श्रुताभिलिखिता दृष्टा ह्ययोध्या मथुरापुरी । पापं हरति कल्पोत्थं द्वारका च तृतीयका
śrutābhilikhitā dṛṣṭā hyayodhyā mathurāpurī | pāpaṃ harati kalpotthaṃ dvārakā ca tṛtīyakā
Ayodhyā dan kota Mathurā—sama ada hanya didengar, dituliskan, atau dilihat—menghapus dosa yang terkumpul sepanjang satu kalpa; dan Dvārakā ialah yang ketiga, termasyhur setara dengannya.
Unknown (within Dvārakā Māhātmya narration; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā–Mathurā–Dvārakā (kṣetra-traya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A triptych: Ayodhyā’s Sarayū ghāṭs and Rāma-temple silhouette; Mathurā’s Yamunā ghāṭs with Kṛṣṇa-līlā motifs; Dvārakā’s sea-city. A scribe writes the māhātmya while a reciter reads to devotees.
Contact with sacred places can purify at multiple levels—mental (hearing), textual (recording), and physical (seeing).
Ayodhyā and Mathurā are explicitly praised, with Dvārakā named as the third in the celebrated triad.
Śravaṇa (hearing), abhilikhana (writing/recording), and darśana (seeing) are presented as spiritually purifying practices.