Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
श्रीप्रह्लाद उवाच । इत्येवं वदतस्तस्य द्वारका हृष्टमानसा । नृत्यतो मुदितान्वीक्ष्य सर्वान्प्रेम्णाभिनंद्य च । उवाच ललिता वाचं गौतमीं स्पृश्य पाणिना
śrīprahlāda uvāca | ityevaṃ vadatastasya dvārakā hṛṣṭamānasā | nṛtyato muditānvīkṣya sarvānpremṇābhinaṃdya ca | uvāca lalitā vācaṃ gautamīṃ spṛśya pāṇinā
Śrī Prahlāda dit : «Tandis qu’il parlait ainsi, Dvārakā se réjouit au fond du cœur. Voyant tous ces êtres heureux danser, elle les salua avec affection ; puis, touchant de sa main la rivière Gautamī, elle parla d’une voix douce.»
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā (with invoked presence of Gautamī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dvārakā personified as a radiant goddess-like kṣetra, smiling and affectionate, touching the flowing Gautamī with her hand while pilgrims dance in joy around her; Prahlāda narrates the moment.
FAQs
A sacred place is not merely geography; it is living dharma—welcoming devotion and honoring allied tīrthas with affectionate speech.
Dvārakā is central; Gautamī is referenced as a revered river-tīrtha within the sacred network.
No explicit prescription; the verse highlights respectful contact and honoring of tīrthas (a model for tīrtha-yātrā etiquette).