Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
येऽपीच्छंति मनोवृत्त्या गमनं द्वारकां प्रति । तेषां प्रलीयते पापं पूर्वजन्मायुतार्जितम्
ye'pīcchaṃti manovṛttyā gamanaṃ dvārakāṃ prati | teṣāṃ pralīyate pāpaṃ pūrvajanmāyutārjitam
Even those who, by the very inclination of their mind, long to go toward Dvārakā—of them the sin amassed through tens of thousands of past births is dissolved.
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, still at home, turns mind and gaze westward toward the sea-city of Dvārakā; subtle dark clouds of sin dissolve into light as Kṛṣṇa’s city glimmers on the horizon.
FAQs
In tīrtha-māhātmya, even sincere intention (manovṛtti/saṅkalpa) toward pilgrimage is credited with profound purification.
Dvārakā, whose sanctity is said to dissolve ancient karmic impurities.
Cultivate a genuine resolve to journey to Dvārakā; the verse emphasizes inner intention as spiritually efficacious.