Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
ईश्वर उवाच । ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि पुनर्न्यंकुमतीं नदीम् । तत्र कृत्वा गयाश्राद्धं गोष्पदे तीर्थ उत्तमे
īśvara uvāca | tato gacchenmahādevi punarnyaṃkumatīṃ nadīm | tatra kṛtvā gayāśrāddhaṃ goṣpade tīrtha uttame
ईश्वर बोले—हे महादेवी, तत्पश्चात् फिर न्यंकुमती नदी के पास जाना चाहिए। वहाँ ‘गोष्पद’ नामक उत्तम तीर्थ में गया-श्राद्ध करके महान पुण्य प्राप्त होता है।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Goṣpada-tīrtha (on Nyaṅkumatī)
Type: ghat
Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
Scene: On the banks of the Nyaṅkumatī, at the Goṣpada ford, a pilgrim performs Gayā-śrāddha: piṇḍas on darbha, tila-water offerings, brāhmaṇas seated, river flowing beside a small shrine.
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Pilgrimage is integrated with pitṛ-dharma: honoring ancestors through śrāddha at empowered tīrthas.
Goṣpada Tīrtha on the Nyaṅkumatī river within Prabhāsa kṣetra.
Performing Gayā-śrāddha (ancestral offerings in the Gayā tradition) at Goṣpada Tīrtha.
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