Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
आत्मानमपि दास्यामि नाहं त्यक्ष्ये हरिं द्विज । बहुभिः सुकृतैः प्राप्तं कथं त्यक्ष्यामि केशवम्
ātmānamapi dāsyāmi nāhaṃ tyakṣye hariṃ dvija | bahubhiḥ sukṛtaiḥ prāptaṃ kathaṃ tyakṣyāmi keśavam
आत्मानमपि दास्यामि नाहं त्यक्ष्ये हरिं द्विज। बहुभिः सुकृतैः प्राप्तं कथं त्यक्ष्यामि केशवम्॥
Bali (Daitya king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A powerful declaration: ‘I can give even myself, but I will not abandon Hari; Keśava is gained by many merits.’ The scene is a moral climax—devotion over all bargains.
FAQs
Devotion to the Lord is portrayed as the highest treasure—more precious than one’s own body or possessions.
Within Dvārakā Māhātmya, Keśava’s presence is tied to Dvārakā’s sanctity as a supreme Vaiṣṇava kṣetra.
No direct ritual is given; the emphasis is on unwavering bhakti and refusal to renounce the Lord.