Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण सम्यग्यष्टेन यत्फलम् । स्नानमात्रेण तत्प्रोक्तं चक्रतीर्थे द्विजोत्तमाः
aśvamedhasahasreṇa samyagyaṣṭena yatphalam | snānamātreṇa tatproktaṃ cakratīrthe dvijottamāḥ
Apa jua pahala yang diperoleh daripada seribu korban Aśvamedha yang dilaksanakan dengan sempurna—pahala yang sama itu dinyatakan terhasil hanya dengan mandi di Cakratīrtha, wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dwija.
Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa; traditionally Sūta speaking in Purāṇic frame)
Tirtha: Cakratīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Dvijottamāḥ (learned brāhmaṇas/pilgrims)
Scene: A radiant Cakratīrtha ghāṭa where a single pilgrim’s immersion is visually paralleled by a thousand Aśvamedha altars fading into the background—showing equivalence of merit through sacred place.
FAQs
A true tīrtha concentrates immense merit—simple acts done there can equal grand Vedic sacrifices.
Cakratīrtha in Dvārakā.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at Cakratīrtha is prescribed and praised as extraordinarily meritorious.