Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
एवं यः स्नाति विप्रेन्द्राः कार्त्तिके कृष्णसन्निधौ । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
evaṃ yaḥ snāti viprendrāḥ kārttike kṛṣṇasannidhau | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
हे विप्रेंद्रांनो! जो कार्तिक मासात श्रीकृष्णाच्या सान्निध्यात अशा प्रकारे स्नान करतो, तो सर्व पापांपासून मुक्त होऊन विष्णुलोकास जातो.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viprendra-s (best of brāhmaṇas)
Scene: At dawn in Kārttika, pilgrims immerse in sacred waters near Dvārakā while a radiant Kṛṣṇa presence (temple icon or divine aura) blesses them; the scene suggests sins dissolving and a visionary glimpse of Viṣṇuloka.
FAQs
Bathing undertaken with faith in Kārttika near Kṛṣṇa is portrayed as a powerful purifier leading toward liberation-oriented destiny.
Dvārakā’s Kṛṣṇa-sannidhi and the associated tīrtha practice (contextually, Gomatī and its sacred bathing places).
Kārttika-month sacred bathing performed in Kṛṣṇa’s holy presence.