Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
पितॄणामक्षया तृप्तिः प्रजा भवति निश्चला । हीनसत्त्वो नैव भवेद्दीर्घायुश्च भवेन्नरः
pitṝṇāmakṣayā tṛptiḥ prajā bhavati niścalā | hīnasattvo naiva bhaveddīrghāyuśca bhavennaraḥ
اس کے پِتروں کو نہ ختم ہونے والی تسکین حاصل ہوتی ہے؛ اس کی اولاد ثابت قدم اور محفوظ رہتی ہے۔ وہ حوصلے میں کمزور نہیں ہوتا اور انسان دراز عمر پاتا ہے۔
Narratorial voice (phalaśruti within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A symbolic tri-layer scene: ancestors receiving offerings in a subtle celestial register; below, a stable family line—children thriving; the devotee stands firm and radiant, signifying strength and long life.
FAQs
Pilgrimage merit is portrayed as uplifting both the devotee and the ancestral line, stabilizing family welfare.
The Dvārakā tīrtha setting—particularly Rukmiṇī-hrada—underlies these promised fruits.
The verse gives outcomes; the associated prescriptions are the Rukmiṇī-centered worship, bathing, and charity described in the surrounding passage.