Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
यस्मान्मोक्षार्थिभिर्विप्रा जलेनाहं प्रसादितः । तस्मादिदं परं तीर्थं सर्वकामप्रदं परम्
yasmānmokṣārthibhirviprā jalenāhaṃ prasāditaḥ | tasmādidaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ sarvakāmapradaṃ param
മോക്ഷം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന നിങ്ങൾ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ഈ ജലത്താൽ എന്നെ പ്രസന്നമാക്കി; അതിനാൽ ഇതു പരമ തീർത്ഥം—ശ്രേഷ്ഠം, എല്ലാ ശുഭകാമനകളും നല്കുന്നതു.
Śrī Bhagavān (Viṣṇu)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-tīrtha-jala (Dvārakā’s sacred water; traditionally Gomti/sāgara-tīrtha complex)
Type: ghat
Scene: Viṣṇu proclaims the tīrtha’s supremacy; in the foreground, clear sacred water in a kund/ghāṭ setting, sages holding water in cupped palms (añjali) as offering; the water glows subtly, indicating divine acceptance.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supremely meritorious when used with mokṣa-intent and devotion; the Lord sanctifies it by accepting worship.
A Dvārakā tīrtha explicitly sanctified by Viṣṇu due to worship performed with its waters.
Propitiation through sacred water—implying snāna, arghya, and water-based offerings.