Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
तथा तथा प्रकर्त्तव्यं येन तुष्टिर्भवेत्तव । तथ्यमेतन्मया कृष्ण तवाग्रे परिकीर्तितम्
tathā tathā prakarttavyaṃ yena tuṣṭirbhavettava | tathyametanmayā kṛṣṇa tavāgre parikīrtitam
যে যে প্রকারে আপনার তুষ্টি হয়, সেই সেই প্রকারেই আমি আচরণ করব। হে কৃষ্ণ, এই সত্য আমি আপনার সম্মুখে স্পষ্টভাবে ঘোষণা করেছি।
Candraśarman (addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Facing Kṛṣṇa, the devotee raises joined palms and speaks a solemn vow; the sanctum is quiet, lamps steady, and the deity’s gaze is compassionate; attendants pause as if witnessing a binding saṅkalpa.
FAQs
Bhakti culminates in a clear vow of surrender: living solely for the Lord’s pleasure.
Dvārakā, as the setting where such direct pledges before Kṛṣṇa are portrayed as spiritually potent.
A general prescription of acting in all ways to please the Lord—summarizing prior devotional disciplines.