यानि कानि च तीर्थानि भूमौ दिव्यानि सुव्रत । कार्तिक्यां तानि सर्वाणि गोप्रतारे वसन्ति वै
yāni kāni ca tīrthāni bhūmau divyāni suvrata | kārtikyāṃ tāni sarvāṇi gopratāre vasanti vai
ହେ ସୁବ୍ରତ! ଭୂମିରେ ଯେଉଁ ଯେଉଁ ଦିବ୍ୟ ତୀର୍ଥ ଅଛି, କାର୍ତ୍ତିକୀରେ ସେସବୁ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଗୋପ୍ରତାରେ ବସନ୍ତି।
Brahmā (deduced)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Listener: Suvrata (addressed: ‘O you of excellent vows’)
Scene: A visionary tableau: many personified tīrthas—rivers, lakes, sacred peaks—arrive as luminous beings and take residence at Gopratāra during Kārtikā, surrounding the Sarayū with halos and banners.
Kārtika amplifies sacredness; the tīrtha is portrayed as a spiritual ‘confluence’ where the merits of all holy places become accessible.
Gopratāra Tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
Implied Kārtika observance: visiting/bathing at Gopratāra during Kārtikā to gain multi-tīrtha merit.