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
“جو کوئی یہاں اعلیٰ بھکتی کے ساتھ اشنان کرے اور پِتروں کو ترپت کرے، آپ کے پرساد سے، اے گووند! وہ وشنو لوک کو پہنچے۔”
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).