Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
एकेनैवोपवासेन त्रिस्पृशासंभवेन हि । द्वारकायाः प्रसादेन मद्दृष्ट्यालोकनेन हि
ekenaivopavāsena trispṛśāsaṃbhavena hi | dvārakāyāḥ prasādena maddṛṣṭyālokanena hi
En vérité, par un seul jeûne—surtout celui lié à l’auspicieuse observance de Trispṛśā—par la grâce de Dvārakā et par le seul fait de Me contempler, on obtient un bienfait spirituel.
Śiva (deduced from nearby reference to śivabhakti and mamārcanam)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee undertakes a single-day fast and approaches the Lord in Dvārakā; the moment of darśana is highlighted as the decisive spiritual catalyst, with calendrical symbolism of Trispṛśā.
FAQs
Even a single disciplined act like fasting, when joined to sacred timing and sincere darśana, becomes a powerful vehicle of grace.
Dvārakā is praised as a grace-bestowing holy city whose darśana yields merit.
Upavāsa (fasting), particularly in connection with Trispṛśā, along with darśana (beholding the Lord).