Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
या गतिः सर्वजंतूनां द्वारकापुरवासिनाम् । सा गतिर्दुर्लभा नूनं मुनीनामूर्द्ध्वरेतसाम्
yā gatiḥ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ dvārakāpuravāsinām | sā gatirdurlabhā nūnaṃ munīnāmūrddhvaretasām
O destino (gati) alcançado por todos os seres que habitam a cidade de Dvārakā—esse mesmo estado—é, com certeza, difícil de obter até para os munis ascetas de semente contida.
Prahlāda (continued)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-purī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Two paths contrasted: austere sages in forest meditation and, in parallel, ordinary Dvārakā residents engaged in simple worship—yet surrounded by a higher radiance indicating rarer attainment.
FAQs
The kṣetra’s grace can grant a spiritual goal that even severe ascetic discipline may struggle to reach—highlighting tīrtha-prabhāva.
Dvārakā-pura, whose residents are promised an exceptionally rare spiritual destiny.
None directly; the verse contrasts kṣetra-residence with ascetic effort to emphasize Dvārakā’s unique potency.