क्षपयंति च ये मासं कार्तिकं व्रतचारिणः । स्नात्वा वै गोमतीनीरे तथा वै रुक्मिणीह्रदे
kṣapayaṃti ca ye māsaṃ kārtikaṃ vratacāriṇaḥ | snātvā vai gomatīnīre tathā vai rukmiṇīhrade
Những người giữ giới nguyện, trọn tháng Kārtika chuyên tâm hành trì, sau khi tắm gội nơi dòng Gomātī và cả tại hồ Rukmiṇī—
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Gomātī-tīra and Rukmiṇī-hrada (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: Dawn at Gomātī-ghāṭa: vow-keepers entering the water; nearby, the calm expanse of Rukmiṇī-hrada with lotuses; temple silhouettes and Kārtika lamps.
Observing Kārtika with tīrtha-snān at Dvārakā’s sacred waters is presented as a high form of dharmic practice.
Gomātī river-bank and Rukmiṇī-hrada (Rukmiṇī’s lake) in the Dvārakā sacred landscape.
Kārtika-vrata observance with bathing (snāna) at Gomātī and at Rukmiṇī-hrada.