Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 92
मार्कण्डेय उवाच । ततो वर्षशते प्राप्ते गत्वा द्वारवतीं पुरीम् । प्राणान्कृष्णोपदेशेन त्यक्त्वा मोक्षं जगाम ह
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | tato varṣaśate prāpte gatvā dvāravatīṃ purīm | prāṇānkṛṣṇopadeśena tyaktvā mokṣaṃ jagāma ha
मार्कण्डेय बोले—जब सौ वर्ष पूर्ण हुए, तब वह द्वारवती नगरी गया। श्रीकृष्ण के उपदेश से प्राण त्यागकर वह निश्चय ही मोक्ष को प्राप्त हुआ।
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: A venerable sage, after a century of life, journeys to ocean-girt Dvārakā; seated in yogic composure, he relinquishes prāṇa by Kṛṣṇa’s instruction and attains mokṣa.
FAQs
Liberation is attainable through divine instruction and right departure of prāṇa, especially when aligned with a sanctified place and steadfast devotion.
Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) is explicitly glorified as the setting where mokṣa is attained.
No formal ritual is described; the means highlighted is Kṛṣṇa’s upadeśa (spiritual instruction) culminating in relinquishing prāṇa for mokṣa.