Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 179
गोप्रतारे नरो विद्वान्योऽपि स्नाति सुनिश्चितः । विशत्यसौ परं स्थानं योगिनामपि दुर्लभम्
gopratāre naro vidvānyo'pi snāti suniścitaḥ | viśatyasau paraṃ sthānaṃ yogināmapi durlabham
جو کوئی بھی—خواہ عالم انسان—پختہ یقین کے ساتھ گوپرتار میں اشنان کرے، وہ یقیناً پرم دھام میں داخل ہوتا ہے، جو یوگیوں کے لیے بھی دشوارالوصال ہے۔
Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narration style, tīrtha-māhātmya instruction)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Scene: A learned pilgrim steps into the river at dawn, hands joined, eyes closed in firm conviction; the water glows subtly as if opening a path to the ‘supreme abode’ beyond even yogic reach.
FAQs
Faithful tīrtha-snānā (ritual bathing at a sacred ford) can grant the highest spiritual attainment, surpassing even difficult yogic goals.
Gopratāra Tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
Bathing (snāna) at Gopratāra with firm resolve and faith.