The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
नाराचधारावरणासिधारी सुररिपुवधकारी धरणीधरः ॥ धृतशङ्खगदाब्जचक्रपाणिः स्वयमिह शास्त्रमुदावहत्प्रधानम् ॥
nārācadhārāvaraṇāsidhārī suraripuvadhakārī dharaṇīdharaḥ || dhṛtaśaṅkhagadābjacakrapāṇiḥ svayam iha śāstram udāvahat pradhānam
حامِلًا سيفًا كأنه سترٌ واقٍ من وابل السهام—قاتلَ أعداءِ الآلهة، وحاملَ الأرض—وبيده الصدفةُ والهراوةُ واللوتسُ والقرصُ، أعلن هو نفسه هنا الشاسترا الأسمى.
Sūta / Narrator (implied)
It reflects a Purāṇic strategy of authorizing teachings by associating them with a divine figure who embodies protection and cosmic order.
No specific place-name appears in this verse; it functions as a descriptive transition within the narrative.
Legitimate instruction (śāstra) is framed as protective and order-sustaining, linked to restraint of destructive forces.
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