Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
अप्रदृश्या पुरा लोके दैत्यदानवरक्षसाम् । शरण्या देवतादीनां पुरीं तां को न सेवते
apradṛśyā purā loke daityadānavarakṣasām | śaraṇyā devatādīnāṃ purīṃ tāṃ ko na sevate
পূৰ্বতে এই জগতত দৈত্য, দানৱ আৰু ৰাক্ষসসকলৰ বাবে যি নগৰ অদৃশ্য আৰু অগম্য আছিল, কিন্তু দেৱতাসকল আদি সকলোৰে আশ্ৰয়—সেই পবিত্ৰ পুৰীক কোনে ন সেৱে?
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant sea-girt city with towering gates and divine guardians; devas approach in reverence while shadowy asuric figures are kept outside by an unseen barrier.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is protected by divine order: it becomes a sanctuary for the virtuous and remains beyond the reach of hostile forces.
Dvārakā, praised as divinely safeguarded.
No specific rite is stated; the implied dharma is sevā/yātrā—resorting to and honoring the sacred city.