संस्तवैः स्तूयमानां च गीतवाद्यादिहर्षिताम् । महासिंहासनस्थां तु दृष्ट्वा द्वारवतीं पुरीम् । प्रणेमुर्युगपत्सर्वे सर्वाणि च सुभक्तितः
saṃstavaiḥ stūyamānāṃ ca gītavādyādiharṣitām | mahāsiṃhāsanasthāṃ tu dṛṣṭvā dvāravatīṃ purīm | praṇemuryugapatsarve sarvāṇi ca subhaktitaḥ
Louée par des hymnes et réjouie par les chants et les instruments, elle siégeait sur le grand trône. Voyant ainsi la cité de Dvāravatī, tous, d’un même élan, se prosternèrent avec une profonde bhakti, chacun selon sa manière.
Narrative voice (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not stated in this verse)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand enthroned Dvārakā amid hymns, singing, and instruments; the gathered sacred beings/pilgrims bow simultaneously in deep devotion—an orchestrated ceremonial darśana.
True recognition of a sacred place culminates in humility and collective worship—bhakti expressed as stuti (praise) and praṇāma (prostration).
Dvāravatī/Dvārakā, revered as a city of divine presence.
Implicit devotional acts are highlighted: stuti (hymns), gīta-vādya (sacred music), and praṇāma (prostration).