Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
कृच्छ्रसेवी भवेद्यस्तु सुप्ते देवे जनार्दने । पापराशिं विनिर्धूय वैकुण्ठे गणतां व्रजेत्
kṛcchrasevī bhavedyastu supte deve janārdane | pāparāśiṃ vinirdhūya vaikuṇṭhe gaṇatāṃ vrajet
Ketika Janārdana berada dalam tidur suci, siapa yang menempuh disiplin Kṛcchra akan menggugurkan timbunan dosa dan mencapai kedudukan di antara para pengiring di Vaikuṇṭha.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee performs kṛcchra with a small water pot and minimal food; above, Vaikuṇṭha opens—Viṣṇu enthroned—while attendants beckon; heaps of dark ash-like sin are blown away by a divine breeze.
FAQs
Austerity undertaken in devotion during sacred seasons purifies sin and leads toward divine proximity.
Vaikuṇṭha is mentioned as the spiritual destination; no earthly tirtha is named in this verse.
Practice the Kṛcchra penance during the Lord Janārdana’s śayana period.