Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
क्षेत्रतीर्थादिराजानां महाराजस्त्वमीश्वरि । इति सर्वे वदन्तस्तु द्वारकां च ववंदिरे
kṣetratīrthādirājānāṃ mahārājastvamīśvari | iti sarve vadantastu dvārakāṃ ca vavaṃdire
Alle sprachen: „O erhabene Göttin, unter allen heiligen Kṣetra und den vornehmsten Tīrtha bist du die höchste Kaiserin.“ So sagend verneigten sie sich alle vor Dvārakā.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: ṛṣis/brāhmaṇas
Scene: A gathered group of pilgrims and brāhmaṇas stand with folded hands, praising Dvārakā as a crowned empress of tīrthas; the city is envisioned as a goddess presiding over the kṣetra while they bow.
FAQs
True sacredness culminates in reverence: recognizing Dvārakā’s supremacy leads naturally to humble worship.
Dvārakā, praised as the foremost among all kṣetras and tīrthas.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the act emphasized is vandanā—bowing and paying homage.