Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
द्वारकावासिनं दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा चैव विशेषतः । महापापविनिर्मुक्ताः स्वर्गलोके वसंति ते
dvārakāvāsinaṃ dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā caiva viśeṣataḥ | mahāpāpavinirmuktāḥ svargaloke vasaṃti te
द्वारका-निवासी को केवल देखकर, और विशेषतः उसे स्पर्श करके, वे महापापों से मुक्त होकर स्वर्गलोक में वास करते हैं।
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Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages
Scene: Pilgrims approach a serene Dvārakā resident-devotee; one pilgrim beholds him from afar, another respectfully touches his feet; dark clouds of sin dissolve into light, and a celestial vista of svarga opens above.
FAQs
Association with the holy—through darśana and sparśa—purifies and uplifts.
Dvārakā, whose residents are portrayed as carriers of sanctity.
Darśana (seeing) and sparśa (touching) of a Dvārakā-vāsin as a purifying act.
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