Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
मंत्रेणानेन विप्रेंद्रा दद्यादर्घ्यं विधानतः । ब्राह्मणैः सह संगत्य सदा तत्तीर्थवासिभिः
maṃtreṇānena vipreṃdrā dadyādarghyaṃ vidhānataḥ | brāhmaṇaiḥ saha saṃgatya sadā tattīrthavāsibhiḥ
Wahai yang terbaik antara para brāhmaṇa, dengan mantra inilah hendaklah arghya dipersembahkan menurut ketetapan—sentiasa dalam pergaulan para brāhmaṇa serta mereka yang menetap di tīrtha suci itu.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (Gomatī/sea rites)
Type: ghat
Listener: viprendra (addressed: ‘O best of brāhmaṇas’)
Scene: A small group of pilgrims stands with local brāhmaṇas at a ghāṭ; one recites the mantra while offering ārghya, others join with folded hands; the river and sea shimmer behind them.
FAQs
Tīrtha-worship should be done with scriptural discipline and in holy company, not as a solitary or casual act.
The Dvārakā region’s tīrtha tradition, especially the Gomatī-related sacred setting described in this Adhyāya.
Offering arghya with a specific mantra, following proper vidhi, ideally alongside brāhmaṇas and resident pilgrims/keepers of the tīrtha.