Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
पूर्वद्वारस्थितान्देवाञ्छुणुध्वं सुसमाहिताः । जयंतः प्रथमं पूज्यः सर्वपापहरः शुभः
pūrvadvārasthitāndevāñchuṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ | jayaṃtaḥ prathamaṃ pūjyaḥ sarvapāpaharaḥ śubhaḥ
“จงฟังด้วยจิตตั้งมั่นถึงเหล่าเทพผู้สถิต ณ ประตูทิศตะวันออก ก่อนอื่นพึงบูชาพระชัยยันตะ—ผู้เป็นมงคลและทรงขจัดบาปทั้งปวง”
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.