Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
एते चान्ये च पापिष्ठा महापापयुताश्च ये । सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यंते कृष्णदेवस्य दर्शनात्
ete cānye ca pāpiṣṭhā mahāpāpayutāśca ye | sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyaṃte kṛṣṇadevasya darśanāt
These and other most sinful people—even those burdened with great sins—are freed from all sins by the darśana, the sacred vision, of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsakhaṇḍa māhātmya-style narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (via Kṛṣṇa-darśana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A penitent sinner approaches the sanctum; as Kṛṣṇa’s eyes meet the devotee, dark smoke-like sins lift away and dissolve into the deity’s radiant aura; the devotee emerges calm and purified.
FAQs
Divine darśana, grounded in grace and devotion, is presented as a supreme purifier beyond ordinary measures.
Dvārakā is the implied setting, where Kṛṣṇa’s darśana is sought and praised.
Darśana—seeking and beholding Lord Kṛṣṇa (especially in his sacred abode).