Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38
कृच्छ्रसेवी भवेद्यस्तु सुप्ते देवे जनार्दने । पापराशिं विनिर्धूय वैकुण्ठे गणतां व्रजेत्
kṛcchrasevī bhavedyastu supte deve janārdane | pāparāśiṃ vinirdhūya vaikuṇṭhe gaṇatāṃ vrajet
Quando Janārdana repousa no sono sagrado, quem assume a disciplina de Kṛcchra sacode montes de pecado e alcança Vaikuṇṭha, passando a integrar a companhia dos seus servidores.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee performs kṛcchra with a small water pot and minimal food; above, Vaikuṇṭha opens—Viṣṇu enthroned—while attendants beckon; heaps of dark ash-like sin are blown away by a divine breeze.
FAQs
Austerity undertaken in devotion during sacred seasons purifies sin and leads toward divine proximity.
Vaikuṇṭha is mentioned as the spiritual destination; no earthly tirtha is named in this verse.
Practice the Kṛcchra penance during the Lord Janārdana’s śayana period.