किं पुनर्वेदपाठं तु स्नानकाले करोति यः । तस्य यल्लभते पुण्यं न ज्ञातं नरनायक
kiṃ punarvedapāṭhaṃ tu snānakāle karoti yaḥ | tasya yallabhate puṇyaṃ na jñātaṃ naranāyaka
جو شخص غسلِ عبادت کے وقت وید کا پاٹھ کرتا ہے، اے مردوں کے پیشوا، اسے جو پُنّیہ ملتا ہے وہ بے اندازہ ہے، معلوم و محدود نہیں۔
Unspecified (addressing a king; likely Sūta in Purāṇic frame)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nara-nāyaka / nara-īśvara (king addressed)
Scene: Pilgrims at Dvārakā’s sacred waters perform a bathing rite while a devotee recites Vedic hymns, with Kṛṣṇa’s presence implied through icon/temple backdrop and sea-horizon.
Vedic recitation performed as worship magnifies sanctity; its fruit is described as immeasurable.
Dvārakā, where the Lord’s worship and snāna rites are praised.
Reciting Vedic passages during the deity’s bathing time (snāna-kāla).