Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
माघस्नाने च सा प्रोक्ता गोमत्यां नात्र संशयः । सर्वदानफलं तस्य सर्व तीर्थफलं तथा
māghasnāne ca sā proktā gomatyāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | sarvadānaphalaṃ tasya sarva tīrthaphalaṃ tathā
Ganjaran luhur yang sama itu juga dinyatakan bagi mandi Māgha di Sungai Gomatī—tiada keraguan. Baginya terhasil buah segala dana (sedekah) dan juga buah segala tīrtha (tempat suci).
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative convention within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: At the Gomatī ghāṭa, a radiant aura rises from the water as devotees bathe in Māgha; above, symbolic icons of many tīrthas and dāna acts appear like a celestial mandala, indicating ‘all-tīrtha’ and ‘all-dāna’ fruit.
FAQs
A single sincere pilgrimage-bath at the right time (Māgha) in the right place (Gomatī) can equal vast accumulations of charity and pilgrimage merit.
The Gomatī tīrtha associated with Dvārakā, especially its sacred waters and related confluence tradition.
Māgha snāna—ritual bathing during the month of Māgha in the waters of the Gomatī.