Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
पांथिक उवाच । श्रीमद्द्वारवतीं दृष्ट्वा ह्यागतोऽस्म्यत्र राक्षस । वज्रलेपहरोऽस्माकं प्रभावः कृष्णदर्शनात्
pāṃthika uvāca | śrīmaddvāravatīṃ dṛṣṭvā hyāgato'smyatra rākṣasa | vajralepaharo'smākaṃ prabhāvaḥ kṛṣṇadarśanāt
Người hành hương thưa: “Hỡi rākṣasa, sau khi chiêm bái Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) huy hoàng, ta đã đến đây. Oai lực của chúng ta—phát sinh từ việc được diện kiến Kṛṣṇa—có thể trừ diệt chứng khổ ‘vajra-lepa’.”
Pāṃthika (Kṛṣṇa’s pilgrim)
Tirtha: Dvārakā/Dvāravatī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The pilgrim speaks confidently to the rākṣasa: behind him, a luminous vision of Dvāravatī by the sea—temple spires, flags, and waves; a radiant aura labeled by implication as ‘Kṛṣṇa-darśana-prabhāva’ dissolves a hard dark crust (vajra-lepa).
FAQs
Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion generates a purifying potency capable of removing deep-seated spiritual bondage.
Dvāravatī/Dvārakā is explicitly praised as a glorious sacred city.
None directly; the verse emphasizes darśana of Kṛṣṇa and pilgrimage to Dvārakā.