Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4
येऽपीच्छंति मनोवृत्त्या गमनं द्वारकां प्रति । तेषां प्रलीयते पापं पूर्वजन्मायुतार्जितम्
ye'pīcchaṃti manovṛttyā gamanaṃ dvārakāṃ prati | teṣāṃ pralīyate pāpaṃ pūrvajanmāyutārjitam
जे केवळ मनोवृत्तीनेही द्वारकेकडे जाण्याची इच्छा करतात, त्यांच्या पूर्वजन्मांतून साठलेले असंख्य पाप नष्ट होते।
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim, still at home, turns mind and gaze westward toward the sea-city of Dvārakā; subtle dark clouds of sin dissolve into light as Kṛṣṇa’s city glimmers on the horizon.
FAQs
In tīrtha-māhātmya, even sincere intention (manovṛtti/saṅkalpa) toward pilgrimage is credited with profound purification.
Dvārakā, whose sanctity is said to dissolve ancient karmic impurities.
Cultivate a genuine resolve to journey to Dvārakā; the verse emphasizes inner intention as spiritually efficacious.