Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
इत्येवं चिंतयन्मार्गे शीघ्रमेव जगाम सः । दृष्ट्वा च संगमं पुण्यं गोमत्या सागरस्य च
ityevaṃ ciṃtayanmārge śīghrameva jagāma saḥ | dṛṣṭvā ca saṃgamaṃ puṇyaṃ gomatyā sāgarasya ca
ท่านคิดใคร่ครวญเช่นนี้ในระหว่างทาง จึงรีบเร่งเดินทางไป จนกระทั่งได้เห็นจุดบรรจบอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ระหว่างแม่น้ำโกมตีและมหาสมุทร
Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya narration; traditionally Sūta speaking to the sages)
Tirtha: Gomatī–Sāgara Saṅgama (Dvārakā)
Type: sangam
Scene: The pilgrim-sage arrives at the luminous confluence: the river’s calmer current meets the vast ocean; seabirds circle; the horizon glows as if sanctified.
FAQs
Approaching sacred waters—especially a saṅgama—marks a turning point where purification and merit become readily accessible.
The puṇya-saṅgama of the Gomatī river with the ocean (Sāgara).
The verse implies tīrtha approach and the suitability of snāna at the saṅgama, elaborated in the surrounding verses.