Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 170
ऋषयो नागयक्षाश्च प्रयास्यन्ति स्वकारणम् । तथा ब्रुवति देवेशे गोप्रतारमुपस्थितम्
ṛṣayo nāgayakṣāśca prayāsyanti svakāraṇam | tathā bruvati deveśe gopratāramupasthitam
தேவேசன் இவ்வாறு உரைத்துக் கொண்டிருக்கையில், ரிஷிகள், நாகர்கள், யக்ஷர்கள் தத்தம் இருப்பிடங்களுக்கு புறப்படுவர்; அப்போது ‘கோப்ரதாரம்’ எனும் இடம் அவர்களுக்கு முன் தோன்றியது।
Brahmā (deduced, Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative attribution)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Scene: A procession reaches Gopratāra ghat as the Deva-īśa speaks: sages, nāgas, and yakṣas are shown turning toward their respective directions/realms, suggesting orderly dispersal at a sacred riverbank.
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Holy beings converge on and recognize the tīrtha; sacred geography is presented as a real spiritual destination that redirects beings to their highest ends.
Gopratāra Tīrtha on the Sarayū at Ayodhyā.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse sets the scene for the tīrtha’s salvific act that follows.
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