Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
येऽत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वंति प्रसंगेनापि मानवाः । चक्रतीर्थे द्विजश्रेष्ठास्तेषां मुक्तिः करे स्थिता
ye'tra snānaṃ prakurvaṃti prasaṃgenāpi mānavāḥ | cakratīrthe dvijaśreṣṭhāsteṣāṃ muktiḥ kare sthitā
Wahai yang terbaik di antara brāhmaṇa, bahkan manusia yang mandi di sini hanya secara kebetulan pun—di Cakratīrtha ini, pembebasan sudah sedia di genggaman tangan mereka.
Bhagavān Hari (Viṣṇu) (deduced, continuing the promise of Cakratīrtha’s merit)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Audience of the mahatmya; addressed: dvija-śreṣṭhas
Scene: Pilgrims step into the sea at Cakratīrtha; above them, an unseen hand of grace is implied—‘mukti in the palm’—with Sudarśana’s radiance forming a protective mandala over the waters.
FAQs
Holy places can uplift even the casual pilgrim; sincere contact with a sanctified tīrtha hastens liberation.
Cakratīrtha in Dvārakā, praised as mokṣa-bestowing.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Cakratīrtha, even if done incidentally.