Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 1
श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । धन्यास्तु नरलोकास्ते गोमत्यां तु कृतोदकाः । पूजयिष्यंति ये कृष्णं केतकीतुलसीदलैः
śrīprahlāda uvāca | dhanyāstu naralokāste gomatyāṃ tu kṛtodakāḥ | pūjayiṣyaṃti ye kṛṣṇaṃ ketakītulasīdalaiḥ
ശ്രീപ്രഹ്ലാദൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മനുഷ്യലോകത്തിൽ ഗോമതിയിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവർ ധന്യർ; കേതകീപുഷ്പവും തുളസിദളവും കൊണ്ട് ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവരും ധന്യർ।
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Gomatī (Gomti) at Dvārakā
Type: sangam
Scene: Prahlāda speaks in reverence, pointing to pilgrims bathing in the Gomati; devotees then approach Kṛṣṇa’s shrine with tulasī leaves and fragrant ketakī blossoms, carrying lamps and water pots.
FAQs
Pilgrimage becomes complete when tīrtha-bathing is joined with heartfelt worship of Kṛṣṇa using sacred offerings.
The Gomati river at Dvārakā is highlighted as a purifying setting for worship.
Bathe/perform water-rites in the Gomati and worship Kṛṣṇa with ketakī flowers and tulasī leaves.