Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
देवा ऊचुः । सेयं वै द्वारका देवी वहते यत्र गोमती । यत्राऽस्ते भगवान्कृष्णः सेयं पुण्या विराजते
devā ūcuḥ | seyaṃ vai dvārakā devī vahate yatra gomatī | yatrā'ste bhagavānkṛṣṇaḥ seyaṃ puṇyā virājate
Die Götter sprachen: „Dies ist wahrlich die Göttin Dvārakā, wo der Fluss Gomatī dahinströmt; wo der erhabene Herr Kṛṣṇa weilt — diese heilige Stadt erstrahlt in Verdienst und Reinheit.“
Devas
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The gods point toward Dvārakā as a radiant goddess-city; the Gomatī glitters as it flows; in the heart of the city, Kṛṣṇa’s presence is implied by a luminous aura or temple silhouette; devas speak in chorus.
FAQs
A tīrtha becomes supremely sanctifying through divine presence—when Bhagavān dwells there, the land itself radiates puṇya.
Dvārakā, especially in relation to the Gomatī River and the abiding presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
No explicit prescription; the verse provides theological identification of Dvārakā’s holiness (devī-svarūpa) and its sources (Gomatī, Kṛṣṇa).