Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
एतेषां क्षेत्रपालानां सस्त्रीणां च द्विजोत्तमाः । नेता प्रभु श्च स्वामी च जयन्तः पालकस्तथा
eteṣāṃ kṣetrapālānāṃ sastrīṇāṃ ca dvijottamāḥ | netā prabhu śca svāmī ca jayantaḥ pālakastathā
হে দ্বিজোত্তমগণ! এই ক্ষেত্রপালদের—তাঁদের পত্নীসহ—জয়ন্তই নেতা, প্রভু, স্বামী এবং রক্ষক-পালকও বটে।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Jayanta’s guardianship)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijottamāḥ
Scene: Jayanta stands centrally as the authoritative guardian-lord, with attendant kṣetrapālas and their consorts arranged in a protective semicircle, signifying command and coordinated vigilance.
FAQs
Divine protection is organized and hierarchical; recognizing the chief guardian reflects respect for the sacred order (ṛta/dharma) of the kṣetra.
Dvārakā, through identification of Jayanta as the principal protector of its kṣetrapālas.
Implicitly, honoring the guardians under their chief (Jayanta) as part of proper tīrtha etiquette; no specific offering is detailed here.