तीर्थानि यानि कानि स्युरश्वमेधादयो मखाः । कृष्णजन्माष्टमीं पौत्र यः करोति विशेषतः
tīrthāni yāni kāni syuraśvamedhādayo makhāḥ | kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamīṃ pautra yaḥ karoti viśeṣataḥ
Whatever tīrthas there may be, and sacrifices such as the Aśvamedha—O grandson—he who observes Kṛṣṇa’s Janmāṣṭamī with special devotion attains their concentrated merit.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narration style within Skanda Purāṇa)
A single heartfelt observance of Janmāṣṭamī is portrayed as spiritually weighty—rivaling the merit of great tīrthas and major sacrifices.
Rather than one site, the verse generalizes ‘all tīrthas’ and redirects focus to Janmāṣṭamī devotion.
Observance (vrata/celebration) of Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī ‘viśeṣataḥ’—with special devotion and emphasis.