दक्षिणद्वाररक्षार्थं दुन्दुभिश्च विनायकः । महिषार्कश्च वै सूर्यो भूषणश्च तथेश्वरः
dakṣiṇadvārarakṣārthaṃ dundubhiśca vināyakaḥ | mahiṣārkaśca vai sūryo bhūṣaṇaśca tatheśvaraḥ
جنوبی دروازے کی حفاظت کے لیے دُندُبھِی اور وِنایک ہیں؛ نیز مہِش آرک، سُوریہ، بھوشن اور ایشور بھی محافظ مقرر کیے گئے ہیں۔
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.