Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39
निगृह्णात्यनुगृह्णाति रक्षिता पुरवासिनाम् । जयन्तादेशमादाय ते दुष्टान्घातयन्ति च
nigṛhṇātyanugṛhṇāti rakṣitā puravāsinām | jayantādeśamādāya te duṣṭānghātayanti ca
他们既能制伏，亦能施恩，作为城中居民的守护者。承受 Jayanta 之命，他们也击灭诸恶。
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-purī (protected city)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Guardian-deities patrol Dvārakā’s streets: blessing the righteous with protective gestures while subduing wrongdoers under Jayanta’s directive, balancing compassion and stern justice.
FAQs
The sacred city is upheld by dharmic justice: guardians both bless devotees and restrain wrongdoing to preserve sanctity.
Dvārakā as a protected divine city whose residents are guarded by kṣetrapālas under Jayanta.
None directly; the verse describes the protective function of the guardians rather than a specific rite.