Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । अथान्यदपि तत्रास्ति गोमुखाख्यं सुशोभनम् । यद्गोवक्त्रात्पुरा लब्धं सर्वपातकनाशनम्
sūta uvāca | athānyadapi tatrāsti gomukhākhyaṃ suśobhanam | yadgovaktrātpurā labdhaṃ sarvapātakanāśanam
Sūta berkata: “Di sana juga ada satu lagi tempat suci yang indah, bernama Gomukha; pada zaman purba ia muncul dari mulut seekor lembu, dan melenyapkan segala dosa.”
Sūta
Tirtha: Gomukha
Type: kund
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: A luminous spring/pond shaped like a cow’s mouth or emerging from a rock-face with a cow-head motif; pilgrims and sages witness the marvel; the landscape suggests a kṣetra with a nearby Śiva shrine.
FAQs
A tīrtha is not merely geographic; it is a dharmic power-center where divine grace manifests and removes accumulated sin.
Gomukha-tīrtha, a beautiful sacred place whose waters are said to have manifested from a cow’s mouth.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse establishes the tīrtha’s identity and its sin-destroying potency, implying merit through contact such as drinking or bathing.