Skandapurana 15.45.30

15.45.30

29 pāpijanasaṃsargādaśuddhiṃ gatāyā gautamyā nāradādyṛṣīnprati svāśuddhinirasanopāya-vijñānāya praśnakaraṇam, tasyā gautamyāḥ praśnasyottaraṃ dātumaśakyatayā vimohi-tānnāradādīndṛṣṭvā gautamyā śokakaraṇam, tato gautamīduḥkhaparihārāya divya-vāṇyā dvārakākṣetraṃ gaccheti gautamyai kathanam, tato dvārakāgamanotsukatāpūrvaka-gomatīvarṇanam 30 nāradagautamayordvārakāgamanotsukatādarśanam, dvārakāṃ prati godāvaryāditīrthakṣetradeva-maharṣigamanotsavayātrāvarṇanam............ .. 316 2

29. Gautamī, having become impure due to contact with sinners, questioning seers such as Nārada in order to learn the means to dispel her impurity; Gautamī grieving upon seeing Nārada and the others bewildered and unable to answer Gautamī's question; then, to relieve Gautamī's distress, a divine voice telling Gautamī, “Go to the sacred field of Dvārakā”; then description of the Gomatī preceded by eagerness to go to Dvārakā; 30. Seeing the eagerness of Nārada and Gautamī to go to Dvārakā; description of the festive pilgrimage of sacred fords, sacred fields, gods, and great seers—beginning with Godāvarī—heading towards Dvārakā. 316 2