Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
माघस्नानं नरो भक्त्या गोमत्यां कुरुते तु यः । वैनतेयोदये नित्यं संतुष्टः सह भार्यया
māghasnānaṃ naro bhaktyā gomatyāṃ kurute tu yaḥ | vainateyodaye nityaṃ saṃtuṣṭaḥ saha bhāryayā
जो पुरुष भक्ति से गोमती में माघ-स्नान करता है—प्रतिदिन गरुड़ोदय (सूर्योदय) के समय—और पत्नी सहित संतुष्ट रहता है, वह प्रशंसित व्रत का फल पाता है।
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)
Type: river
Listener: Brāhmaṇa audience (viprendra-s)
Scene: A devoted couple stands at the Gomatī at sunrise in Māgha, hands folded, then enters the water for a disciplined bath; the sun rises with Garuḍa imagery hinted (vainateyodaya).
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Steady, contented discipline—especially in sacred places—turns ordinary household life into a vow-filled path of merit.
The Gomatī river tīrtha in the Dvārakā region.
Daily sunrise bathing in the Gomatī during the month of Māgha, performed with devotion and contentment.