Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 160
इत्यामन्त्र्य मुनिः प्रीत्या गौतमो मिथिलां ययौ । सोऽपि हृष्टमना राजा गोकर्णं प्रत्यपद्यत
ityāmantrya muniḥ prītyā gautamo mithilāṃ yayau | so'pi hṛṣṭamanā rājā gokarṇaṃ pratyapadyata
Nói vậy, hiền thánh Gautama từ biệt trong niềm hoan hỷ rồi lên đường về Mithilā. Vị vua ấy cũng lòng dạ hân hoan, khởi hành hướng đến Gokarṇa.
Narrator (contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic frame)
Tirtha: Gokarṇa
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard frame, implied)
Scene: A serene forest hermitage farewell: Gautama muni, staff and kamaṇḍalu in hand, blesses the king; the king, with attendants and a small retinue, turns toward the western sea-route to Gokarṇa; distant palms and a hint of coastline suggest the pilgrimage ahead.
FAQs
Holy narratives culminate in right action: the sage returns to dharma-bound duties, and the king moves toward a tīrtha, showing devotion expressed through pilgrimage.
Gokarṇa is foregrounded as the destination, indicating its tīrtha-status within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa’s Śaiva sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it marks a narrative movement toward the tīrtha (implying pilgrimage and worship there).