स्नानार्चनक्रियाकाले घंटावाद्यं करोति यः । पुरतो वासुदेवस्य गवां कोटिफलं लभेत्
snānārcanakriyākāle ghaṃṭāvādyaṃ karoti yaḥ | purato vāsudevasya gavāṃ koṭiphalaṃ labhet
Quien hace sonar una campana durante los ritos de baño y adoración (snāna-arcana), ante Vāsudeva, obtiene el mérito equivalente a donar un crore de vacas.
Deductive: narrative voice of the Dvārakā Māhātmya (commonly Sūta relating the māhātmya to sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: In front of Vāsudeva, during bathing and worship, a devotee rings a bell; the sound ripples through the pillared hall as lamps flicker and water streams over the deity in abhiṣeka.
Simple devotional acts performed attentively before Vāsudeva—like ringing the bell—are exalted as highly meritorious in temple dharma.
Dvārakā, where Vāsudeva’s worship is central in this māhātmya.
Ring the bell (ghaṇṭā-vādya) during snāna and arcana (bathing and worship rites) in front of Vāsudeva.