Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
श्रीभगवानुवाच । भवतीनां वियोगो मे न हि सर्वात्मना क्वचित् । वसामि हृदये शश्वद्भूतानामविशेषतः
śrībhagavānuvāca | bhavatīnāṃ viyogo me na hi sarvātmanā kvacit | vasāmi hṛdaye śaśvadbhūtānāmaviśeṣataḥ
ശ്രീഭഗവാൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—നിങ്ങളോടുള്ള എന്റെ വിരഹം ഒരിക്കലും പൂർണ്ണമാകുന്നില്ല. ഞാൻ സകല ജീവികളുടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ സദാ, ഭേദമില്ലാതെ, വസിക്കുന്നു।
Śrī Bhagavān (Kṛṣṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: gopīs
Scene: Close, intimate composition: Kṛṣṇa speaks with compassionate eyes; a subtle glow emanates from his chest/heart region, mirrored as small heart-lotuses in the gopīs, symbolizing indwelling presence.
FAQs
True separation from the Lord is impossible because He abides within the heart of all beings.
The setting is Dvārakā within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Dvārakā-māhātmya, though this verse emphasizes inner realization more than a specific tirtha rite.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is contemplative—recognizing the Lord’s constant indwelling presence.