Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
यः स्मरेत्प्रातरुत्थाय माहात्म्यं द्वारकाभवम् । द्वादशीनां च सर्वासां यच्चोक्तं लभते फलम्
yaḥ smaretprātarutthāya māhātmyaṃ dvārakābhavam | dvādaśīnāṃ ca sarvāsāṃ yaccoktaṃ labhate phalam
Quiconque, au matin en se levant, se souvient du Māhātmya de Dvārakā, obtient le fruit annoncé pour toutes les observances de Dvādaśī.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā Māhātmya (remembered at dawn)
Type: kshetra (smṛti-based)
Listener: Pilgrimage audience (not explicit)
Scene: At dawn, a devotee rises, folds hands, and remembers Dvārakā Māhātmya; the sunrise over the sea mirrors Dvārakā’s coast; a calendar of lunar tithis fades as the single act of smaraṇa shines brighter.
FAQs
Daily smaraṇa (remembrance) is elevated as a powerful practice: recalling Dvārakā’s sacred glory is said to confer merits comparable to famed Dvādaśī religious observances.
Dvārakā, whose māhātmya becomes an object of daily remembrance.
Morning remembrance (prātaḥ-smaraṇa) of the Dvārakā Māhātmya; compared to fruits of Dvādaśī-vrata.