Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
विष्णोः क्रीडाकरं स्थानं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् । यस्मिन्दृष्टे कलौ नॄणां मुक्तिरेवोपजायते
viṣṇoḥ krīḍākaraṃ sthānaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam | yasmindṛṣṭe kalau nṝṇāṃ muktirevopajāyate
یہ وِشنو کا کھیل بھرا الٰہی آستانہ ہے، جو بھوگ بھی دیتا ہے اور موکش بھی؛ کَلی یُگ میں بھی اس کے محض درشن سے لوگوں میں موکش خود بخود پیدا ہو جاتی ہے۔
Unspecified (narrative voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant vision of Dvārakā as Viṣṇu’s playful seat: ocean-backed golden city, temple spires, and a pilgrim whose mere glance triggers an inner awakening symbolized by a lotus opening in the heart.
FAQs
Certain sacred places are portrayed as exceptionally grace-filled, where darśana itself can awaken liberation even in Kali-yuga.
Dvārakā, described as Viṣṇu’s krīḍā-sthāna (divine play-abode).
The key act is darśana (seeing/visiting); no additional rite is specified in this verse.