Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
पश्चिमस्य समुद्रस्य तीरमाश्रित्य तिष्ठति । कुशस्थलीति या पूर्वं कुशेन स्थापिता पुरी
paścimasya samudrasya tīramāśritya tiṣṭhati | kuśasthalīti yā pūrvaṃ kuśena sthāpitā purī
مغربی سمندر کے کنارے کا سہارا لیے وہ نگری قائم ہے، جو پہلے ‘کُشستھلی’ کہلاتی تھی—قدیم زمانے میں کُش نے بسائی ہوئی پوری۔
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Kuśasthalī (ancient name of Dvārakā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages
Scene: A panoramic view of an ancient city on the western ocean’s shore—ramparts and gateways facing the sea—evoking Kuśasthalī, the city founded by Kuśa.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s holiness is also carried through its ancient names and sacred origins, linking geography with dharma-history.
Dvārakā, identified through its earlier name Kuśasthalī on the western seacoast.
No explicit ritual is given; the verse provides sacred-location identification for pilgrimage remembrance.