Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
दृष्ट्वा सोमेश्वरं देवं कृष्णं नैव प्रपश्यति । मोहाद्व्यर्थगतं तस्य सर्वं संसारकर्म वै
dṛṣṭvā someśvaraṃ devaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ naiva prapaśyati | mohādvyarthagataṃ tasya sarvaṃ saṃsārakarma vai
Đã chiêm bái thần Someśvara mà nếu không thật sự thấy Kṛṣṇa, thì vì mê lầm, mọi công phu mưu cầu trong cõi luân hồi của người ấy đều trở nên vô ích.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Someshvara-to-Dvārakā completion principle
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim stands before Someshvara with offerings, yet a veil labeled ‘moha’ obscures the distant vision of Kṛṣṇa; behind him, piles of worldly tasks fade into dust, signifying ‘vyartha’ effort.
FAQs
Worldly effort lacks ultimate value when one neglects the culminating divine encounter; completing the pilgrimage to Kṛṣṇa is stressed.
Someśvara/Somanātha (Prabhāsa) is linked to the necessity of proceeding to Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā.
To ‘properly behold’ (prapaśyati) Kṛṣṇa—i.e., complete Kṛṣṇa-darśana as the intended completion of the yātrā.