Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
प्रीतः सदा भवेत्तस्य रुक्मिण्या सह केशवः । यच्छते वाञ्छितान्सर्वानैहिकामुष्मिकान्प्रभुः
prītaḥ sadā bhavettasya rukmiṇyā saha keśavaḥ | yacchate vāñchitānsarvānaihikāmuṣmikānprabhuḥ
Keśava, together with Rukmiṇī, is ever pleased with him; and that Lord bestows all desired boons—both worldly and otherworldly.
Deductive (Dvārakā Māhātmya context within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa): a Purāṇic narrator giving Vaiṣṇava phalaśruti
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Keśava stands with Rukmiṇī, both radiant and benevolent, extending blessings toward the devotee; symbolic gifts appear—prosperity (śrī), family well-being, and a luminous path upward indicating otherworldly attainment.
FAQs
When devotion is joined with righteous conduct, divine grace brings both spiritual and practical fulfillment.
Dvārakā is glorified through the direct association of Keśava and Rukmiṇī with the rite’s rewards.
No new rite is added here; it states the fruit of the preceding observances—Keśava’s pleasure and the granting of boons.