Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
सर्वक्षेत्रोत्तमा या च सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमा । स्वर्गादप्यधिका भूमौ द्वारकेयं प्रकाशते
sarvakṣetrottamā yā ca sarvatīrthottamottamā | svargādapyadhikā bhūmau dvārakeyaṃ prakāśate
જે સર્વ ક્ષેત્રોમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ અને સર્વ તીર્થોમાં પરમ શ્રેષ્ઠ છે—એ દ્વારકા પૃથ્વી પર સ્વર્ગથી પણ અધિક મહિમાથી પ્રકાશે છે.
Devas (continuing praise)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dvārakā shines on earth with a brilliance outshining celestial realms; above, a faint depiction of svarga is shown as secondary, while the city below radiates as the true ‘higher-than-heaven’ sanctuary; devas gesture in affirmation.
FAQs
Earthly sacred geography can exceed celestial realms because it grants direct access to dharma, devotion, and liberation-oriented merit.
Dvārakā is praised as the supreme kṣetra and tīrtha.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse functions as a māhātmya-assertion of Dvārakā’s unrivaled sanctity.