Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । भवतीनां मया सार्द्धं सञ्जातमत्र दर्शनम् । तस्मान्मया सदा ह्यत्र स्नातव्यं नियमेन हि
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | bhavatīnāṃ mayā sārddhaṃ sañjātamatra darśanam | tasmānmayā sadā hyatra snātavyaṃ niyamena hi
Śrī Kṛṣṇa dit : «Ici, avec vous, il m’a été accordé un darśana, une rencontre de bon augure. C’est pourquoi je dois toujours me baigner en ce lieu même, en observant la règle et la discipline prescrites.»
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Mayatīrtha (implied)
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)
Scene: Kṛṣṇa speaks softly, indicating the lake; his expression is serene, as if the place holds a cherished remembrance of meeting the gopīs.
FAQs
Even the Lord honors sacred places through disciplined practice, teaching that tīrtha-merit is approached with niyama (restraint) and reverence.
The passage points to a Dvārakā tīrtha associated with “Mayasya-saras/Mayatīrtha,” discussed in this adhyāya.
Regular bathing (snāna) at the site with observance of rules (niyama).