ज्वालामुखोऽथ रक्ताक्षः स्मशाननिलयः क्रथः । मांसादो रुधिराहारः कृष्णः कृष्णजटाधरः
jvālāmukho'tha raktākṣaḥ smaśānanilayaḥ krathaḥ | māṃsādo rudhirāhāraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ kṛṣṇajaṭādharaḥ
جْوَالَامُخَا؛ ثم رَكْتَاكْشَا؛ وكْرَثَا ساكنُ المحارق؛ ومَامْسَادَا آكِلُ اللحم؛ ورُذِيرَاهَارَا المتغذّي بالدم؛ وكْرِشْنَا ذو الجَدائل الداكنة المتلبّدة—(هؤلاء هم الحُرّاس الشداد لتلك الجهة).
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Āgneya-dik guardians)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Inquirer/pilgrim audience
Scene: In the south-east quarter near a shadowed boundary, fierce guardians appear: flame-faced Jvālāmukha, red-eyed Raktākṣa, Kratha dwelling by śmaśāna, and others with dark matted locks—standing as terrifying yet protective sentinels.
Even fearsome beings can be integrated into dharma as protectors of a sacred city, showing the Purāṇic theme of transformation into service.
Dvārakā—its sanctity is emphasized by the presence of appointed guardians for each direction.
No explicit rite is stated; the verse provides names for remembrance and contextual veneration.