Denote the circumcircle of △MBL by K1 and the circumcircle of △MCN by K2. The line NM is tangent to K1, so ∠NML=∠MBL (the tangent-chord angle theorem). Similarly, LM is tangent to K2, so ∠NML=∠NCM. Hence,
∠NCM=∠NML=∠MBL(3)
∠DCB=∠CBA=∠NML(4)
We have ∠LMB=∠(LM,MC)=∠MNC and (3), so the triangles △MBL and △NCM are similar. This implies
∣MC∣∣LB∣=∣MN∣∣LM∣=∣CN∣∣BM∣.(5)
Since
∣LB∣∣AL∣=∣MC∣∣BM∣=∣ND∣∣CN∣,
we have
∣AB∣∣AL∣=∣BC∣∣BM∣=∣CD∣∣CN∣.
Thus
∣BM∣∣AL∣=∣BC∣∣AB∣(6)
∣CN∣∣BM∣=∣CD∣∣BC∣(7)
From (4), (5), (6) and (7) we conclude that △ABC, △LMN and △BCD are similar. Now, denote ∠BDC=α, ∠CBD=β and ∠DCB=γ. Then
∠DPA=π−∠CPD=π−(π−∠PDC−∠DCP)=π−(π−∠BDC−∠DCA)=π−(π−∠BDC−(∠DCB−∠ACB))=π−(π−α−(γ−α))=π−(π−α−γ+α)=π−(π−γ)=γ=∠DCB=∠NML.