Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 184
गोप्रतारे जपो होमः स्नानं दानं च शक्तितः । सर्वमक्षयतां याति श्रद्धया नियमव्रतम्
gopratāre japo homaḥ snānaṃ dānaṃ ca śaktitaḥ | sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti śraddhayā niyamavratam
گوپرتارا میں جپ، ہوم، اشنان اور دان—اپنی استطاعت کے مطابق—اگر شردھا اور نیَم ورت کے ساتھ کیے جائیں تو سب کا پُنّیہ اَکشَی، یعنی لازوال ہو جاتا ہے۔
Brahmā (deduced)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Scene: Pilgrims at Gopratāra perform a fourfold rite: one chants japa with mālā, another tends a small homa fire, others bathe and offer dāna; a subtle golden aura signifies akṣaya merit.
FAQs
Ritual acts gain enduring, ‘inexhaustible’ merit when rooted in śraddhā (faith) and niyama (disciplined restraint), especially at a powerful tīrtha.
Gopratāra Tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
Japa, homa, snāna, and dāna—performed to one’s capacity—together with niyama-vrata and faith.