Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
गीतवाद्यैश्च नृत्यैश्च पताकाभिः समंततः । प्रययुः स्तोत्रपाठैश्च सर्वे ते द्वारकाश्रये
gītavādyaiśca nṛtyaiśca patākābhiḥ samaṃtataḥ | prayayuḥ stotrapāṭhaiśca sarve te dvārakāśraye
गीते, वाद्ये व नृत्यांसह, सर्वत्र पताका घेऊन, आणि स्तोत्रपाठ करीत ते सर्व द्वारकेच्या आश्रयाकडे निघाले।
Prahlāda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A jubilant pilgrimage procession: singers and drummers, dancers in rhythmic steps, banners fluttering on all sides, devotees chanting hymns as they move toward Dvārakā, the sea breeze catching the flags.
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not merely travel; it is devotion in motion—kīrtana, stotra-recitation, and communal celebration sanctify the journey.
Dvārakā is presented as the spiritual refuge/abode toward which the devotees proceed.
Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) is explicitly mentioned, along with devotional music and dance as accompanying practices.