Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । साधुसाधु महाभाग चन्द्रशर्मन्द्विजोत्तम । आगमिष्यंति मल्लोके त्वया सह पितामहाः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | sādhusādhu mahābhāga candraśarmandvijottama | āgamiṣyaṃti malloke tvayā saha pitāmahāḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: “Well done, well done! O fortunate Candraśarman, best of brāhmaṇas—your forefathers will come to My realm along with you.”
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kṛṣṇa speaks from the sanctum with a blessing gesture; the brāhmaṇa Candraśarman stands humbled; behind the scene, faint celestial silhouettes suggest ancestors approaching the divine realm.
FAQs
Sincere bhakti not only elevates the devotee but can uplift one’s ancestors through the Lord’s grace.
Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa’s direct assurance of spiritual fruit is narrated.
No new rite is prescribed; Kṛṣṇa confirms the fruit (phala) of the devotee’s vowed practices—ancestral arrival to His realm.