Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
स्मरणात्कीर्तनाद्यस्माद्भुक्तिमुक्ती सदा नृणाम् । दुर्वाससा तु ऋषिणा रक्षिता तिष्ठते पुरी
smaraṇātkīrtanādyasmādbhuktimuktī sadā nṛṇām | durvāsasā tu ṛṣiṇā rakṣitā tiṣṭhate purī
તેનું સ્મરણ અને કીર્તન કરવાથી મનુષ્યોને સદા ભુક્તિ અને મુક્તિ—બંને મળે છે; તેથી દુર્વાસા ઋષિ દ્વારા રક્ષિત આ પુરી સ્થિર રહે છે।
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees chant and remember Dvārakā, receiving prosperity and liberation; above the city, sage Durvāsā stands as a fierce yet benevolent guardian, his tapas forming a protective aura around the fort and temple spires.
FAQs
Devotional remembrance and praise of the sacred place grants both life-success and final freedom.
Dvārakā, upheld as a protected sacred city whose very remembrance bears fruit.
Smaraṇa (remembering) and kīrtana (praising/reciting) of the place and its glory.