Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 67
अत्र गाथा पुरा गीता गौतमेन महर्षिणा । गंगायमुनयोस्तं च प्रभावं वीक्ष्य विस्मयात्
atra gāthā purā gītā gautamena maharṣiṇā | gaṃgāyamunayostaṃ ca prabhāvaṃ vīkṣya vismayāt
Aqui, outrora, o grande sábio Gautama entoou uma gāthā, maravilhado ao contemplar esse mesmo poder da Gaṅgā e da Yamunā.
Skanda (deduced from Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Tīrtha with Gaṅgā–Yamunā prabhāva (unnamed in excerpt)
Type: sangam
Scene: Sage Gautama stands at the luminous waters, hands raised in astonishment and devotion, as the two river powers are symbolically shown—two streams or two goddesses—while disciples listen to the gāthā.
FAQs
Tīrtha-glory is validated through ṛṣi-witness and remembered hymns, grounding devotion in revered testimony.
The Gaṅgā–Yamunā sacred locale whose prabhāva (efficacy) inspired Gautama’s gāthā.
No direct rite is prescribed here; the verse introduces an authoritative gāthā praising the tīrtha’s power.