Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
त्वत्पादांबुज भक्तानां न दुःखं पापिनामपि । किं पुनः पापहीनानां द्वादशीसेविनां नृणाम्
tvatpādāṃbuja bhaktānāṃ na duḥkhaṃ pāpināmapi | kiṃ punaḥ pāpahīnānāṃ dvādaśīsevināṃ nṛṇām
आपके चरण-कमलों के भक्तों को—पापी होने पर भी—दुःख नहीं होता; फिर जो निष्पाप होकर द्वादशी-व्रत का सेवन करते हैं, उनका तो कहना ही क्या।
Candraśarmā
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The devotee points inwardly to Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet as the refuge beyond sorrow, while symbols of Dvādaśī—tulasī, water for pāraṇa, and a calendar mark—frame the scene.
FAQs
Devotion to the Lord’s feet is portrayed as stronger than demerit; observance of Dvādaśī further intensifies spiritual protection.
Dvārakā’s Vaiṣṇava sacred context, where Dvādaśī devotion to Kṛṣṇa is central.
Serving/observing Dvādaśī (dvādaśī-sevā), typically involving worship, restraint, and often vigil as per the chapter’s flow.