Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
अथ भीतः सहस्राक्षस्तद्दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गदायकम् । अक्लेशेन मनुष्याणां पूरयामास पांसुभिः
atha bhītaḥ sahasrākṣastaddṛṣṭvā svargadāyakam | akleśena manuṣyāṇāṃ pūrayāmāsa pāṃsubhiḥ
मग सहस्राक्ष (इंद्र) ते स्वर्गदायक पाहून भयभीत झाला; मनुष्यांना ते अक्लेशाने मिळू नये म्हणून त्याने ते वाळूने भरून टाकले।
Sūta (contextual narration in Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Gomukha
Type: tirtha
Scene: Indra (Sahasrākṣa), alarmed, commands or personally causes sand to be poured to cover the heaven-giving ford; the sacred water is partially hidden beneath dunes.
FAQs
Extraordinary merit is often guarded or concealed; the narrative frames spiritual attainment as requiring perseverance rather than effortless gain.
Gomukha-tīrtha, described as svarga-dāyaka (heaven-bestowing).
No direct prescription; it explains an obstruction (the tīrtha being covered), implying the need to seek and uncover/approach it properly.