Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
तथा दीपोत्सवदिने चतुर्द्दश्यां समाहितः । पूजयित्वा यथाशास्त्रमीप्सितं लभते फलम्
tathā dīpotsavadine caturddaśyāṃ samāhitaḥ | pūjayitvā yathāśāstramīpsitaṃ labhate phalam
तसेच दीपोत्सवाच्या दिवशी चतुर्दशीला जो मन एकाग्र करून शास्त्रविधीनुसार पूजन करतो, तो इच्छित फल प्राप्त करतो.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style in Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night of Dīpotsava in Dvārakā: rows of oil lamps along ghāṭs and temple corridors; devotees in clean garments offer dīpas and flowers with focused faces; the sea-breeze and lamp-glow frame the sanctum.
FAQs
Discipline and śāstra-aligned worship on sacred festival timings makes spiritual practice effective and fruitful.
Dvārakā/Dvāravatī is the implied setting of the Dīpotsava worship within Dvārakā Māhātmya.
On Dīpotsava day, especially Caturdaśī, perform focused worship according to śāstra to gain the desired result.