Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
महापापक्षयकरमगतीनांगतिप्रदम् । पूर्वपुण्यवशात्प्राप्तं प्रणमेद्गोमतीजलम्
mahāpāpakṣayakaramagatīnāṃgatipradam | pūrvapuṇyavaśātprāptaṃ praṇamedgomatījalam
گوماتی کے جل کو سجدہ کرو؛ یہ بڑے سے بڑے گناہ کو بھی مٹا دیتا ہے، بے سہارا کو سہارا دیتا ہے، اور یہ صرف سابقہ پُنّیہ کے اثر سے ہی نصیب ہوتا ہے۔
Narrative voice (contextual; preceding the sages’ inquiry)
Tirtha: Gomātī-jala (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis / dvija-śreṣṭhas
Scene: A destitute or sorrowful pilgrim bows to Gomātī; the river appears compassionate, almost maternal; Prahlāda’s words frame the scene as grace earned by former merit.
FAQs
Sacred places are approached through accumulated merit, and their grace provides refuge and purification beyond ordinary means.
Gomātī-jala at Dvārakā, praised as a liberating and protective tīrtha.
Praṇāma to the Gomātī waters; the verse emphasizes devotional approach rather than a detailed rite.