Shloka 19
Skanda–Svāhā-saṃvāda; Gaṇa-vyutpatti and Śvetaparvata-vaibhava
Chapter 220
पवित्रा गोमती नाम नदी यस्याभवत् प्रिया । तस्मिन् कर्माणि सर्वाणि क्रियन्ते धर्मकर्त॒भि:,पवित्र गोमती नदी इनकी प्रिय पत्नी हुईं। धर्मांचरण करनेवाले द्विजलोग विश्वभुक् अग्निमें ही सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंका अनुष्ठान करते हैं
pavitrā gomātī nāma nadī yasyābhavat priyā | tasmin karmāṇi sarvāṇi kriyante dharmakartṛbhiḥ |
Markandeya said: “A sacred river named Gomati became dear to him. There, all rites and duties are performed by those devoted to dharma.” The verse highlights the idea that holy places and pure waters support disciplined religious action, and that ethical life is expressed through properly undertaken sacred works.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is upheld through rightly performed actions (karmāṇi) in a context of purity; sacred spaces like the Gomati are portrayed as supportive environments for disciplined religious and ethical practice.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a sacred river named Gomati that is dear to a referenced figure, and notes that in that place people devoted to dharma perform all their prescribed rites and duties.