Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 172
धन्यास्ते मानवाः पुत्र वसन्ति श्वपचादयः । द्वारकायां गतिं यांति वसतां तत्र योगिनाम्
dhanyāste mānavāḥ putra vasanti śvapacādayaḥ | dvārakāyāṃ gatiṃ yāṃti vasatāṃ tatra yoginām
わが子よ、まことに幸いなるかな——犬を煮る者など卑しき身分の者であっても——ドヴァーラカーに住む人々は、そこに住まうヨーギーたちと同じ霊的な帰趣に至る。
Traditional Māhātmya narrator (contextual; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: putra (son) addressed by the speaker in the verse
Scene: A diverse crowd—ascetics, householders, and marginalized workers—live and worship together in Dvārakā’s sacred precincts; yogins meditate nearby, and the city’s sanctity radiates equally to all residents.
FAQs
Dwārakā is so sanctifying that residence there elevates even socially marginalized people to the yogins’ spiritual goal.
Dwārakā (Kṛṣṇa’s sacred city), praised as a place that grants exalted spiritual destiny.
No specific rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on the merit of dwelling in Dwārakā.