Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
न त्यजंति पुरीं पुण्यां द्वारकां कृष्णसेविताम् । सा त्वया सेविता पुत्र सांप्रतं कृष्णदर्शनात् । पिशाचयोनिनिर्मुक्ता यास्यामः परमां गतिम्
na tyajaṃti purīṃ puṇyāṃ dvārakāṃ kṛṣṇasevitām | sā tvayā sevitā putra sāṃprataṃ kṛṣṇadarśanāt | piśācayoninirmuktā yāsyāmaḥ paramāṃ gatim
Hindi nila iniiwan ang banal na lungsod na Dvārakā na pinaglilingkuran ni Kṛṣṇa. Ikaw man, anak ko, ay sumamba na rito ngayon; at sa darśana ni Kṛṣṇa, napalaya kami sa kapanganakang piśāca, at tutungo sa pinakamataas na kalagayan.
A narrator/beneficiary speaking to 'putra' (speaker not explicit; verse indicates a being formerly in piśāca-yoni addressing a son)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A parent-like speaker addressing ‘my son’ before Dvārakā’s sacred precinct; shadowy piśāca-form dissolves into radiant human/celestial form upon Kṛṣṇa’s darśana; the pair ascend toward a luminous path symbolizing paramā gati, while the city remains behind as a sanctifying anchor.
FAQs
Association with a supreme tīrtha and the Lord’s darśana can burn severe karmic bondage, leading to liberation and the highest goal.
Dvārakā, explicitly called the holy city served by Kṛṣṇa.
Sevā (devotional service/attendance) to Dvārakā and Kṛṣṇa-darśana are highlighted as the efficacious acts.