Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
यो नृत्यति प्रहृष्टात्मा भावैर्बहु सुभक्तितः । स निर्द्दहति पापानि मन्वंतरकृतान्यपि
yo nṛtyati prahṛṣṭātmā bhāvairbahu subhaktitaḥ | sa nirddahati pāpāni manvaṃtarakṛtānyapi
Celui qui danse le cœur ravi, rempli d’un profond élan de bhakti, consume les péchés, même ceux amassés au fil des manvantaras.
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of devotees dances in ecstatic devotion before Kṛṣṇa; their movements form a whirl of light, depicted as flames consuming dark smoke-like sins labeled ‘manvantara-pāpa’.
FAQs
Authentic devotion expressed through joyful worship purifies even very old karmic burdens.
Dvārakā, where bhakti-expressions like dance are praised for their purifying power.
Devotional dancing (nṛtya) performed with inner bhāva and sincere devotion.