Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
द्रारवत्यामयोध्यायां कृष्णं रामं शुभप्रदम् । मथुरायां हरिं विष्णुं स्मृत्वा मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात्
drāravatyāmayodhyāyāṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rāmaṃ śubhapradam | mathurāyāṃ hariṃ viṣṇuṃ smṛtvā muktimavāpnuyāt
द्वारवती (द्वारका) व अयोध्येत शुभप्रद कृष्ण-रामांचे स्मरण करून, आणि मथुरेत हरि-विष्णूचे स्मरण केल्यास मनुष्य मुक्ती प्राप्त करतो.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dvāravatī–Ayodhyā–Mathurā (smaraṇa-centered)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (bhūpa)
Scene: A devotional map: pilgrims in three cities, each holding prayer beads—remembering Krishna in Dvārakā, Rama in Ayodhyā, and Vishnu/Hari in Mathurā—culminating in a radiant mokṣa motif.
FAQs
Smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Lord in sanctified places is a direct means toward mokṣa, joining place-sanctity with devotion.
Dvārakā (Dvāravatī), Ayodhyā, and Mathurā—each tied to remembrance of the Lord.
Smṛti/smaraṇa—devotional remembrance of Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, and Viṣṇu.