Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6
ततोऽन्यदानवान्सर्वान्प्रेषयामास माधवः । रसातलगता केचित्केचिद्विष्णुं समागताः
tato'nyadānavānsarvānpreṣayāmāsa mādhavaḥ | rasātalagatā kecitkecidviṣṇuṃ samāgatāḥ
তারপর মাধব অন্য সকল দানবকে প্রেরণ করলেন। কেউ রসাতলে নিক্ষিপ্ত হল, আর কেউ বিষ্ণুর সান্নিধ্যে উপস্থিত হল।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Skanda in the Dvārakā-māhātmya flow)
Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (Gomati/Cakratīrtha complex implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mādhava commands the dispersal of Dānavas: a portion plunges toward the dark netherworld, while another approaches Viṣṇu’s radiant court, illustrating two destinies under one divine command.
FAQs
Divine order prevails: Viṣṇu (Mādhava) subdues disruptive forces and restores dharma.
The verse sits within the Dvārakā-māhātmya context, framing Dvārakā’s sacred landscape under Viṣṇu’s guardianship.
None in this verse; it is narrative, preparing the ground for later worship instructions.