Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
जन्मप्रभृति पुण्यस्य प्रकृतस्यापि भूसुर । मत्पुरीदर्शनेनापि फलभागी भवेन्नरः
janmaprabhṛti puṇyasya prakṛtasyāpi bhūsura | matpurīdarśanenāpi phalabhāgī bhavennaraḥ
Ô brahmane, même le mérite qu’un homme a amassé depuis sa naissance porte fruit pour lui par la seule vision sacrée (darśana) de Ma cité.
Śiva
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhūsura / brāhmaṇa
Scene: Kṛṣṇa (as the lord of Dvārakā) addressing a brāhmaṇa, declaring that mere sight of His city causes one’s accumulated merit to bear fruit; the city’s golden ramparts, sea, and temple flags frame the scene.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and darśana can cause one’s long-stored merit to ripen and yield its fruits.
Dvārakā, referred to as “My city” (matpurī).
Darśana of the holy city—visiting and beholding Dvārakā.