यानि कानि च तीर्थानि भूमौ दिव्यानि सुव्रत । कार्तिक्यां तानि सर्वाणि गोप्रतारे वसन्ति वै
yāni kāni ca tīrthāni bhūmau divyāni suvrata | kārtikyāṃ tāni sarvāṇi gopratāre vasanti vai
Hỡi người giữ hạnh nguyện thù thắng, mọi tīrtha linh thiêng nào có trên mặt đất—tất cả trong tháng Kārtikā—quả thật đều ngự tại Gopratāra.
Brahmā (deduced)
Tirtha: Gopratāra
Type: ghat
Listener: Suvrata (addressed: ‘O you of excellent vows’)
Scene: A visionary tableau: many personified tīrthas—rivers, lakes, sacred peaks—arrive as luminous beings and take residence at Gopratāra during Kārtikā, surrounding the Sarayū with halos and banners.
Kārtika amplifies sacredness; the tīrtha is portrayed as a spiritual ‘confluence’ where the merits of all holy places become accessible.
Gopratāra Tīrtha in Ayodhyā.
Implied Kārtika observance: visiting/bathing at Gopratāra during Kārtikā to gain multi-tīrtha merit.