Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
तां दृष्ट्वा मनुजाः सर्वे वसिष्ठेन समन्विताम् । नमश्चक्रुर्महाभागां गच्छतो पश्चिमार्णवम्
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā manujāḥ sarve vasiṣṭhena samanvitām | namaścakrurmahābhāgāṃ gacchato paścimārṇavam
Tatkala semua manusia melihat Dewi yang mulia itu, diiringi Resi Vasiṣṭha, sedang menuju ke samudera barat, mereka pun menunduk sujud memberi sembah.
Narrator within the Dvārakā Māhātmya (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā) toward Paścimārṇava
Type: ghat
Scene: People line the path and riverbanks, hands folded, bowing as the radiant river-goddess proceeds westward with Vasiṣṭha; the ocean glints in the distance.
FAQs
Reverence to sacred rivers and sages is portrayed as natural dharma, acknowledging them as purifiers and benefactors.
The coastal sacred landscape of Dvārakā/Prabhāsa where the river approaches the western ocean, forming a tīrtha context.
The implied act is namaskāra (obeisance) to the sacred river; no detailed rite is specified.