Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
ज्ञात्वा कलियुगे घोरे हाहाभूतमचेतनम् । द्वारकां ये न मुञ्चन्ति कृतार्थास्ते नरोत्तमाः
jñātvā kaliyuge ghore hāhābhūtamacetanam | dvārakāṃ ye na muñcanti kṛtārthāste narottamāḥ
Knowing that in the dreadful Kali-yuga people become bewildered, crying “hā hā” in distress and bereft of right discernment, those best of men who do not abandon Dvārakā are truly fulfilled in life.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer
Scene: A chaotic Kali-yuga crowd wails in confusion; a few calm pilgrims hold a Dvārakā banner and walk steadily toward the sea-girt city, faces serene and resolved.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, steadfast refuge in a supremely sacred kṣetra like Dvārakā is praised as a direct means to life’s fulfillment and spiritual steadiness.
Dvārakā, the famed sacred city of Śrī Kṛṣṇa on the western coast, is glorified as a sustaining refuge in Kali-yuga.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on not abandoning Dvārakā—i.e., residing, remaining devoted, and keeping association with the holy place.