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
Kota suci itu dahulu tak terlihat dan tak terjangkau bagi para Daitya, Dānava, dan Rākṣasa di dunia, namun menjadi tempat perlindungan bagi para dewa dan lainnya—siapakah yang tidak bernaung dan berbakti kepadanya?
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.