Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रह्लाद उवाच । परस्परं वरौ दत्त्वा कृष्णदुर्वाससौ मुदा । ततः प्रभृति विप्रेन्द्रास्तस्मिन्स्थाने ह्यतिष्ठताम् । वरदानमिति प्रोक्तं तत्तीर्थं सर्वकामदम्
prahlāda uvāca | parasparaṃ varau dattvā kṛṣṇadurvāsasau mudā | tataḥ prabhṛti viprendrāstasminsthāne hyatiṣṭhatām | varadānamiti proktaṃ tattīrthaṃ sarvakāmadam
ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ କହିଲେ—କୃଷ୍ଣ ଓ ଦୁର୍ବାସା ଆନନ୍ଦରେ ପରସ୍ପରକୁ ବର ଦେଇ, ହେ ବିପ୍ରେନ୍ଦ୍ରମାନେ! ସେହି ସମୟରୁ ସେଇ ସ୍ଥାନରେ ଅବସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ। ସେ ତୀର୍ଥ ‘ବରଦାନ’ ନାମେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହୋଇ, ସର୍ବକାମଦ ହେଲା।
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Varadāna
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viprendras (addressed as ‘vīpreन्द्राः’—leading brāhmaṇas/sages)
Scene: Prahlāda narrates: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā exchange boons joyfully and choose to abide at the spot; the tīrtha is proclaimed ‘Varadāna’, radiating wish-fulfilling power.
FAQs
When divine grace and saintly power converge, a place becomes a wish-fulfilling tīrtha for devotees.
Varadāna Tīrtha in Dvārakā, established by the mutual boon-giving of Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā.
Implicitly, pilgrimage to the named tīrtha for desire-fulfillment; the chapter’s context connects it with snāna and pūjā.