Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
संप्राप्तस्तत्प्रसादोऽयं यद्द्रक्ष्यामः कुशस्थलीम् । पृच्छामहेऽधुना त्वां वै योगिनां परमं गुरुम्
saṃprāptastatprasādo'yaṃ yaddrakṣyāmaḥ kuśasthalīm | pṛcchāmahe'dhunā tvāṃ vai yogināṃ paramaṃ gurum
Cette grâce nous est advenue : nous verrons Kuśasthalī (Dvārakā). C’est pourquoi, à présent, nous t’interrogeons, ô maître suprême parmi les yogin.
Ṛṣis
Tirtha: Kuśasthalī / Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims, having neared the sea-coast, speak with reverence to a yogic guru, expressing that by grace they will behold Kuśasthalī; the horizon suggests the ocean and the sacred city’s approach.
FAQs
Darśana of a mahā-kṣetra is seen as divine grace, and the proper response is humble inquiry from a realized teacher.
Kuśasthalī—identified in Purāṇic tradition with Dvārakā—is praised as a grace-bestowing sacred place worthy of darśana.
No formal rite; it prescribes guru-upāsanā in practice—approaching and questioning a true teacher with reverence.