Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
अप्रदृश्या पुरा लोके दैत्यदानवरक्षसाम् । शरण्या देवतादीनां पुरीं तां को न सेवते
apradṛśyā purā loke daityadānavarakṣasām | śaraṇyā devatādīnāṃ purīṃ tāṃ ko na sevate
જે પુરી પૂર્વે દૈત્ય-દાનવ-રાક્ષસોને અદૃશ્ય અને અગમ્ય હતી, પરંતુ દેવતાઓ આદિ માટે શરણરૂપ છે—એ પુરીનું સેવન કોણ ન કરે?
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A radiant sea-girt city with towering gates and divine guardians; devas approach in reverence while shadowy asuric figures are kept outside by an unseen barrier.
FAQs
A true tīrtha is protected by divine order: it becomes a sanctuary for the virtuous and remains beyond the reach of hostile forces.
Dvārakā, praised as divinely safeguarded.
No specific rite is stated; the implied dharma is sevā/yātrā—resorting to and honoring the sacred city.