Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
दुर्ल्लभानीह तीर्थानि दुर्लभाः पर्वतोत्तमाः । दुर्ल्लभा वैष्णवा लोके द्वारकावसतिः कलौ
durllabhānīha tīrthāni durlabhāḥ parvatottamāḥ | durllabhā vaiṣṇavā loke dvārakāvasatiḥ kalau
اس دنیا میں تیرتھ نہایت نایاب ہیں، بہترین پہاڑ بھی نایاب ہیں۔ لوگوں میں ویشنو بھکت بھی نایاب ہیں—اور کلی یگ میں دوارکا میں سکونت بھی نایاب ہے۔
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-gathering at Dvārakā’s seashore with temple spires, conch and discus motifs, and the sense of a rare chance in Kali-yuga; distant sacred mountains and tīrtha markers implied as ‘rare treasures’.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, authentic devotion and access to powerful sacred geography are precious and should be valued and pursued.
Dwārakā, especially the blessing of being able to reside there.
No specific rite; it encourages seeking holy places and cultivating Vaiṣṇava devotion, with Dwārakā-residence as an ideal.