Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
यो नार्चयति पापिष्ठो देवमन्यत्र गच्छति । कोटिजन्मार्जितं पुण्यं हरते रुक्मिणीपतिः
yo nārcayati pāpiṣṭho devamanyatra gacchati | koṭijanmārjitaṃ puṇyaṃ harate rukmiṇīpatiḥ
जो पापिष्ठ देवाची पूजा करीत नाही व अन्यत्र जातो, त्याचे कोटिजन्मार्जित पुण्य रुक्मिणीपति श्रीकृष्ण हरून घेतात।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Daityarājendra
Scene: A pilgrim turns away from Kṛṣṇa’s shrine, distracted and irreverent; behind him, a luminous store of merit (as golden grains or a shining ledger) is drawn back into Kṛṣṇa’s hand, while the pilgrim’s aura dims—an admonitory tableau.
FAQs
Neglect of worship and disregard for rightful devotion can nullify accumulated merit; reverence and bhakti are central in a tīrtha’s dharma.
Dvārakā’s devotional framework is implied through the invocation of Rukmiṇīpati (Kṛṣṇa of Dvārakā).
Arcana (worship) of the Lord—implied as the primary duty rather than wandering “elsewhere” in disregard.