Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
श्वेतमूर्धा श्वेतमाली जयन्तानुचराश्च ते । एते शस्त्रोद्यतकरा रक्षन्ते तमहर्निशम्
śvetamūrdhā śvetamālī jayantānucarāśca te | ete śastrodyatakarā rakṣante tamaharniśam
ஸ்வேதமூர்தா, ஸ்வேதமாலீ ஆகியோரும் ஜயந்தனின் பரிவாரர்கள். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் கைகளில் ஆயுதம் உயர்த்தி, அந்த (நகரை) பகல்-இரவு காக்கின்றனர்.
Śrī Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages
Scene: Śvetamūrdhā and Śvetamālī, attendants of Jayanta, stand as pale/white-marked sentinels; a rotating guard keeps watch with weapons raised through day and night.
FAQs
Sacred space is continuously guarded; remembrance of the guardians affirms the ever-active protection surrounding dharma.
Dvārakā, portrayed as perpetually protected by divine attendants.
No direct rite is stated; the verse supports the broader instruction to acknowledge Jayanta’s attendants.