Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
तस्यां वसति विश्वात्मा सर्वकामप्रदो हरिः । कला षोडशसंयुक्तो मूर्तिं द्वादशकान्वितः
tasyāṃ vasati viśvātmā sarvakāmaprado hariḥ | kalā ṣoḍaśasaṃyukto mūrtiṃ dvādaśakānvitaḥ
وہاں ہری، کائنات کی روح، بسے ہوئے ہیں؛ وہ تمام مرادیں عطا کرنے والے ہیں، سولہ الٰہی کلاؤں سے آراستہ اور بارہ گونہ صورتوں میں ظاہر۔
Prahlāda
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dvārakā as a radiant coastal city; Hari enthroned as Viśvātmā, surrounded by symbols of completeness—sixteen kalās as a luminous halo and twelvefold manifestations suggested as attendant forms or emblems.
FAQs
Dvārakā is sanctified because Bhagavān Hari abides there as the cosmic Self and fulfiller of righteous aims.
Dvārakā/Dvārāvatī as the living abode of Hari.
No explicit rite; the theological praise supports bhakti practices like smaraṇa (remembrance) and tīrtha-yātrā.