Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17
दण्डपाणिर्महानादः पाशहस्तः सुलोचनः । अनिवर्त्यक्रमश्चैव तथा दुंदुभिनिस्वनः
daṇḍapāṇirmahānādaḥ pāśahastaḥ sulocanaḥ | anivartyakramaścaiva tathā duṃdubhinisvanaḥ
দণ্ডপাণি, মহানাদ, পাশহস্ত, সুলোচন, অনিবর্ত্যক্ৰম আৰু দুন্দুভিনিস্বন—এইসকলেই সেই দিশাৰ পৱিত্ৰ দ্বাৰ-ৰক্ষক নামে খ্যাত।
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A jeweled southern/quarter gate of Dvārakā with a row of formidable yet auspicious guardians bearing staff and noose; conch-and-drum motifs echoing their names; the sea-wind and city ramparts behind.
FAQs
Remembering the protective forces of a holy city cultivates reverence for sacred order and supports the pilgrim’s sense of consecrated space.
Dvārakā, portrayed as a divinely protected sacred settlement.
None explicitly; it is primarily a nominative listing suitable for recitation/remembering.