Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
जन्मकोटिशतेनापि यो न शक्यो व्यपोहितुम् । तत्पापपर्वतान्मुक्तः कृष्णपांथिकदर्शनात्
janmakoṭiśatenāpi yo na śakyo vyapohitum | tatpāpaparvatānmuktaḥ kṛṣṇapāṃthikadarśanāt
ذلك الإثم الذي لا يُزال ولو في مئةِ كروْرٍ من المواليد—قد تحرّر من جبلِ الخطايا ذاك بمجرد أن أبصر المسافرَ المتعبّدَ لكْرِشْنَا.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Kṛṣṇa-pāthika-darśana (Dvārakā merit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A symbolic depiction: a dark, mountain-like mass of sin dissolves into light as the former rākṣasa is liberated by the mere sight of the Kṛṣṇa pilgrim; the pilgrim stands as a calm axis of radiance.
FAQs
Satsaṅga and darśana of a true devotee can dissolve vast karmic burdens that seem impossible to erase by ordinary means.
Dvārakā is glorified indirectly through the sanctity of Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion associated with it.
The practical spiritual act highlighted is darśana/satsaṅga—seeking the presence of the Lord’s devotees.