Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72
नवसप्ततिवर्षाणि न कृतं वासरे मम । संपूर्णं मत्प्रसादेन तव जातं न संशयः
navasaptativarṣāṇi na kṛtaṃ vāsare mama | saṃpūrṇaṃ matprasādena tava jātaṃ na saṃśayaḥ
एकोणऐंशी वर्षे तू माझ्या पवित्र व्रतदिनी आचरण केले नाहीस। तरीही माझ्या कृपेने तुझे ते व्रत पूर्ण झाले आहे—यात संशय नाही।
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A venerable brāhmaṇa stands with folded hands before the Lord in Dvārakā; the Lord speaks words of assurance that a long-neglected sacred-day observance is fulfilled by divine grace.
FAQs
Divine grace can restore what was lacking when devotion is genuine; mercy is central to the Māhātmya’s theology.
Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa’s grace is presented as directly operative for devotees.
The verse alludes to observing Kṛṣṇa’s sacred day (vāsara); it highlights fulfillment through grace rather than detailing procedure.