Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
उपसर्गभयं तावद्दुःखं च भूतसंभवम् । भक्त्या न पश्यति नरो यावत्कृष्णप्रियां कलौ
upasargabhayaṃ tāvadduḥkhaṃ ca bhūtasaṃbhavam | bhaktyā na paśyati naro yāvatkṛṣṇapriyāṃ kalau
કલિયુગમાં જ્યાં સુધી મનુષ્ય ભક્તિપૂર્વક કૃષ્ણપ્રિયા રુક્મિણીનું દર્શન ન કરે, ત્યાં સુધી ઉપસર્ગનો ભય અને ભૂતાદિજન્ય દુઃખ તેને વળગી રહે।
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-sannidhi, Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nightfall near the shrine; shadowy forms representing upasargas and bhūtas linger at the edges, while the devotee stands in the lamp-lit threshold of Rukmiṇī’s sanctum; the shadows retreat.
FAQs
Devotion to the divine couple is portrayed as a shield against both worldly troubles and subtle, unseen afflictions.
Dvārakā, the sacred city celebrated in this māhātmya.
No detailed rite is stated; the verse stresses bhakti-centered approach and darśana (devotional beholding).