Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
पापं जन्मसहस्रोत्थं पदमात्रेण गच्छताम् । द्वारका हरते नूनं मुक्तिः कृष्णस्य दर्शनात्
pāpaṃ janmasahasrotthaṃ padamātreṇa gacchatām | dvārakā harate nūnaṃ muktiḥ kṛṣṇasya darśanāt
جو لوگ اس کی طرف صرف ایک قدم بھی بڑھاتے ہیں، دوارکا یقیناً ہزار جنموں سے اٹھنے والے گناہ دور کر دیتی ہے؛ اور کرشن کے درشن سے مکتی حاصل ہوتی ہے۔
Sūta (continuing narration context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim lifts one foot to take the first step toward Dvārakā; in the distance the city gleams by the sea, while a radiant vision of Kṛṣṇa bestows liberation, chains of sin breaking apart.
FAQs
Approaching a supreme tīrtha with devotion purifies deeply, and direct divine encounter (darśana) leads to liberation.
Dvārakā, especially as the place of Kṛṣṇa’s presence and darśana.
Tīrtha-yātrā (going toward/visiting Dvārakā) and seeking Kṛṣṇa-darśana.