Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50
ततो गोकर्णमासाद्य प्रणम्य च महेश्वरम् । प्रतस्थे राघवो यावत्सौमित्रिस्तावदागतः
tato gokarṇamāsādya praṇamya ca maheśvaram | pratasthe rāghavo yāvatsaumitristāvadāgataḥ
Então, chegando a Gokarṇa e prostrando-se diante de Maheśvara, Rāghava seguiu adiante; e, nesse ínterim, Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa) também havia chegado.
Narrator
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rāma arrives at the coastal sacred town of Gokarṇa, folds hands and bows to Maheśvara; the path continues as Lakṣmaṇa approaches from behind, suggesting reunion amid pilgrimage momentum.
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Pilgrimage culminates in humble darśana—bowing to Śiva (Maheśvara) purifies and reorients the traveler toward dharma.
Gokarṇa tīrtha/kṣetra, renowned for Maheśvara’s presence and worship.
Praṇāma (reverential bowing/prostration) to Maheśvara upon reaching the tīrtha.