गजाश्वरथदानैः किं किं मंदिरप्रतिष्ठया । तेषां पूजादिना सम्यगिष्टा पूर्तादिभिश्च किम्
gajāśvarathadānaiḥ kiṃ kiṃ maṃdirapratiṣṭhayā | teṣāṃ pūjādinā samyagiṣṭā pūrtādibhiśca kim
Ano pa ang kailangan sa pag-aalay ng elepante, kabayo, at karwahe—o sa pagtatatag ng mga templo? Ano pa ang kailangan sa masalimuot na pagsamba, sa mga yajña at sa mga gawaing pampublikong kabutihan, kung natamo na ang dakilang bunga na pinupuri rito?
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of lavish donors offering elephants, horses, and chariots; priests performing temple consecration and elaborate worship—yet the focal point is a humble devotee receiving Kṛṣṇa’s grace at Dvārakā, indicating the ‘higher fruit’ beyond spectacle.
The verse relativizes even great charities and ritual works, implying that Dvārakā-related devotion yields a superior, more direct spiritual fruit.
Dvārakā, the sacred city associated with Lord Kṛṣṇa, within the Dvārakā Māhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa.
Major dānas (gifts), mandira-pratiṣṭhā (temple consecration), pūjā (worship), and iṣṭa-pūrta (sacrifices and public merit works) are referenced as comparators.