Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
यजत्येको महायज्ञैः संपूर्णवरदक्षिणैः । एकः पश्यति देवेशं कृष्णं तुल्यफलौ हि तौ
yajatyeko mahāyajñaiḥ saṃpūrṇavaradakṣiṇaiḥ | ekaḥ paśyati deveśaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tulyaphalau hi tau
One man performs great sacrifices with complete and excellent priestly gifts; another beholds Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the gods—indeed, the fruit of both is equal.
Prahlāda (continuing)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene: on one side a grand yajña with priests, fire-altar, and heaps of dakṣiṇā; on the other a pilgrim simply beholding Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā’s shrine—both scales balanced to show equal fruit.
FAQs
Direct divine darśana can equal the merit of elaborate ritual sacrifice, emphasizing bhakti and grace alongside Vedic rite.
Dvārakā, upheld as a place where Kṛṣṇa’s darśana grants extraordinary merit.
A comparison is made to mahā-yajñas with full dakṣiṇā; the verse elevates Kṛṣṇa-darśana as an equally fruitful spiritual act.