गोपीगोविंदतीर्थं च ततो वैष्णवलोकदम् । यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो विद्वान्न विंद्याद्गर्भवेदनम्
gopīgoviṃdatīrthaṃ ca tato vaiṣṇavalokadam | yasminsnāto naro vidvānna viṃdyādgarbhavedanam
Em seguida vem o Gopī-Govinda-tīrtha, que concede o mundo de Viṣṇu. O sábio que ali se banha não experimenta o sofrimento do ventre.
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Gopī-Govinda-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer (ṛṣis/seekers; contextually the audience of Kāśī-māhātmya)
Scene: A pilgrim descends stone steps to a small sacred bathing spot in Kāśī; a shrine or emblem of Govinda with gopīs in devotional posture; the riverbank glows with lamps; the pilgrim emerges from water serene, symbolically freed from the cycle of birth.
Devotion expressed through tīrtha-bathing is said to elevate the soul toward Viṣṇu’s realm and reduce rebirth-related suffering.
Gopī-Govinda-tīrtha in Kāśī.
Snāna (bathing) at Gopī-Govinda-tīrtha.