यत्रयत्र शिवक्षेत्रं यत्र तीर्थं तु शांकरम् । तत्र गच्छति राजेन्द्र वैष्णवं नैव गच्छति
yatrayatra śivakṣetraṃ yatra tīrthaṃ tu śāṃkaram | tatra gacchati rājendra vaiṣṇavaṃ naiva gacchati
اے راجندر! جہاں جہاں شیو کا مقدس کھیتر ہو، جہاں شَنکر کا تیرتھ ہو، وہیں وہ جاتا ہے؛ ویشنو کے تیرتھوں کی طرف وہ ہرگز نہیں جاتا۔
Narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator addressing a king)
Tirtha: Śiva-kṣetra / Śaṅkara-tīrtha (generic category)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (rājendra)
Scene: A resolute pilgrim points toward Śiva-kṣetras on a symbolic map while turning away from Vaiṣṇava shrines; the king listens as the narrator describes his travel choices.
It emphasizes unwavering devotion expressed through pilgrimage: the devotee prioritizes Śiva-kṣetras and Śaṅkara-tīrthas as the highest sacred destinations.
The verse broadly glorifies Śiva-kṣetras and Śaṅkara-tīrthas; within this chapter’s flow, it supports the wider Prabhāsa–Dvārakā sacred geography.
No specific rite is prescribed; the implied practice is tīrtha-yātrā (pilgrimage) to Śiva-associated holy places.