Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
अपि कीट पतंगाद्याः पशवोऽथ सरीसृपाः । विमुक्ताः पापिनः सर्वे द्वारकायाः प्रसादतः । किं पुनर्मानवा नित्यं द्वारकायां वसंति ये
api kīṭa pataṃgādyāḥ paśavo'tha sarīsṛpāḥ | vimuktāḥ pāpinaḥ sarve dvārakāyāḥ prasādataḥ | kiṃ punarmānavā nityaṃ dvārakāyāṃ vasaṃti ye
Até insetos e mariposas, feras e répteis—embora pecadores—são todos libertos pela graça de Dvārakā. Quanto mais, então, os humanos que habitam continuamente em Dvārakā!
Prahlāda (continued)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Around Dvārakā’s lanes and ghats, insects, birds, animals, and serpents are shown peacefully coexisting near pilgrims and temples, all bathed in a shared aura of liberation.
FAQs
A supremely holy kṣetra extends compassion beyond human boundaries; Dvārakā’s sanctity is portrayed as universally liberating.
Dvārakā, whose prasāda (grace) is said to free even insects, animals, and reptiles.
No explicit ritual; the implied dharma is residence/pilgrimage to Dvārakā and living under its sacred influence.