Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
पायसेन च मांसेन ह्यन्नाद्यैः सुरया तथा । ततः संपूज्य देवशं जयंतं रक्षिणां वरम्
pāyasena ca māṃsena hyannādyaiḥ surayā tathā | tataḥ saṃpūjya devaśaṃ jayaṃtaṃ rakṣiṇāṃ varam
وبالأرزّ المطبوخ باللبن الحلو (pāyasa)، وباللحم، وبمختلف الأطعمة، وكذلك بالسُّرَا (الخمر)—ثم بعد ذلك، وبعد أن تُؤدَّى عبادة جَيَنْتا (Jayanta) على الوجه اللائق، وهو القائد الإلهي وخيرُ الحُرّاس.
Śrīprahlāda (narrative voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Jayanta-rakṣaka station)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A guardian-deity Jayanta stands near an inner approach—armed, radiant, protective—while offerings of pāyasa, various foods, and (as stated) surā are presented; the atmosphere is liminal, between outer gate and inner sanctum.
FAQs
Approaching the Lord is accompanied by honoring His appointed protectors through prescribed offerings.
Dvārakā and its sacred precincts, described as a dhāma with divine guardians.
Offering pāyasa, foods, and other upacāras in a formal worship of Jayanta, the chief guardian.