Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
नंदव्रजं गते देवे पूतनाशोषणे सति । घातिते च तृणावर्ते शकटे परिवर्तिते
naṃdavrajaṃ gate deve pūtanāśoṣaṇe sati | ghātite ca tṛṇāvarte śakaṭe parivartite
যেতিয়া দেৱ নন্দৰ ব্ৰজলৈ গ’ল—পূতনাৰ প্ৰাণ শোষণ কৰি, তৃণাবর্তক বধ কৰি, আৰু শকট (গাড়ী) উলটাই দি—তেতিয়া এই আশ্চৰ্য লীলা সম্পন্ন হ’ল।
Sūta
Tirtha: Vraja (Gokula/Vṛndāvana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: Kṛṣṇa in Vraja—Pūtanā collapsing after the life is drawn out; whirlwind demon Tṛṇāvarta slain; the cart (śakaṭa) overturned by the child’s kick; cowherd setting with astonished gopas and Yaśodā.
FAQs
The Lord’s līlās portray divine protection: even in infancy, He removes threats and safeguards devotees.
Vraja is referenced as narrative setting; the section’s main tirtha focus remains Dvārakā, developed later.
None; it is a condensed recollection of līlā events.