Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 178
गोप्रतारे न सन्देहो हरिर्भक्त्या सुनिष्ठितः । एकेन जन्मनान्योऽपि योगमोक्षं च विन्दति
gopratāre na sandeho harirbhaktyā suniṣṭhitaḥ | ekena janmanānyo'pi yogamokṣaṃ ca vindati
گوپرتار میں کوئی شک نہیں: بھکتی کے سبب ہری وہاں مضبوطی سے قائم ہیں۔ ایک ہی جنم میں، کوئی اور شخص بھی یوگ کی تکمیل اور موکش—دونوں پا لیتا ہے۔
Brahmā (deduced, Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative attribution)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Scene: At the Gopratāra ghāṭ, Hari’s presence is depicted as unwavering—either as a subtle standing Viṣṇu form above the waters or as a radiant emblem—while pilgrims receive the promise of one-birth yoga and mokṣa.
FAQs
Bhakti-centered sacred geography: where Hari is especially present, liberation can be attained swiftly—even within one lifetime.
Gopratāra Tīrtha on the Sarayū in Ayodhyā.
Bhakti (devotional dedication to Hari) is emphasized; the surrounding passage implies tīrtha-approach and immersion, though not restated here.