Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
यथा हि वर्षतो धारा यथा वा दिवि तारकाः । गंगायां सिकता यद्वत्तद्वत्संख्या न विद्यते
yathā hi varṣato dhārā yathā vā divi tārakāḥ | gaṃgāyāṃ sikatā yadvattadvatsaṃkhyā na vidyate
Sebagaimana derasnya aliran hujan, bintang-bintang di langit, atau butir-butir pasir di Sungai Gaṅgā tak terhitung—demikian pula pahala suci itu tiada berbilang.
Sūta
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotional narrator extols Dvārakā’s merit as immeasurable, visually paired with three vast measures: monsoon rain-streams, a star-filled sky, and countless sands along the Gaṅgā.
FAQs
The merit arising from dharmic acts such as hearing and supporting Purāṇic māhātmya is portrayed as immeasurable, inspiring faith and perseverance.
Gaṅgā is invoked as a sacred reference-point (by the ‘sand of the Gaṅgā’ simile), while the section’s main tīrtha context remains Dvārakā.
No direct prescription; it supports the preceding phalaśruti by emphasizing immeasurable puṇya.