Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
गौतम्युवाच । पश्यैतानि सुतीर्थानि गंगाद्याः सरितोऽमलाः । सागरा गिरयः पुण्या गयात्रितयमेव च
gautamyuvāca | paśyaitāni sutīrthāni gaṃgādyāḥ sarito'malāḥ | sāgarā girayaḥ puṇyā gayātritayameva ca
గౌతమీ పలికింది—“చూడుము, ఇవి శ్రేష్ఠమైన తీర్థాలు; గంగా మొదలైన నిర్మల నదులు, సముద్రాలు, పుణ్య పర్వతాలు, అలాగే త్రివిధ గయ కూడా ఇక్కడే ఉన్నాయి.”
Gautamī (Godāvarī)
Tirtha: Sarva-tīrtha-sannidhāna (all tīrthas present) with emphasis on Gaṅgā and Gayā-traya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A visionary tableau: multiple rivers (led by Gaṅgā), oceans, and sacred mountains appear as personified deities or symbolic forms gathered in one place as Gautamī points them out to Nārada.
FAQs
All major tīrthas—rivers, oceans, mountains, and famed pilgrimage centers—are sources of purification and merit when approached with reverence.
A collective vision of pan-Indian tīrthas is presented, highlighting Gaṅgā and the Gayā-traya within the Dvārakā-māhātmya context.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse functions as a darśana of tīrthas, implying pilgrimage, sacred bathing, and veneration.