Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
काश्यादिपुर्यो या नित्यं निवसंति कलौ युगे । नित्यं कृष्णस्य सदने पापिनां मुक्तिदे सदा
kāśyādipuryo yā nityaṃ nivasaṃti kalau yuge | nityaṃ kṛṣṇasya sadane pāpināṃ muktide sadā
Những thánh đô bắt đầu từ Kāśī vẫn bền vững qua thời Kali-yuga; cũng vậy, trong chính thánh cư của Kṛṣṇa (Dvārakā), sự ban cho giải thoát luôn thường hằng, ngay cả đối với kẻ mang tội lỗi.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kṛṣṇa-sadana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Daitya interlocutor (addressed in surrounding verses)
Scene: Dvārakā as a radiant city-temple by the sea; pilgrims burdened by sin approach Kṛṣṇa’s shrine and emerge serene, while distant silhouettes of Kāśī-like purīs symbolize ‘nitya’ sacred cities.
FAQs
Divine grace linked to a sacred city can uplift even the fallen; Dvārakā is praised as a perennial source of liberation.
Dvārakā—identified as Kṛṣṇa’s abode—is glorified, with Kāśī invoked as a benchmark of timeless sanctity.
No explicit ritual; the teaching emphasizes the salvific power of residence/connection with Kṛṣṇa’s sacred abode.