Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
एकेनैवोपवासेन त्रिस्पृशासंभवेन हि । द्वारकायाः प्रसादेन मद्दृष्ट्यालोकनेन हि
ekenaivopavāsena trispṛśāsaṃbhavena hi | dvārakāyāḥ prasādena maddṛṣṭyālokanena hi
Wahrlich, durch nur ein einziges Fasten—zumal eines, das mit der glückverheißenden Trispṛśā-Observanz verbunden ist—durch die Gnade Dvārakās und durch das bloße Schauen Meiner Gestalt erlangt man geistlichen Nutzen.
Śiva (deduced from nearby reference to śivabhakti and mamārcanam)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee undertakes a single-day fast and approaches the Lord in Dvārakā; the moment of darśana is highlighted as the decisive spiritual catalyst, with calendrical symbolism of Trispṛśā.
FAQs
Even a single disciplined act like fasting, when joined to sacred timing and sincere darśana, becomes a powerful vehicle of grace.
Dvārakā is praised as a grace-bestowing holy city whose darśana yields merit.
Upavāsa (fasting), particularly in connection with Trispṛśā, along with darśana (beholding the Lord).