Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं देवं कृष्णं नैव प्रपश्यति । मोहाद्व्यर्थगतं तस्य सर्वं संसारकर्म वै
dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ naiva prapaśyati | mohādvyarthagataṃ tasya sarvaṃ saṃsārakarma vai
Walau telah darśana kepada dewa Someśvara, bila seseorang tidak sungguh memandang Śrī Kṛṣṇa, maka karena kebingungan batin, seluruh upaya dan karma duniawinya menjadi sia-sia belaka.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Someshvara-to-Dvārakā completion principle
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands before Someshvara with offerings, yet a veil labeled ‘moha’ obscures the distant vision of Kṛṣṇa; behind him, piles of worldly tasks fade into dust, signifying ‘vyartha’ effort.
FAQs
Worldly effort lacks ultimate value when one neglects the culminating divine encounter; completing the pilgrimage to Kṛṣṇa is stressed.
Someśvara/Somanātha (Prabhāsa) is linked to the necessity of proceeding to Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā.
To ‘properly behold’ (prapaśyati) Kṛṣṇa—i.e., complete Kṛṣṇa-darśana as the intended completion of the yātrā.