Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
पूर्वद्वारस्थितान्देवाञ्छुणुध्वं सुसमाहिताः । जयंतः प्रथमं पूज्यः सर्वपापहरः शुभः
pūrvadvārasthitāndevāñchuṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ | jayaṃtaḥ prathamaṃ pūjyaḥ sarvapāpaharaḥ śubhaḥ
“ਪੂਰਬੀ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਸੁਣੋ। ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਜਯੰਤ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਨੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ—ਉਹ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਭ ਪਾਪਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹਰਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਹੈ।”
Śrī Prahlāda
Tirtha: Pūrvadvāra of Dvārakā (Eastern Gate)
Type: ghat
Listener: Viprāḥ (sages)
Scene: Prahlāda instructs: at the eastern gate stand deities; first worship Jayanta—radiant and auspicious—who removes all sins, as the pilgrim begins entry into Dvārakā.
FAQs
Approaching a sacred city begins with honoring its guardians; purity and protection are gained through right reverence.
Dvārakā—specifically its pūrva-dvāra (eastern gate) and the sanctity of its protective deities.
Jayanta should be worshipped first among the eastern gate deities.