Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55
यः स्नात्वा परया भक्त्या पितॄन्संतर्पयिष्यति । त्वत्प्रसादेन गोविंद विष्णुलोकं स गच्छतु
yaḥ snātvā parayā bhaktyā pitṝnsaṃtarpayiṣyati | tvatprasādena goviṃda viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchatu
“ผู้ใดอาบน้ำ ณ ที่นี้ด้วยภักติอันยิ่ง แล้วบำรุงบรรพชน (ปิตฤ) ให้พอใจ ด้วยพระกรุณา (ปรสาท) ของพระองค์ ข้าแต่พระโควินทะ ขอให้ผู้นั้นไปถึงวิษณุโลกเถิด”
Nṛga (petitioning Kṛṣṇa)
Tirtha: The garta/kuṇḍa famed by the devotee’s name (as requested)
Type: kund
Scene: Pilgrims bathe in a small sacred well/kuṇḍa; one devotee offers tarpaṇa with cupped hands, facing the sun, while invoking Govinda; a subtle vision of Viṣṇuloka is suggested above.
FAQs
Tīrtha-bathing joined with devotion and ancestral rites becomes a powerful dharmic path, culminating in Viṣṇu’s realm by divine grace.
Nṛga-kūpa/Nṛga-tīrtha associated with Dvārakā.
Snāna (bathing) and Pitṛ-tarpaṇa (offerings to the ancestors) performed with parā-bhakti (supreme devotion).