एतच्छृणोति यो भक्त्या कृत्वा मनसि केशवम् । अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य फलमाप्नोति मानवः
etacchṛṇoti yo bhaktyā kṛtvā manasi keśavam | aśvamedhasahasrasya phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ
مَن يَسمعُ هذا بتعبّدٍ، جاعلًا كيشافا في قلبه، ينالُ ثوابَ ألفِ قربانٍ من أشفاميدها.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from section continuity)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king) addressed in the section’s dialogue
Scene: A devotee seated in a tīrtha-sabhā listens to the Dvārakā-māhātmya; within the heart-lotus Keśava is visualized, while symbolic Aśvamedha implements fade into the background to show bhakti surpassing ritual.
Devotional listening with inner remembrance of Keśava is valued as highly as vast Vedic sacrificial merit.
The teaching belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya and thus supports the sanctity of Dvārakā and related observances.
Śravaṇa (hearing) with bhakti and manasā-smaraṇa (mental remembrance) of Keśava.