Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वाऽप्यथ वांऽत्यजः । नारी वा द्वारकायां वै भक्त्या वासं करोति वै
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā'pyatha vāṃ'tyajaḥ | nārī vā dvārakāyāṃ vai bhaktyā vāsaṃ karoti vai
Qu’il soit brāhmane, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, ou même né dans une communauté dite dernière (marginalisée)—ou encore une femme—quiconque demeure à Dvārakā avec bhakti obtient véritablement le fruit sacré.
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Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas / general audience
Scene: A diverse group—brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, śūdra, antyaja, and women—stand together at Dvārakā’s temple gate, hands folded, welcomed equally into Kṛṣṇa’s presence; the city’s sea-lit horizon frames their unity.
FAQs
Bhakti is the key qualification: devotion sanctifies all who reside in the holy kṣetra.
Dvārakā, praised as a liberating abode for devotees.
Vāsa—living/residing in Dvārakā with devotion (bhaktyā).