Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92
गोमतीनीरसंयुक्तो यत्र गर्जति सागरः । तत्र गच्छेन्नरव्याघ्र कृष्णस्तिष्ठति यत्र वै
gomatīnīrasaṃyukto yatra garjati sāgaraḥ | tatra gacchennaravyāghra kṛṣṇastiṣṭhati yatra vai
గోమతీ జలంతో కలసి సముద్రం గర్జించే చోట, హే నరవ్యాఘ్రా, అక్కడికి వెళ్లు; ఎందుకంటే అక్కడే శ్రీకృష్ణుడు నివసిస్తున్నాడు।
Mārkaṇḍeya (addressing the king: nara-vyāghra)
Tirtha: Gomatī–Sāgara Saṅgama
Type: sangam
Listener: Addressed as ‘nara-vyāghra’ (tiger among men)
Scene: A dramatic coastal confluence: the ocean roars as Gomati’s calmer stream merges; pilgrims stand on the shore; a subtle, radiant form of Kṛṣṇa is perceived at the meeting waters, indicating abiding presence.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is directed toward the living presence of the deity—going to the sacred confluence is going to where Kṛṣṇa is said to abide.
The Gomati–ocean saṅgama at/near Dvārakā.
A clear yātrā-vidhi: ‘go there’—a prescription to visit the confluence associated with Kṛṣṇa.