtha practices are presented as compassionate remedies.
The banks of the Gomati at Dvārakā are highlighted as a key locus for purification.
Snāna (bathing) at the Gomati riverbank is implied as a means for pāpa-kṣaya.