Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा विधानेन स्नानं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । मंत्रेणानेन वै साध्व्यः श्रद्धया परया युतः
arghyaṃ dattvā vidhānena snānaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ | maṃtreṇānena vai sādhvyaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ
விதிப்படி அர்க்யம் அளித்து, விவேகமுள்ள பக்தன் இம்மந்திரத்தினாலேயே பரம நம்பிக்கையுடன் ஸ்நானம் செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (bathing place within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a sacred water edge offering arghya with cupped hands, then preparing for ritual bath; the atmosphere is orderly, reverent, and mantra-centered.
FAQs
Sacred acts become transformative when performed with correct procedure (vidhi) and wholehearted faith (śraddhā).
Dvārakā’s tīrtha context in this chapter, especially the bathing setting later named as Gopikā-sara.
Offer arghya properly, then bathe while reciting the prescribed mantra with supreme faith.