Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
या गतिः सर्वजंतूनां द्वारकापुरवासिनाम् । सा गतिर्दुर्लभा नूनं मुनीनामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम्
yā gatiḥ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ dvārakāpuravāsinām | sā gatirdurlabhā nūnaṃ munīnāmūrddhvaretasām
The destiny (gati) attained by all beings who dwell in the city of Dvārakā—that very state—is surely difficult to obtain even for ascetic munis of restrained seed.
Prahlāda (continued)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-purī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two paths contrasted: austere sages in forest meditation and, in parallel, ordinary Dvārakā residents engaged in simple worship—yet surrounded by a higher radiance indicating rarer attainment.
FAQs
The kṣetra’s grace can grant a spiritual goal that even severe ascetic discipline may struggle to reach—highlighting tīrtha-prabhāva.
Dvārakā-pura, whose residents are promised an exceptionally rare spiritual destiny.
None directly; the verse contrasts kṣetra-residence with ascetic effort to emphasize Dvārakā’s unique potency.