Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 178
गोप्रतारे न सन्देहो हरिर्भक्त्या सुनिष्ठितः । एकेन जन्मनान्योऽपि योगमोक्षं च विन्दति
gopratāre na sandeho harirbhaktyā suniṣṭhitaḥ | ekena janmanānyo'pi yogamokṣaṃ ca vindati
ഗോപ്രതാരത്തിൽ സംശയമില്ല—ഭക്തിയാൽ ഹരി അവിടെ ദൃഢമായി സ്ഥാപിതനാണ്. ഒരു ജന്മം കൊണ്ടുതന്നെ മറ്റാരും യോഗസിദ്ധിയും മോക്ഷവും—ഇരണ്ടും—ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Brahmā (deduced, Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative attribution)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Scene: At the Gopratāra ghāṭ, Hari’s presence is depicted as unwavering—either as a subtle standing Viṣṇu form above the waters or as a radiant emblem—while pilgrims receive the promise of one-birth yoga and mokṣa.
FAQs
Bhakti-centered sacred geography: where Hari is especially present, liberation can be attained swiftly—even within one lifetime.
Gopratāra Tīrtha on the Sarayū in Ayodhyā.
Bhakti (devotional dedication to Hari) is emphasized; the surrounding passage implies tīrtha-approach and immersion, though not restated here.