The Sacred Greatness of Sānandūra
धरण्युवाच ॥ अहो देव प्रसादश्च यत्त्वया परिकीर्तितम् ॥ श्रुत्वैतत्परमं पुण्यं प्राप्तास्मि परमां श्रियम् ॥
dharaṇy uvāca || aho deva prasādaś ca yat tvayā parikīrtitam || śrutvaitat paramaṃ puṇyaṃ prāptāsmi paramāṃ śriyam
Dharaṇī sprach: O Herr, was du verkündet hast, ist wahrlich eine Gnade. Durch das Hören dieses höchst verdienstvollen Berichtes habe ich das höchste Gedeihen erlangt.
Pṛthivī / Dharaṇī (Vasundharā)
It demonstrates the Purāṇic pedagogical motif where listening to māhātmya discourse is itself presented as culturally meritorious, reinforcing oral-textual transmission.
No new location is named in this verse; it responds to the previously narrated greatness (māhātmya) associated with Dvārakā.
The verse elevates receptive learning and gratitude as ethical dispositions within the dialogue: valuing instruction and acknowledging beneficence.
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