Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
तथा तथा प्रकर्त्तव्यं येन तुष्टिर्भवेत्तव । तथ्यमेतन्मया कृष्ण तवाग्रे परिकीर्तितम्
tathā tathā prakarttavyaṃ yena tuṣṭirbhavettava | tathyametanmayā kṛṣṇa tavāgre parikīrtitam
ज्या-ज्या प्रकारे तुझी तुष्टी होईल त्या-त्या प्रकारे मी आचरण करीन। हे कृष्णा, हे सत्य मी तुझ्या समोर स्पष्ट सांगितले आहे।
Candraśarman (addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Facing Kṛṣṇa, the devotee raises joined palms and speaks a solemn vow; the sanctum is quiet, lamps steady, and the deity’s gaze is compassionate; attendants pause as if witnessing a binding saṅkalpa.
FAQs
Bhakti culminates in a clear vow of surrender: living solely for the Lord’s pleasure.
Dvārakā, as the setting where such direct pledges before Kṛṣṇa are portrayed as spiritually potent.
A general prescription of acting in all ways to please the Lord—summarizing prior devotional disciplines.