Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26
धिग्धिक्पापसमाचारो धिग्धिग्वै निष्ठुराशयः । हित्वा यः स्त्रीजनं मूढो गतो द्वारवतीं हरिः
dhigdhikpāpasamācāro dhigdhigvai niṣṭhurāśayaḥ | hitvā yaḥ strījanaṃ mūḍho gato dvāravatīṃ hariḥ
تف ہے اُس پر—گناہ آلود چال چلن والے پر؛ تف ہے اُس سنگ دل پر! عورتوں کی سنگت چھوڑ کر وہ گمراہ ہری دواروتی چلا گیا۔
Lalitā (continuing her outcry; attribution by immediate context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā/Dvāravatī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A woman denounces ‘Hari’ in anguish, hands raised in despair; behind her, the sea-facing silhouette of Dvārakā’s ramparts is suggested, symbolizing distance and abandonment.
FAQs
The verse dramatizes the pain of separation and the devotee’s sense of abandonment, a recurring Purāṇic theme that intensifies longing for God.
Dvāravatī (Dvārakā), explicitly named as Hari’s city and a central tīrtha in the Dvārakā-māhātmya.
No; the verse is an emotional denunciation, not a ritual directive.