Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13
श्रीनारद उवाच । राशयः पुण्य पुंजानां कृता युष्माभिरुत्तमाः । तज्जन्मना सहस्रैस्तु यद्दृष्टं कृष्णमंदिरम्
śrīnārada uvāca | rāśayaḥ puṇya puṃjānāṃ kṛtā yuṣmābhiruttamāḥ | tajjanmanā sahasraistu yaddṛṣṭaṃ kṛṣṇamaṃdiram
श्री नारद म्हणाले—हे उत्तम जनहो, तुम्ही पुण्यपुंजांचे ढीग संचित केले आहेत; कारण सहस्र जन्मांनंतरच कृष्णमंदिराचे दर्शन प्राप्त होते।
Nārada
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa-mandira darśana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: yūyam uttamāḥ (addressed devotees/sages/pilgrims in the narrative)
Scene: Nārada, radiant with vīṇā, addresses pilgrims/sages before a resplendent Kṛṣṇa temple at Dvārakā; the sea-wind, flags, and lamps emphasize the rarity of darśana earned over countless births.
FAQs
Darśana of the Lord’s abode is portrayed as a rare fruit of vast accumulated puṇya, encouraging reverence for pilgrimage.
Kṛṣṇa’s mandira at Dvārakā, presented as difficult to attain even across many births.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes the spiritual qualification (puṇya) behind sacred darśana.