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From Canto 4, verse 50-79, begins the description of Dakshina Dwaraka.
Canto 5 relates the story, as to how Champakāranyakshētra came to be known as Dakshina Dwāraka:--
STORY OF CHAMPAKARANYA
In Champakavana, there lived a sage known as Vahnimukha. After the completion of Brahmacharya, he entered the Grihasthasrama. He had two sons, Gōpralaya and Gōbhila. Of them. Gōpralaya became an ardent devotee of Vishnu from the beginning.
Even while attending to his daily duties, he was highly devotional, and used to hear the stories of Vishnu very often. After some time, he relinquished all and took to austere penance. The fortitude, and the severity of the penance attracted Sri Maha Vishnu, who appeared before him. Gōpralaya's joy knew no bounds when God appeared before him. He prostrated at his feet and praised him in many ways. Sri Maha Vishnu was much pleased with his devotion and asked him his desires. Gōpralaya immediately requested him to stay in Champakavana is God Gōpāla for ever, as he lived at Dwaraka. Then Vishnu acceeded to his request and named Champaka Vana as Dakshina Dwaraka. Gōpralaya made Champaka vana, a second Dwāraka, by installing God Gōpāla in the Vimana, once used by well known Rishis like Mārkandēya, Mandavya, Maudgalya, Sanaka and Sananda. The Tīrtha is known as Krishna Tīrtha, and the water that flowed from it is known as Haridrā River. On the West, Gōbhila, his brother constructed a tank known as Vishnu pushkariņi.
