dvaraka dakshin-pashchim gujarat rajy, pashchim-madhy bharat ka prasiddh nagar hai. yah kathiyava d prayadvip ke chhote pashchimi vistar, okhamandal prayadvip ke pashchimi tat par sthit hai. dvaraka ko kee dvaroan ka shahar (sanskrit mean dvaraka ya dvaravati) jagat ya jigat ke roop mean bhi jana jata hai. dvaraka bhagavan krishn ki pauranik rajadhani thi, jinhoanne mathura se palayan ke bad isaki sthapana ki thi. isaki pavitrata ke karan yah sat pramukh hiandoo tirthasthaloan mean se ek hai, halaanki is nagar ke mool mandiroan ko 1372 ee. mean dilli ke shasakoan ne nasht kar diya tha. nagar ka adhikaansh rajasv tirthayatriyoan se milata hai. jvar-bajara, ghi, tilahan aur namak yahaan ke bandaragah se jahazoan dvara bheje jate haian. yah bharat ki sat pavitr puriyoan mean se ek haian, jinaki soochi nimnaankit hai:-
ayodhya mathura maya kashi avantika.
puri dvaravati jaiv saptaita mokshadayika॥ ...aur padhean