Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
निगृह्णात्यनुगृह्णाति रक्षिता पुरवासिनाम् । जयन्तादेशमादाय ते दुष्टान्घातयन्ति च
nigṛhṇātyanugṛhṇāti rakṣitā puravāsinām | jayantādeśamādāya te duṣṭānghātayanti ca
وہ روکتے بھی ہیں اور نوازتے بھی ہیں، شہر کے رہنے والوں کے محافظ بن کر۔ جینت کا حکم لے کر وہ بدکاروں کو بھی قتل کر دیتے ہیں۔
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-purī (protected city)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Guardian-deities patrol Dvārakā’s streets: blessing the righteous with protective gestures while subduing wrongdoers under Jayanta’s directive, balancing compassion and stern justice.
FAQs
The sacred city is upheld by dharmic justice: guardians both bless devotees and restrain wrongdoing to preserve sanctity.
Dvārakā as a protected divine city whose residents are guarded by kṣetrapālas under Jayanta.
None directly; the verse describes the protective function of the guardians rather than a specific rite.