Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
उपानहौ तु यो दद्याद्द्वारकां प्रति गच्छताम् । कृष्णप्रसादात्स नरो गजस्कन्धेन गच्छति
upānahau tu yo dadyāddvārakāṃ prati gacchatām | kṛṣṇaprasādātsa naro gajaskandhena gacchati
Sinumang magbigay ng sapin sa paa sa mga patungo sa Dvārakā—sa biyaya ni Kṛṣṇa, ang taong iyon ay maglalakbay na wari’y nakasakay sa likod ng elepante.
Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a dusty coastal road to Dvārakā, a donor kneels to offer sandals to a weary pilgrim; above, a faint blessing motif of Kṛṣṇa; the reward symbolized by an elephant with a howdah awaiting the donor.
FAQs
Even simple, practical gifts to pilgrims become sacred offerings when tied to devotion to Kṛṣṇa and the tīrtha.
Dvārakā, the Kṛṣṇa-tīrtha, where service to its pilgrims is praised.
Upānah-dāna: donating sandals/footwear to those journeying to Dvārakā.