Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
अर्घ्यं दत्त्वा विधानेन स्नानं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । मंत्रेणानेन वै साध्व्यः श्रद्धया परया युतः
arghyaṃ dattvā vidhānena snānaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ | maṃtreṇānena vai sādhvyaḥ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ
Sau khi dâng arghya đúng theo nghi quỹ, người hành giả sáng suốt nên cử hành lễ tắm, với lòng tín thành tối thượng, trì tụng chính thần chú này.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (bathing place within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Type: ghat
Scene: A pilgrim at a sacred water edge offering arghya with cupped hands, then preparing for ritual bath; the atmosphere is orderly, reverent, and mantra-centered.
FAQs
Sacred acts become transformative when performed with correct procedure (vidhi) and wholehearted faith (śraddhā).
Dvārakā’s tīrtha context in this chapter, especially the bathing setting later named as Gopikā-sara.
Offer arghya properly, then bathe while reciting the prescribed mantra with supreme faith.