Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47
कर्तव्यं तौ विनिश्चित्य सुदर्शनसुकर्णकौ । गोविंदस्वामिनामानं यमुनातटवासिनम्
kartavyaṃ tau viniścitya sudarśanasukarṇakau | goviṃdasvāmināmānaṃ yamunātaṭavāsinam
Ayant résolu ce qu’il fallait accomplir, Sudarśana et Sukarṇa s’approchèrent du brāhmaṇa nommé Govindasvāmin, qui demeurait sur la rive de la Yamunā.
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Tirtha: Yamunā-tīra (general)
Type: ghat
Scene: Sudarśana and Sukarṇa, humbled, approach Govindasvāmin on the Yamunā bank; the river flows calmly, with ghāṭa steps, kadamba trees, and a small āśrama; the brāhmaṇa sits with water-pot and rosary.
FAQs
When afflicted, one should seek dharmic counsel from a virtuous teacher rather than sink into despair.
The Yamunā riverbank is the sacred geographic marker here; it is presented as the setting for dharmic guidance.
None explicitly; the verse introduces the person and place they approach.