Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
तावत्तिष्ठंति पुरुषे ब्रह्महत्यादिकानि च । यावन्न लिखते जंतुर्माहात्म्यं द्वारकाभवम्
tāvattiṣṭhaṃti puruṣe brahmahatyādikāni ca | yāvanna likhate jaṃturmāhātmyaṃ dvārakābhavam
जोपर्यंत जीव द्वारकेचे हे माहात्म्य लिहीत नाही, तोपर्यंत ब्रह्महत्या इत्यादी पापे पुरुषात टिकून राहतात।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee-scribe sits with ink and stylus, carefully copying the Dvārakā Māhātmya; above, a subtle vision of Hari’s symbols indicates inner purification; dark stains representing sins fade from the page and the scribe’s aura.
FAQs
Copying (writing) the Dvārakā Māhātmya is praised as a powerful dharmic act that counteracts even grave sins, emphasizing devotion expressed through preservation and transmission of sacred lore.
Dvārakā, whose māhātmya is presented as spiritually transformative when written and kept.
Likhana—writing/copying the Dvārakā Māhātmya as an act of religious merit (punya) and expiation.