Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
कथयस्व सुरश्रेष्ठ कथं विष्णुर्महीतले । स्थितश्चानर्त्तविषय एतद्विस्तरतो वद
kathayasva suraśreṣṭha kathaṃ viṣṇurmahītale | sthitaścānarttaviṣaya etadvistarato vada
O best among the gods, tell me: how did Viṣṇu come to dwell upon the earth, and how did He take His station in the land of Ānarta (the Dvārakā region)? Relate this to me in full detail.
Unnamed interlocutor (listener in the Dvārakā Māhātmya dialogue)
Tirtha: Ānarta/Dvārakā-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reverent petitioner addresses a radiant deva, asking for the full account of Viṣṇu’s taking residence in Ānarta; the coastline and city silhouette appear behind them as a sacred map.
FAQs
Sacred places are understood through sacred history: the Lord’s presence on earth is revealed by attentive listening to māhātmya narration.
Ānarta-deśa, centered on Dvārakā in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Dvārakā Māhātmya.
No explicit rite is stated here; it is an invitation to hear the detailed māhātmya (śravaṇa) of the holy region.