Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
ऋषितीर्थदेवा ऊचुः । कदा द्रक्ष्यामहे पुण्यां द्वारकां कृष्णपालिताम् । श्रीकृष्णदेवमूर्तिं च कृष्णवक्त्रं सुशोभितम्
ṛṣitīrthadevā ūcuḥ | kadā drakṣyāmahe puṇyāṃ dvārakāṃ kṛṣṇapālitām | śrīkṛṣṇadevamūrtiṃ ca kṛṣṇavaktraṃ suśobhitam
ऋषि, तीर्थ और देव बोले—हम कब पुण्य-धाम, श्रीकृष्ण द्वारा रक्षित द्वारका के दर्शन करेंगे? और कब श्रीकृष्ण की दिव्य मूर्ति तथा उनका सुशोभित, तेजस्वी मुख देखेंगे?
Ṛṣis, Tīrthas, and Devas (collective)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial assembly—ṛṣis, personified tīrthas, and devas—gazing westward with folded hands, yearning to behold Dvārakā and Kṛṣṇa’s radiant face.
FAQs
The highest aspiration is darśana of the Lord and his sacred city; Dvārakā is holy because it is protected and illumined by Kṛṣṇa.
Dvārakā is explicitly glorified as puṇyā and ‘Kṛṣṇa-protected’ (kṛṣṇa-pālitā).
The verse implies darśana-yātrā (pilgrimage for sacred seeing) rather than prescribing a specific vow, donation, or bath.