Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
लोभेनाऽप्यपराधेन दम्भेन कपटेन वा । चक्रतीर्थं च यो गच्छेन्न पुनर्विशते भवम्
lobhenā'pyaparādhena dambhena kapaṭena vā | cakratīrthaṃ ca yo gacchenna punarviśate bhavam
लोभ से, अपराध से कलुषित होकर, या दम्भ-कपट से भी जो चक्रतीर्थ जाता है, वह फिर संसार-भव में प्रवेश नहीं करता (पुनर्जन्म नहीं पाता)।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Scene: A conflicted pilgrim with shadowy attendants symbolizing lobha/dambha/kapata approaches the tīrtha; as he steps onto the ghāṭa, the shadows dissolve in a burst of cakra-light, and a path beyond saṃsāra opens.
FAQs
The tīrtha’s grace is so powerful that sincere contact with it can overcome even impure motives and cut off rebirth.
Cakratīrtha, a sacred bathing/ritual ford associated with Dvārakā’s holy landscape.
Pilgrimage/going to Cakratīrtha (tīrtha-gamana) is emphasized as spiritually transformative.