Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
नवसप्ततिवर्षाणि न कृतं वासरे मम । संपूर्णं मत्प्रसादेन तव जातं न संशयः
navasaptativarṣāṇi na kṛtaṃ vāsare mama | saṃpūrṇaṃ matprasādena tava jātaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
ঊনআশি বছৰ ধৰি তুমি মোৰ পবিত্ৰ দিনত সেই ব্ৰত পালন কৰা নাছিলা। তথাপি মোৰ কৃপাৰে তোমাৰ বাবে সেয়া সম্পূৰ্ণ হ’ল—ইয়াত কোনো সন্দেহ নাই।
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A venerable brāhmaṇa stands with folded hands before the Lord in Dvārakā; the Lord speaks words of assurance that a long-neglected sacred-day observance is fulfilled by divine grace.
FAQs
Divine grace can restore what was lacking when devotion is genuine; mercy is central to the Māhātmya’s theology.
Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa’s grace is presented as directly operative for devotees.
The verse alludes to observing Kṛṣṇa’s sacred day (vāsara); it highlights fulfillment through grace rather than detailing procedure.