Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 120
प्रथमं केशवः पूज्यः पश्चाद्देवो महेश्वरः । पूजनीयाश्च भक्त्या वै याश्चान्याः संति देवताः
prathamaṃ keśavaḥ pūjyaḥ paścāddevo maheśvaraḥ | pūjanīyāśca bhaktyā vai yāścānyāḥ saṃti devatāḥ
پہلے کیشو (کیشوَو) کی پوجا کرنی چاہیے، پھر مہیشور دیو کی؛ اور بھکتی کے ساتھ جو دیگر دیوتا موجود ہیں، وہ بھی پوجنے کے لائق ہیں۔
Pretas (Candraśarman’s forefathers)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: The addressed ‘son’/interlocutor
Scene: A pilgrim performs pūjā in sequence: first before Keśava’s image with śaṅkha-cakra, then at a Śiva-liṅga, then at smaller devatā shrines—each with folded hands and equal reverence, but with clear order. The scene feels orderly and serene.
FAQs
The text teaches a hierarchy of worship in this context: Keśava as primary, followed by Maheśvara, while affirming devotional respect for all deities.
Dvārakā Māhātmya frames Dvārakā as a Keśava-centered sacred landscape that still accommodates reverent worship of other devatās.
A practical sequence for pūjā: worship Keśava first, then Maheśvara, then other deities with bhakti.