Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
दग्धेऽथ क्रूरभावे तु घनमुक्तो यथा शशी । रेजे पुण्यप्रकाशेन कृष्णपांथिकदर्शनात्
dagdhe'tha krūrabhāve tu ghanamukto yathā śaśī | reje puṇyaprakāśena kṛṣṇapāṃthikadarśanāt
അവന്റെ ക്രൂരഭാവം ദഗ്ധമായപ്പോൾ, മേഘമുക്തനായ ചന്ദ്രനെപ്പോലെ, ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണഭക്ത പാന്തികനെ ദർശിച്ചതാൽ പുണ്യപ്രകാശത്തിൽ ദീപ്തനായി.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Kṛṣṇa-pāthika-darśana (Dvārakā merit)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: After the burning away of cruelty, a formerly dark figure now shines with a gentle, moonlike radiance; clouds part in the sky mirroring the inner clearing; the pilgrim’s presence remains the catalyst.
FAQs
True purification is inner: when cruelty and sin are burned away, innate goodness shines forth as visible spiritual radiance.
Dvārakā’s glory is reflected through the power of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti that emanates from its devotional culture.
No formal rite; the verse emphasizes transformative darśana and the arising of puṇya.