Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
यत्र तिष्ठंति यज्ञाश्च यत्र तिष्ठंति देवताः । यत्र तिष्ठंति ऋषयो मुनयो योगवित्तमाः
yatra tiṣṭhaṃti yajñāśca yatra tiṣṭhaṃti devatāḥ | yatra tiṣṭhaṃti ṛṣayo munayo yogavittamāḥ
That is the place where the sacrifices (yajñas) themselves abide, where the gods dwell, and where the ṛṣis and sages—foremost among knowers of Yoga—remain established.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dvārakā is envisioned as a sacred mandala where yajña fires glow, devas stand in attendance, and yogic ṛṣis sit in meditation—an all-in-one spiritual ecosystem.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is recognized by the presence of dharma—sacrifice, divine grace, and realized sages—gathered in one sanctified place.
Dvārakā (within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa’s Dvārakā-māhātmya).
No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse characterizes the site as the natural abode of yajña, gods, and yogic sages.