Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
विशेषेण तु विप्रेन्द्राः कन्याराशिस्थिते गुरौ । ब्रह्मादयोपि दृश्यंते यत्र तीर्थैश्च संयुताः
viśeṣeṇa tu viprendrāḥ kanyārāśisthite gurau | brahmādayopi dṛśyaṃte yatra tīrthaiśca saṃyutāḥ
ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രന്മാരേ! പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഗുരു കന്നിരാശിയിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുമ്പോൾ, ദ്വാരകയിൽ തീർത്ഥങ്ങളോടുകൂടി ബ്രഹ്മാദി ദേവന്മാരും പോലും പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി ദർശനമാകുന്നു.
Prahlāda (continuing)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: viprendraḥ / brāhmaṇas (addressed audience)
Scene: Pilgrims arrive at Dvārakā under a starry sky; the sea-wind moves banners; in the sanctified horizon, Brahmā and other devas appear subtly above the tīrthas, suggesting a rare celestial ‘darśana’ during Guru’s Virgo transit.
FAQs
Auspicious time (kāla) strengthens sacred place (kṣetra): when both align, the kṣetra’s divine presence is described as especially manifest.
Dvārakā, where tīrthas congregate and divine beings are said to be seen at special times.
Timing guidance is given: undertake Dvārakā visit/darśana particularly when Jupiter (Guru) is in Kanyā (Virgo).