Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
कृतघ्नो वाऽथ गोघ्नोऽपि हैतुकः कृत्स्नपापकृत् । गोपीचन्दनसंपर्कात्पूतो भवति तत्क्षणात्
kṛtaghno vā'tha goghno'pi haitukaḥ kṛtsnapāpakṛt | gopīcandanasaṃparkātpūto bhavati tatkṣaṇāt
Même l’ingrat, voire le tueur d’une vache, oui, celui qui commet toutes sortes de péchés, est purifié à l’instant même par le contact du gopīcandana.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Gopīcandana (Dvārakā-associated)
Type: kund
Scene: A morally fallen figure (head bowed) touches gopīcandana and is shown becoming radiant and calm; dark smoke-like sin dissolves; a subtle vision of Kṛṣṇa and Dvārakā appears behind, indicating grace operating through sacred contact.
FAQs
The Purāṇa emphasizes the extraordinary purifying power of sacred Vaiṣṇava substances when approached with reverence.
Dvārakā’s sanctity is implied through gopīcandana, a substance associated with Kṛṣṇa’s holy realm.
Contact with gopīcandana (commonly via tilaka or sacred application) is presented as a powerful purifier.