Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
न सर्वत्र महापुण्यं संगमे सरितांपतेः । जाह्नवीसंगमान्मुक्तिर्गोमतीनीरसंगमात् । संपर्के गोमतीनीरपूतोऽहं कृष्णसन्निधौ
na sarvatra mahāpuṇyaṃ saṃgame saritāṃpateḥ | jāhnavīsaṃgamānmuktirgomatīnīrasaṃgamāt | saṃparke gomatīnīrapūto'haṃ kṛṣṇasannidhau
Toute confluence de rivières ne confère pas le mérite suprême. La délivrance est proclamée à la confluence de la Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā) ; et à l’union avec les eaux de la Gomati, on obtient aussi la libération. Par le contact des eaux purifiantes de la Gomati, moi aussi je suis purifié—ici même, en la présence de Kṛṣṇa.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Gomatī–Samudra Saṅgama (Dvārakā)
Type: sangam
Scene: At the river mouth, the Gomati’s fresh waters meet the ocean; a devotee performs ācamana and snāna while gazing toward Kṛṣṇa’s shrine, with a subtle comparison vignette of Gaṅgā-saṅgama in the distance.
FAQs
True tīrtha-merit is not uniform everywhere; specific sacred confluences—especially those tied to divine presence—are extolled as direct means toward purification and liberation.
The Gomati waters and their sacred confluence at Dvārakā, praised as uniquely purifying in the vicinity (sannidhi) of Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa.
While no explicit injunction is stated, the verse implies tīrtha-sevā through contact with the Gomati’s waters—commonly understood as snāna (ritual bathing) and reverent approach to the saṅgama in Kṛṣṇa’s sacred precinct.