Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10
ततश्च गोकुले कृत्स्ने जाते तृष्णाविवर्जिते । गोपालोऽपि तृषार्तस्तु तस्मिंस्तोये विवेश च
tataśca gokule kṛtsne jāte tṛṣṇāvivarjite | gopālo'pi tṛṣārtastu tasmiṃstoye viveśa ca
ਤਦੋਂ ਸਾਰੇ ਗੋਕੁਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨਾ ਨਿਵਿਰਤ ਹੋ ਗਈ; ਪਰ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਤ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਾ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਵੀ ਉਸ ਜਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਕਰ ਗਿਆ।
Sūta
Type: kund
Scene: A parched Gokula landscape suddenly calms as a fresh water-source appears; a thirsty cowherd steps into the newly arisen water while villagers and cattle look on in relief.
FAQs
When a tīrtha arises, it relieves both collective hardship and individual affliction—inviting even the suffering to step into purification.
Gomukha-tīrtha, whose waters remove thirst and draw the afflicted cowherd into contact with them.
The act of entering the water implies snāna (ritual bathing), a standard tīrtha practice for purification and merit.
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