Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
नित्यं कृष्णकथा यस्य प्राणादपि गरीयसी । न तस्य दुर्ल्लभं किंचिदिह लोके परं नृप
nityaṃ kṛṣṇakathā yasya prāṇādapi garīyasī | na tasya durllabhaṃ kiṃcidiha loke paraṃ nṛpa
ข้าแต่พระราชา ผู้ใดมีเรื่องราวแห่งพระกฤษณะเป็นที่รักยิ่งกว่าลมหายใจอยู่เนืองนิตย์ สำหรับผู้นั้น ไม่มีสิ่งใดหาได้ยาก ทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า
Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Kṛṣṇa-kathā (as inner tīrtha) / Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: A king listens as the sage describes the devotee whose heart clings to Kṛṣṇa-kathā more than breath; the devotee is shown surrounded by obstacles dissolving, with two pathways—worldly prosperity and spiritual ascent—both opening under Kṛṣṇa’s grace.
FAQs
When devotion (bhakti) makes Kṛṣṇa-kathā supreme, both worldly welfare and spiritual attainment become naturally accessible.
The statement supports the Dvārakā-centered devotion to Kṛṣṇa, though the verse itself speaks generally of Kṛṣṇa-kathā.
No external rite; it prescribes sustained devotion through continual engagement with Kṛṣṇa-kathā.