Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92
गोमतीनीरसंयुक्तो यत्र गर्जति सागरः । तत्र गच्छेन्नरव्याघ्र कृष्णस्तिष्ठति यत्र वै
gomatīnīrasaṃyukto yatra garjati sāgaraḥ | tatra gacchennaravyāghra kṛṣṇastiṣṭhati yatra vai
ഗോമതിയുടെ ജലവുമായി ചേർന്ന് സമുദ്രം ഗർജിക്കുന്നിടത്തേക്ക് പോകുക, ഹേ നരവ്യാഘ്രാ; കാരണം അവിടെയാണ് ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ വസിക്കുന്നത്।
Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing the king: nara-vyāghra)
Tirtha: Gomatī–Sāgara Saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: Addressed as ‘nara-vyāghra’ (tiger among men)
Scene: A dramatic coastal confluence: the ocean roars as Gomati’s calmer stream merges; pilgrims stand on the shore; a subtle, radiant form of Kṛṣṇa is perceived at the meeting waters, indicating abiding presence.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is directed toward the living presence of the deity—going to the sacred confluence is going to where Kṛṣṇa is said to abide.
The Gomati–ocean saṅgama at/near Dvārakā.
A clear yātrā-vidhi: ‘go there’—a prescription to visit the confluence associated with Kṛṣṇa.