Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
यावल्लोका भविष्यंति तावत्स्थास्यति वै सरः । यावत्सरो यशस्तावद्भवतीनां भविष्यति
yāvallokā bhaviṣyaṃti tāvatsthāsyati vai saraḥ | yāvatsaro yaśastāvadbhavatīnāṃ bhaviṣyati
جب تک جہان قائم رہیں گے، یہ مقدّس سرور ضرور قائم رہے گا۔ اور جب تک یہ سرور باقی رہے گا، تمہاری شہرت بھی اسی طرح باقی رہے گی۔
Śrī Govinda (Kṛṣṇa) (deduced from immediate narrative context)
Tirtha: Gopikā-sara
Type: kund
Listener: Gopīs (implied)
Scene: A timeless sacred lake depicted across ages—ancient sages, medieval pilgrims, and present-day devotees—suggesting unbroken continuity; inscriptions or floating lotuses symbolize enduring fame.
FAQs
Sacred places preserve spiritual merit and renown; tīrtha-association becomes a lasting testimony of dharma.
The sacred lake (saraḥ) identified in this passage as Gopīsara in the Dvārakā region.
No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it emphasizes the enduring sanctity and fame linked to the tīrtha.