दक्षिणद्वाररक्षार्थं दुन्दुभिश्च विनायकः । महिषार्कश्च वै सूर्यो भूषणश्च तथेश्वरः
dakṣiṇadvārarakṣārthaṃ dundubhiśca vināyakaḥ | mahiṣārkaśca vai sūryo bhūṣaṇaśca tatheśvaraḥ
దక్షిణ ద్వార రక్షణార్థం దుందుభి మరియు వినాయకుడు; అలాగే మహిషార్క, సూర్య, భూషణ, ఈశ్వరుడు—ఇవీ రక్షకులుగా నియమితులు.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dakṣiṇa-dvāra)
Type: ghat
Scene: The southern gate: Dundubhi with a great drum emblem; Vināyaka with elephant head and modaka; alongside radiant Sūrya and other guardians (Mahiṣārka, Bhūṣaṇa, Īśvara) standing on a fortified threshold with banners.
Divine order assigns guardianship to uphold sanctity—pilgrimage is entering a protected, consecrated realm.
Dvārakā, especially its southern gate and its protective retinue.
No direct instruction; the verse functions as a sacred catalog of protectors for devotional remembrance.