Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
एते चान्ये च पापिष्ठा महापापयुताश्च ये । सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यंते कृष्णदेवस्य दर्शनात्
ete cānye ca pāpiṣṭhā mahāpāpayutāśca ye | sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyaṃte kṛṣṇadevasya darśanāt
هؤلاء وغيرهم من أشدّ الناس إثمًا، حتى من أثقلتهم الكبائر، يتحرّرون من جميع الخطايا بمجرد نيل دارشَنَة الربّ كريشنا ورؤيته المقدّسة.
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsakhaṇḍa māhātmya-style narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (via Kṛṣṇa-darśana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent sinner approaches the sanctum; as Kṛṣṇa’s eyes meet the devotee, dark smoke-like sins lift away and dissolve into the deity’s radiant aura; the devotee emerges calm and purified.
FAQs
Divine darśana, grounded in grace and devotion, is presented as a supreme purifier beyond ordinary measures.
Dvārakā is the implied setting, where Kṛṣṇa’s darśana is sought and praised.
Darśana—seeking and beholding Lord Kṛṣṇa (especially in his sacred abode).