Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
गृहीत्वा तु फलं शुभ्रमक्षतैश्च समन्वितम् । प्राङ्मुखः प्रयतो भूत्वा दद्यादर्घ्यं विधानतः
gṛhītvā tu phalaṃ śubhramakṣataiśca samanvitam | prāṅmukhaḥ prayato bhūtvā dadyādarghyaṃ vidhānataḥ
«ຕໍ່ຈາກນັ້ນ ໃຫ້ນຳຜົນໄມ້ອັນບໍລິສຸດ ພ້ອມກັບເຂົ້າສານບໍ່ແຕກ (ອັກຊະຕະ). ແລ້ວໃຫ້ຫັນໜ້າໄປທາງຕາເວັນອອກ ດ້ວຍໃຈສະຫງົບ ແລະມີວິໄນ ຈຶ່ງຖວາຍອັຣຄະຢະຕາມພິທີ.»
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrims/interlocutors
Scene: A devotee at dawn faces the rising sun, holding a pure fruit and akṣata, offering arghya to the Gomatī with kuśa in hand; the river glows with morning light.
FAQs
Sacred travel becomes fruitful when performed with inner discipline and correct ritual order.
The Gomatī tīrtha within the Dvārakā-māhātmya context.
Offer arghya while facing east, using a pure fruit and akṣata, following prescribed rules.