Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
सर्वक्षेत्रोत्तमा या च सर्वतीर्थोत्तमोत्तमा । स्वर्गादप्यधिका भूमौ द्वारकेयं प्रकाशते
sarvakṣetrottamā yā ca sarvatīrthottamottamā | svargādapyadhikā bhūmau dvārakeyaṃ prakāśate
Ang Dvārakā, na pinakadakila sa lahat ng banal na kṣetra at pinakamarangal sa lahat ng tīrtha, ay nagniningning sa lupa, higit pa maging sa langit.
Devas (continuing praise)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dvārakā shines on earth with a brilliance outshining celestial realms; above, a faint depiction of svarga is shown as secondary, while the city below radiates as the true ‘higher-than-heaven’ sanctuary; devas gesture in affirmation.
FAQs
Earthly sacred geography can exceed celestial realms because it grants direct access to dharma, devotion, and liberation-oriented merit.
Dvārakā is praised as the supreme kṣetra and tīrtha.
No specific ritual is stated; the verse functions as a māhātmya-assertion of Dvārakā’s unrivaled sanctity.