Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
पश्चिमस्य समुद्रस्य तीरमाश्रित्य तिष्ठति । कुशस्थलीति या पूर्वं कुशेन स्थापिता पुरी
paścimasya samudrasya tīramāśritya tiṣṭhati | kuśasthalīti yā pūrvaṃ kuśena sthāpitā purī
西の大海の岸辺に寄り添って、一つの都が立つ。昔は「クシャスタリー」と呼ばれ、久しく以前にクシャによって建立された城邑である。
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Kuśasthalī (ancient name of Dvārakā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages
Scene: A panoramic view of an ancient city on the western ocean’s shore—ramparts and gateways facing the sea—evoking Kuśasthalī, the city founded by Kuśa.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s holiness is also carried through its ancient names and sacred origins, linking geography with dharma-history.
Dvārakā, identified through its earlier name Kuśasthalī on the western seacoast.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse provides sacred-location identification for pilgrimage remembrance.