Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 61
तेजस्विनां यथा वह्निस्तत्त्वानां चैत्त्य ईज्यते । यथा ग्रहर्क्षताराणां सोमो वै ज्योतिषां धुवम् । एषां प्रकाशपुंजानां यथा सूर्य्यः प्रकाशते
tejasvināṃ yathā vahnistattvānāṃ caittya ījyate | yathā graharkṣatārāṇāṃ somo vai jyotiṣāṃ dhuvam | eṣāṃ prakāśapuṃjānāṃ yathā sūryyaḥ prakāśate
Wie das Feuer das Erste unter den Strahlenden ist; wie der heilige Schrein unter den Prinzipien verehrt wird; wie der Mond zentral unter Planeten und Sternen ist; und wie die Sonne inmitten dieser Lichtmassen scheint –
Brahmā and Maheśa (continued, implied)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A poetic tableau of cosmic lights: sacrificial fire rising, a sanctum-shrine being worshipped, moon amid stars, and the sun dominating a field of radiance—visually implying Dvārakā’s analogous supremacy.
FAQs
Just as the cosmos has luminous centers, sacred geography too has a supreme center that guides devotion.
Dvārakā is being praised indirectly through layered analogies that culminate in the explicit statement next.
The verse references worship (ījyate) in principle, but does not prescribe a specific ritual act.