Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 156
दृष्ट्वा मां द्वारकां गत्वा कर्त्तव्यं कृष्णदर्शनम् । दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं तु मां पश्येद्यास्यत्येव महाफलम्
dṛṣṭvā māṃ dvārakāṃ gatvā karttavyaṃ kṛṣṇadarśanam | dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇaṃ tu māṃ paśyedyāsyatyeva mahāphalam
Après m’avoir vu, en allant à Dvārakā il faut contempler Kṛṣṇa. Et après avoir vu Kṛṣṇa, qu’on me contemple aussi—ainsi obtient-on sûrement un grand fruit.
Śiva (Someśvara/Somapati) speaking on proper pilgrimage sequence
Tirtha: Dvārakā (with completion at the speaker’s kṣetra in Prabhāsa context)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim/recipient of instruction (implied)
Scene: A pilgrim, after honoring the presiding sacred presence at Prabhāsa, sets out along the western coast to Dvārakā; upon reaching the sea-girt city, he beholds Kṛṣṇa, then returns to complete the vow with a final darśana at the first shrine.
FAQs
True tīrtha-yātrā integrates devotion: Kṛṣṇa-darśana is central, and Śiva affirms mutual completion through both darśanas.
Dvārakā, with an implied connection to Someśvara (Śiva) and Kṛṣṇa’s shrine/presence.
A yātrā-vidhi is implied: go to Dvārakā and 반드시 perform Kṛṣṇa-darśana; also see Śiva for “mahāphala.”