Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22
सनातन ऋषिश्रेष्ठो ह्यगस्त्यश्च महातपाः । एते याम्यदिशि द्वारं रक्षन्ति सुसमाहिताः
sanātana ṛṣiśreṣṭho hyagastyaśca mahātapāḥ | ete yāmyadiśi dvāraṃ rakṣanti susamāhitāḥ
ঋষিশ্ৰেষ্ঠ সনাতন আৰু মহাতপস্বী অগস্ত্য—এই দুয়ো সম্পূৰ্ণ একাগ্ৰচিত্তে যাম্য (দক্ষিণ) দিশাৰ দুৱাৰ ৰক্ষা কৰে।
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born pilgrims/listeners)
Scene: At the southern gate of Dvārakā, the venerable ṛṣis Sanātana and Agastya stand in meditative vigilance, forming a protective threshold with ascetic radiance.
FAQs
Austerity and steadiness (tapas, samādhāna) are portrayed as protective powers that uphold the sanctity of a holy place.
Dvārakā, whose southern quarter is said to be guarded by great sages.
No explicit prescription; the verse underscores the contemplative readiness (su-samāhitāḥ) of the sage-guardians.