Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 85
तमो निस्तीर्यते सम्य ग्यथा सवितृदर्शनात् । तथैव नेतरैस्तीर्थैर्न च क्षेत्रैर्मनोरमैः
tamo nistīryate samya gyathā savitṛdarśanāt | tathaiva netaraistīrthairna ca kṣetrairmanoramaiḥ
Sebagaimana kegelapan sirna sempurna oleh darśana Sang Surya, demikian pula kegelapan batin (dosa) tidak tersingkir dengan cara yang sama oleh tīrtha lain, bahkan oleh kṣetra yang menawan sekalipun.
Unknown (narrative voice not identifiable from the isolated verse; likely Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee steps into Gokarṇa as if into sunrise; darkness (personified) retreats, while other tīrthas appear as moonlit or lamp-lit—pleasant but less decisive.
FAQs
Some sacred places are portrayed as uniquely transformative—like sunlight to darkness—due to exceptional divine presence.
Gokarṇa, implicitly contrasted as superior to other tīrthas and kṣetras.
None explicitly; the verse uses a metaphor to emphasize the special efficacy of this pilgrimage.