Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74
यो नृत्यति प्रहृष्टात्मा भावैर्बहु सुभक्तितः । स निर्द्दहति पापानि मन्वंतरकृतान्यपि
yo nṛtyati prahṛṣṭātmā bhāvairbahu subhaktitaḥ | sa nirddahati pāpāni manvaṃtarakṛtānyapi
جو شخص خوش دل ہو کر گہری بھکتی کے بھاؤ سے ناچے، وہ منونتروں میں جمع ہوئے گناہوں کو بھی جلا کر راکھ کر دیتا ہے۔
Sūta (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of devotees dances in ecstatic devotion before Kṛṣṇa; their movements form a whirl of light, depicted as flames consuming dark smoke-like sins labeled ‘manvantara-pāpa’.
FAQs
Authentic devotion expressed through joyful worship purifies even very old karmic burdens.
Dvārakā, where bhakti-expressions like dance are praised for their purifying power.
Devotional dancing (nṛtya) performed with inner bhāva and sincere devotion.