Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं देवं कृष्णं नैव प्रपश्यति । मोहाद्व्यर्थगतं तस्य सर्वं संसारकर्म वै
dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ naiva prapaśyati | mohādvyarthagataṃ tasya sarvaṃ saṃsārakarma vai
Après avoir vu le dieu Someśvara, si l’on ne contemple pas véritablement Kṛṣṇa, alors, par égarement, tous ses efforts mondains dans le saṃsāra deviennent réellement vains.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Someshvara-to-Dvārakā completion principle
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands before Someshvara with offerings, yet a veil labeled ‘moha’ obscures the distant vision of Kṛṣṇa; behind him, piles of worldly tasks fade into dust, signifying ‘vyartha’ effort.
FAQs
Worldly effort lacks ultimate value when one neglects the culminating divine encounter; completing the pilgrimage to Kṛṣṇa is stressed.
Someśvara/Somanātha (Prabhāsa) is linked to the necessity of proceeding to Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā.
To ‘properly behold’ (prapaśyati) Kṛṣṇa—i.e., complete Kṛṣṇa-darśana as the intended completion of the yātrā.