Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
पापिनोऽपि द्विजश्रेष्ठा ये स्नाता गोमतीजले । यज्विनां च गतिं यांति प्रसादाच्चक्रपाणिनः
pāpino'pi dvijaśreṣṭhā ye snātā gomatījale | yajvināṃ ca gatiṃ yāṃti prasādāccakrapāṇinaḥ
హే ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠులారా, గోమతి జలంలో స్నానం చేసిన పాపులైనా చక్రపాణి భగవానుని ప్రసాదంతో యజ్వుల (యజ్ఞకర్తల) గతిని పొందుతారు।
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative convention within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Listener: dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ (best of brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A group of penitents and ordinary pilgrims bathe in the Gomatī; above or in the temple precinct, Viṣṇu/Cakrapāṇi’s presence is suggested as a radiant blessing transforming them into ‘yājvin-like’ purity.
FAQs
Divine grace working through a tīrtha can uplift even the sinful to the merit-status of great ritual performers.
The Gomatī river tīrtha in the Dvārakā sacred region.
Bathing (snāna) in the waters of the Gomatī, relying on Cakrapāṇi Viṣṇu’s grace.