Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
दत्त्वा चार्घ्यं शिखां बद्ध्वा संस्मृत्य जलशायिनम् । कुर्याच्च प्राङ्मुखः स्नानं ततः प्रत्यङ्मुखस्तथा
dattvā cārghyaṃ śikhāṃ baddhvā saṃsmṛtya jalaśāyinam | kuryācca prāṅmukhaḥ snānaṃ tataḥ pratyaṅmukhastathā
Tras ofrecer el arghya y atar el mechón de la coronilla, recordando al Señor que reposa sobre las aguas, debe bañarse mirando al oriente; y luego, del mismo modo, mirando al occidente.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā snāna at Gomatī/sea
Type: ghat
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim at the ghāṭ ties his śikhā, then steps into water; first he faces the rising sun (east), then turns to face the sea horizon (west). Above the waters, a visionary motif of Viṣṇu reclining on Śeṣa over the cosmic ocean appears faintly.
FAQs
Pilgrimage rites unite bodily purity (snāna) with remembrance of Viṣṇu, making the act an offering rather than mere bathing.
The Dvārakā tīrtha practice centered on the Gomatī and the ocean confluence.
Offer arghya, tie the śikhā, remember Jalaśāyī Viṣṇu, then bathe facing east and afterwards facing west.