Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35
तासां तद्रुदितं श्रुत्वा भक्तिस्नेहसमन्वितः । विस्मयं परमं गत्वा साधुसाध्विति चाब्रवीत्
tāsāṃ tadruditaṃ śrutvā bhaktisnehasamanvitaḥ | vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā sādhusādhviti cābravīt
Als er ihr Weinen hörte, wurde er—von Bhakti und Zuneigung erfüllt—von höchstem Staunen ergriffen und rief: „Vortrefflich! Vortrefflich!“
Narrator (contextually following Prahlāda’s narration; the exclaimer is Uddhava)
Tirtha: Vraja (as exemplary bhakti-field)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A listener (Uddhava implied by context) hears the gopīs’ weeping and is struck with wonder; hands raised in reverent acclaim, uttering ‘sādhu sādhu’.
FAQs
The highest devotion may appear as sorrow; saints recognize its purity and praise it.
No direct tīrtha praise; the verse highlights the ‘māhātmya’ of Vraja-bhakti within the Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative.
None; it is an affirmation of devotional excellence.