Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
दुर्ल्लभानीह तीर्थानि दुर्लभाः पर्वतोत्तमाः । दुर्ल्लभा वैष्णवा लोके द्वारकावसतिः कलौ
durllabhānīha tīrthāni durlabhāḥ parvatottamāḥ | durllabhā vaiṣṇavā loke dvārakāvasatiḥ kalau
इस जगत में तीर्थ दुर्लभ हैं, श्रेष्ठ पर्वत भी दुर्लभ हैं। लोगों में वैष्णव दुर्लभ हैं, और कलियुग में द्वारका-वास तो अत्यन्त दुर्लभ है।
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-gathering at Dvārakā’s seashore with temple spires, conch and discus motifs, and the sense of a rare chance in Kali-yuga; distant sacred mountains and tīrtha markers implied as ‘rare treasures’.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, authentic devotion and access to powerful sacred geography are precious and should be valued and pursued.
Dwārakā, especially the blessing of being able to reside there.
No specific rite; it encourages seeking holy places and cultivating Vaiṣṇava devotion, with Dwārakā-residence as an ideal.