Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा विधानेन स्नानं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । मंत्रेणानेन वै साध्व्यः श्रद्धया परया युतः
arghyaṃ dattvā vidhānena snānaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ | maṃtreṇānena vai sādhvyaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ
വിധിപ്രകാരം അർഘ്യം അർപ്പിച്ച്, വിവേകമുള്ള ഭക്തൻ ഈ മന്ത്രം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ പരമശ്രദ്ധയോടെ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യണം।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (bathing place within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a sacred water edge offering arghya with cupped hands, then preparing for ritual bath; the atmosphere is orderly, reverent, and mantra-centered.
FAQs
Sacred acts become transformative when performed with correct procedure (vidhi) and wholehearted faith (śraddhā).
Dvārakā’s tīrtha context in this chapter, especially the bathing setting later named as Gopikā-sara.
Offer arghya properly, then bathe while reciting the prescribed mantra with supreme faith.