Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
पक्षमेकं तु यः स्नाति गोदावर्यां दिनोदये । स भित्त्वा कर्मजं देहं याति विष्णोः सलोकताम्
pakṣamekaṃ tu yaḥ snāti godāvaryāṃ dinodaye | sa bhittvā karmajaṃ dehaṃ yāti viṣṇoḥ salokatām
แต่ผู้ใดอาบน้ำในแม่น้ำโคทาวรี ณ เวลาอรุณรุ่งตลอดหนึ่งปักษ์เต็ม ย่อมทะลวงกายอันเกิดจากกรรม แล้วบรรลุการพำนักในโลกของพระวิษณุ
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Godāvarī
Type: river
Scene: A fortnight sequence implied: at a Godāvarī ghat, the sun rises; a devotee bathes daily, aura brightening; a subtle vision of Vaikuṇṭha (Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī) appears, while a cracked shell symbolizes the ‘karma-born body’ being broken.
FAQs
Sustained, disciplined tīrtha-practice is linked with transcendence of karmic bondage and devotion-centered liberation.
The Godāvarī river, especially the sunrise bathing observance.
Bathing at sunrise in the Godāvarī for one fortnight (pakṣa).