Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
उपलभ्य सुदारुणामिमामपि पीडामवितास्म्यहं तदा । यदिदं विधुनोति कल्मषं खलु तन्मां समुपेत्य लक्षवृद्धिम्
upalabhya sudāruṇāmimāmapi pīḍāmavitāsmyahaṃ tadā | yadidaṃ vidhunoti kalmaṣaṃ khalu tanmāṃ samupetya lakṣavṛddhim
اس نہایت ہولناک مصیبت کو پا کر بھی میں تب زندہ رہوں گا؛ کیونکہ یہ یقیناً گناہ کی میل کو جھاڑ دیتی ہے—پس یہ مجھ پر آئے اور میرے پُنّیہ کو ایک لاکھ گنا بڑھا دے۔
Rukmiṇī
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted royal woman (Rukmiṇī contextually) resolves to endure a dreadful affliction, viewing it as a purifier that multiplies merit; the sea-city’s sacred ambience frames her vow-like utterance.
FAQs
Adversity can function as purification (kalmaṣa-kṣaya) when borne with dharmic resolve and devotional intent.
The broader Dvārakā Māhātmya context continues to sanctify Dvārakā as the narrative landscape of Hari’s līlā.
No formal ritual is prescribed; the verse frames suffering itself as a purifying discipline when accepted rightly.