Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 141
निमंत्रितोऽहं संप्राप्तो गोकर्णाच्छिवमंदिरात् । प्रत्यागमं किमप्यंग दृष्ट्वाश्चर्यमहं पथि । महानंदेन मनसा कृतार्थोऽस्मि महीपते
nimaṃtrito'haṃ saṃprāpto gokarṇācchivamaṃdirāt | pratyāgamaṃ kimapyaṃga dṛṣṭvāścaryamahaṃ pathi | mahānaṃdena manasā kṛtārtho'smi mahīpate
निमन्त्रितोऽहं गोकर्णस्थितात् शिवमन्दिरात् सम्यक् संप्राप्तः। प्रत्यागमे पथि किमप्यद्भुतं दृष्ट्वा, महाप्रीतियुक्तमनाः, हे महीपते, कृतार्थोऽस्मि।
Gautama (deduced from Adhyāya 3 continuation: the king questions, Gautama answers)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Listener: A King (māhīpati)
Scene: A brāhmaṇa pilgrim returning from the Śiva temple at Gokarṇa pauses on the road, his face lit with astonished joy, as if having just witnessed a divine sign.
FAQs
A true tīrtha-visit culminates in inner fulfillment and heightened receptivity to divine ‘wonders’ encountered in ordinary life.
Gokarṇa, specifically its Śiva temple.
No explicit prescription; it emphasizes pilgrimage, temple association, and the spiritual after-effect (kṛtārthatā).