Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
यजत्येको महायज्ञैः संपूर्णवरदक्षिणैः । एकः पश्यति देवेशं कृष्णं तुल्यफलौ हि तौ
yajatyeko mahāyajñaiḥ saṃpūrṇavaradakṣiṇaiḥ | ekaḥ paśyati deveśaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ tulyaphalau hi tau
Uno realiza grandes sacrificios con dádivas sacerdotales completas y excelentes; otro contempla a Kṛṣṇa, Señor de los dioses—en verdad, el fruto de ambos es igual.
Prahlāda (continuing)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A split-scene: on one side a grand yajña with priests, fire-altar, and heaps of dakṣiṇā; on the other a pilgrim simply beholding Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā’s shrine—both scales balanced to show equal fruit.
FAQs
Direct divine darśana can equal the merit of elaborate ritual sacrifice, emphasizing bhakti and grace alongside Vedic rite.
Dvārakā, upheld as a place where Kṛṣṇa’s darśana grants extraordinary merit.
A comparison is made to mahā-yajñas with full dakṣiṇā; the verse elevates Kṛṣṇa-darśana as an equally fruitful spiritual act.