Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50
स्मरणात्कीर्तनाद्यस्माद्भुक्तिमुक्ती सदा नृणाम् । दुर्वाससा तु ऋषिणा रक्षिता तिष्ठते पुरी
smaraṇātkīrtanādyasmādbhuktimuktī sadā nṛṇām | durvāsasā tu ṛṣiṇā rakṣitā tiṣṭhate purī
Vì chỉ nhờ tưởng niệm và ca tụng nơi ấy mà con người luôn được cả phúc lạc thế gian lẫn giải thoát, nên thánh thành ấy vẫn trường tồn—được hiền thánh Durvāsā hộ trì.
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees chant and remember Dvārakā, receiving prosperity and liberation; above the city, sage Durvāsā stands as a fierce yet benevolent guardian, his tapas forming a protective aura around the fort and temple spires.
FAQs
Devotional remembrance and praise of the sacred place grants both life-success and final freedom.
Dvārakā, upheld as a protected sacred city whose very remembrance bears fruit.
Smaraṇa (remembering) and kīrtana (praising/reciting) of the place and its glory.