Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 56
द्वारावतीं विना विप्रा मुक्तिर्न प्राप्यते कलौ । पुराणसंहितामेतां कृतवान्बलिबन्धनः । ददौ स तु प्रसादेन पूर्वं मह्यं द्विजोत्तमाः
dvārāvatīṃ vinā viprā muktirna prāpyate kalau | purāṇasaṃhitāmetāṃ kṛtavānbalibandhanaḥ | dadau sa tu prasādena pūrvaṃ mahyaṃ dvijottamāḥ
O mga brāhmaṇa, sa Kali-yuga ay hindi nakakamtan ang mokṣa kung wala ang Dvārāvatī (Dvārakā). Ang kalipunang Purāṇa na ito ay binuo ni Balibandhana (Viṣṇu, ang nagbigkis kay Bali), at noong una’y ipinagkaloob niya ito sa akin sa pamamagitan ng biyaya, o pinakamainam sa mga dwija.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages/brāhmaṇas (contextual attribution)
Tirtha: Dvārāvatī / Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (dvija-uttamāḥ)
Scene: A sage-narrator addresses assembled brāhmaṇas, proclaiming Dvārāvatī as Kali-yuga’s mokṣa-gate; a divine figure identified as Balibandhana (Vāmana/Viṣṇu) is shown bestowing a palm-leaf Purāṇic compendium in an act of prasāda.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, Dvārakā is exalted as a decisive sacred support for liberation, emphasizing the saving power of holy place and divine grace.
Dvārāvatī (Dvārakā) is explicitly proclaimed as essential for mukti in Kali-yuga.
No specific rite is prescribed; it is a strong sthala-māhātmya assertion about Dvārakā’s necessity for liberation in Kali-yuga.