Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
गोः स्वर्गादागता यस्मादिदं स्थानं मती मता । तस्माद्धि गोमतीनाम ख्यातिं लोके गमिष्यति
goḥ svargādāgatā yasmādidaṃ sthānaṃ matī matā | tasmāddhi gomatīnāma khyātiṃ loke gamiṣyati
Vì nàng được tôn nhận là từ cõi trời giáng xuống dưới danh xưng “Go” (bò thiêng), nên nơi chốn này cũng được kính trọng như vậy; do đó danh hiệu “Gomatī” quả thật sẽ vang danh khắp thế gian.
Brāhmaṇa sages addressing Vasiṣṭha (deduced continuation of their statement)
Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)
Type: ghat
Scene: A serene river at Dvārakā is shown as descending from svarga, with a celestial cow-symbol (go) implied in the sky; sages and pilgrims point to the river-name ‘Gomatī’ as it becomes renowned.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is reinforced through sacred origin narratives that link the earthly site to heavenly purity and divine symbolism.
Gomatī tīrtha/river-site in the Dvārakā Māhātmya, praised through its celestial-origin etymology.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse provides the etymological and theological basis for the tīrtha’s fame.