Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
पक्षमेकं तु यः स्नाति गोदावर्यां दिनोदये । स भित्त्वा कर्मजं देहं याति विष्णोः सलोकताम्
pakṣamekaṃ tu yaḥ snāti godāvaryāṃ dinodaye | sa bhittvā karmajaṃ dehaṃ yāti viṣṇoḥ salokatām
Namun sesiapa yang mandi di Godāvarī pada waktu terbit matahari selama satu pakṣa penuh (dua minggu), setelah menembusi jasad yang lahir daripada karma, akan mencapai salokatā—bersemayam di alam Viṣṇu.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Godāvarī
Type: river
Scene: A fortnight sequence implied: at a Godāvarī ghat, the sun rises; a devotee bathes daily, aura brightening; a subtle vision of Vaikuṇṭha (Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī) appears, while a cracked shell symbolizes the ‘karma-born body’ being broken.
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Sustained, disciplined tīrtha-practice is linked with transcendence of karmic bondage and devotion-centered liberation.
The Godāvarī river, especially the sunrise bathing observance.
Bathing at sunrise in the Godāvarī for one fortnight (pakṣa).