किं फलं गमने तस्यां किं फलं कृष्णदर्शने । कानि तीर्थानि तत्रैव के देवास्तद्वदस्व नः
kiṃ phalaṃ gamane tasyāṃ kiṃ phalaṃ kṛṣṇadarśane | kāni tīrthāni tatraiva ke devāstadvadasva naḥ
“Ano ang gantimpala ng pagpunta roon, at ano ang gantimpala ng pagtanaw kay Kṛṣṇa doon? Aling mga tīrtha ang naroon, at aling mga diyos? Ipagpaliwanag mo sa amin.”
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (and by extension the audience at Naimiṣa)
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas respectfully question about Dvārakā’s pilgrimage fruits—merit of going, merit of Kṛṣṇa-darśana, the list of local tīrthas and resident deities—setting a didactic, itinerary-like tone.
Pilgrimage is evaluated by phala (spiritual fruit), centered on darśana of the Lord and knowledge of the site’s tīrthas and devatās.
Dvārakā as a kṣetra, with its internal network of tīrthas (to be detailed in subsequent verses).
None directly; it requests guidance about practices and sacred locations.