Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
सप्तभिर्बलभद्रश्च चक्रगोऽत्र प्रकीर्तितः । लाच्छितश्चाष्टभिर्भक्तिं ददाति पुरुषोत्तमः
saptabhirbalabhadraśca cakrago'tra prakīrtitaḥ | lācchitaścāṣṭabhirbhaktiṃ dadāti puruṣottamaḥ
Dengan tujuh tanda, Baginda ialah Balabhadra, di sini dipuji sebagai Yang bersemayam bersama Cakra. Dengan lapan tanda, Puruṣottama, Yang Maha Tinggi dan bertanda khas, menganugerahkan bhakti, iaitu bakti-devosi.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Balabhadra stands in Dvārakā’s sacred precinct, robust and serene, associated with the cakra motif; then Puruṣottama, distinctly marked, extends grace that awakens bhakti in the hearts of pilgrims.
FAQs
The highest gift is bhakti itself—devotion bestowed by the Supreme—surpassing merely material attainments.
Dvārakā’s Cakra-related sanctity within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit rite; it emphasizes the bestowal of bhakti through association with the sacred, Cakra-marked presence.