Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
काश्यादिपुर्यो या नित्यं निवसंति कलौ युगे । नित्यं कृष्णस्य सदने पापिनां मुक्तिदे सदा
kāśyādipuryo yā nityaṃ nivasaṃti kalau yuge | nityaṃ kṛṣṇasya sadane pāpināṃ muktide sadā
காசி முதலிய புண்ணிய புரிகள் கலியுகத்திலும் நிலைத்திருப்பதுபோல், ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனின் திருநிலையிலும் எப்போதும் பாவிகளுக்குக் கூட இடையறாது மோக்ஷம் அருளப்படுகிறது.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa-sadana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Daitya interlocutor (addressed in surrounding verses)
Scene: Dvārakā as a radiant city-temple by the sea; pilgrims burdened by sin approach Kṛṣṇa’s shrine and emerge serene, while distant silhouettes of Kāśī-like purīs symbolize ‘nitya’ sacred cities.
FAQs
Divine grace linked to a sacred city can uplift even the fallen; Dvārakā is praised as a perennial source of liberation.
Dvārakā—identified as Kṛṣṇa’s abode—is glorified, with Kāśī invoked as a benchmark of timeless sanctity.
No explicit ritual; the teaching emphasizes the salvific power of residence/connection with Kṛṣṇa’s sacred abode.