Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
द्वारका मनसा ध्याता पापं वर्षशतान्वितम् । कीर्तनाच्छतजन्मोत्थं दहते नात्र संशयः
dvārakā manasā dhyātā pāpaṃ varṣaśatānvitam | kīrtanācchatajanmotthaṃ dahate nātra saṃśayaḥ
द्वारका का मन में ध्यान करने मात्र से सौ वर्षों में संचित पाप नष्ट हो जाते हैं। और उसके कीर्तन से सौ जन्मों के पाप भी भस्म हो जाते हैं—इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं।
Sūta (continuing narration context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee seated in meditation visualizes the golden ramparts and sea-girt city of Dvārakā; beside him, singers perform kīrtana as flames symbolically consume dark ‘pāpa’ forms.
FAQs
Even mental remembrance and verbal praise of a supreme tīrtha like Dvārakā has transformative, sin-destroying power.
Dvārakā is explicitly glorified as a purifier of long-accumulated sins.
Dhyāna (mental contemplation) of Dvārakā and kīrtana (glorification/recitation) of her greatness.