Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47
निष्कामस्तु पुनर्मर्त्यो यः स्नानं तत्र भक्तितः । कुरुते याति लोकं स देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः
niṣkāmastu punarmartyo yaḥ snānaṃ tatra bhaktitaḥ | kurute yāti lokaṃ sa devadevasya cakriṇaḥ
Nhưng người phàm dứt mọi dục cầu, nếu với lòng sùng kính mà tắm tại đó, thì sẽ đạt đến cõi của Đấng cầm Luân (Chakra), vị Thần của chư thiên.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomukha Tīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience within the māhātmya frame (traditionally sages/śaunaka-type assembly depending on recension)
Scene: A pilgrim, calm and desireless, performs a reverent bath at Gomukha Tīrtha; above, Viṣṇu as Cakrin (discus-bearing) radiates, indicating Viṣṇuloka as the fruit.
FAQs
When pilgrimage is done without desire (niṣkāma) and with devotion, it becomes a direct means to divine attainment.
Gomukha-tīrtha, where devotional bathing is said to grant Viṣṇu’s realm.
Snāna (ritual bathing) at the tīrtha, performed bhaktitaḥ (with devotion) and niṣkāma (without selfish aims).