पठिष्यंति नरा नित्यं ये वै श्रोप्यंति भक्तितः । तुलापुरुषदानस्य फलं ते प्राप्नुवंति हि
paṭhiṣyaṃti narā nityaṃ ye vai śropyaṃti bhaktitaḥ | tulāpuruṣadānasya phalaṃ te prāpnuvaṃti hi
これを日々誦する者、また信愛をもって聴く者は、まことにトゥラープルシャ・ダーナ(量り施し)の果報を得る。
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from section continuity)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Audience/king addressed in the section
Scene: A householder performs daily recitation from a manuscript while another listens; beside them a symbolic balance scale shows a human figure being weighed against gold/grain (tulāpuruṣa), indicating equivalence of merit.
Devotional recitation and listening can equal the merit of grand charitable rites.
The passage functions within Dvārakā Māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā-centered devotional practice.
Nitya-pāṭha (regular recitation) and bhakti-śravaṇa (devotional listening); the merit is likened to tulāpuruṣa-dāna.