Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
पूर्वद्वारस्थितान्देवाञ्छुणुध्वं सुसमाहिताः । जयंतः प्रथमं पूज्यः सर्वपापहरः शुभः
pūrvadvārasthitāndevāñchuṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ | jayaṃtaḥ prathamaṃ pūjyaḥ sarvapāpaharaḥ śubhaḥ
Listen with full attention to the deities stationed at the eastern gate. Jayanta is to be worshipped first—auspicious, and the remover of all sins.
Śrī Prahlāda
Tirtha: Pūrvadvāra of Dvārakā (Eastern Gate)
Type: ghat
Listener: Viprāḥ (sages)
Scene: Prahlāda instructs: at the eastern gate stand deities; first worship Jayanta—radiant and auspicious—who removes all sins, as the pilgrim begins entry into Dvārakā.
FAQs
Approaching a sacred city begins with honoring its guardians; purity and protection are gained through right reverence.
Dvārakā—specifically its pūrva-dvāra (eastern gate) and the sanctity of its protective deities.
Jayanta should be worshipped first among the eastern gate deities.