Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
देव राज्येन किं तस्य तथा मुक्तिपदेन च । न दृष्टा चेज्जगन्माता रुक्मिणी कृष्णवल्लभा
deva rājyena kiṃ tasya tathā muktipadena ca | na dṛṣṭā cejjaganmātā rukmiṇī kṛṣṇavallabhā
यदि जगन्माता, कृष्ण-वल्लभा रुक्मिणी का दर्शन न हुआ हो, तो ऐसे व्यक्ति को देव-राज्य या मुक्ति-पद से भी क्या लाभ?
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style in Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-darśana in Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contemplative devotee weighs crowns and celestial emblems against a single darśana of Jagad-mātā Rukmiṇī; the imagery asserts devotion’s supremacy over heaven and even liberation.
FAQs
The verse elevates loving darśana and devotion above even celestial power or abstract liberation.
Dvārakā/Dvāravatī, where Rukmiṇī’s darśana is central.
No specific ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on seeking darśana of Rukmiṇī.