Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तस्यां वसति विश्वात्मा सर्वकामप्रदो हरिः । कला षोडशसंयुक्तो मूर्तिं द्वादशकान्वितः
tasyāṃ vasati viśvātmā sarvakāmaprado hariḥ | kalā ṣoḍaśasaṃyukto mūrtiṃ dvādaśakānvitaḥ
সেই দ্বারকায় বিশ্বাত্মা হরি, সকল কামনা-ফলদাতা, অধিষ্ঠান করেন। তিনি ষোড়শ কলায় সমন্বিত এবং দ্বাদশ মূর্তিতে প্রকাশিত।
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dvārakā as a radiant coastal city; Hari enthroned as Viśvātmā, surrounded by symbols of completeness—sixteen kalās as a luminous halo and twelvefold manifestations suggested as attendant forms or emblems.
FAQs
Dvārakā is sanctified because Bhagavān Hari abides there as the cosmic Self and fulfiller of righteous aims.
Dvārakā/Dvārāvatī as the living abode of Hari.
No explicit rite; the theological praise supports bhakti practices like smaraṇa (remembrance) and tīrtha-yātrā.