गोप्रतारे कृतं स्नानं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । गोप्रतारे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा गुप्तहरिं विभुम् । सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्येत नात्र कार्या विचारणा
gopratāre kṛtaṃ snānaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam | gopratāre naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā guptahariṃ vibhum | sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyeta nātra kāryā vicāraṇā
गोप्रतार येथे केलेले स्नान सर्व पापांचा नाश करणारे आहे. जो मनुष्य गोप्रतारात स्नान करून विभू ‘गुप्तहरी’चे दर्शन घेतो, तो सर्व पापांतून मुक्त होतो—येथे विचार करण्याची गरज नाही.
Brahmā (deduced)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims descend stone steps to a river-ghāṭa at dawn; a small sanctum nearby holds the mysterious ‘Gupta-Hari’ icon, partially veiled, radiating quiet majesty; water ripples reflect lamp-light and saffron cloth.
Tīrtha-snānā combined with the Lord’s darśana is presented as a complete means for purification and release from sin.
Gopratāra Tīrtha in Ayodhyā, along with the darśana of Gupta-Hari.
Bathe at Gopratāra and then take darśana of Gupta-Hari (Viṣṇu) for total sin-destruction.