शृण्वतां पठतां चैव माहा त्म्यं द्वारकाभवम् । सर्वं फलमवाप्नोति कृष्णेन कथितं च यत्
śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ caiva māhā tmyaṃ dvārakābhavam | sarvaṃ phalamavāpnoti kṛṣṇena kathitaṃ ca yat
Ai lắng nghe hoặc tụng đọc Dvārakā-māhātmya này sẽ đạt được mọi quả phúc—chính những phần thưởng mà Kṛṣṇa đã tuyên thuyết.
Mārkaṇḍeya (deduced from section flow)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indradyumna
Scene: A devotional assembly listens as a learned reciter chants the Dvārakā-māhātmya; the presence of Kṛṣṇa’s promise is felt as sanctifying radiance.
Śravaṇa (listening) and pāṭha (recitation) of tīrtha-māhātmyas are themselves meritorious and grant the stated spiritual benefits.
Dvārakā, celebrated as Kṛṣṇa’s city and a source of sacred merit.
Listening to and reciting the Dvārakā Māhātmya are presented as meritorious acts.