Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
स तयोरंतिकं गत्वा नाम विश्राव्य चात्मनः । उवाच कस्त्वं दैतेयान्मम हंसि गदाधर
sa tayoraṃtikaṃ gatvā nāma viśrāvya cātmanaḥ | uvāca kastvaṃ daiteyānmama haṃsi gadādhara
Er trat an sie heran, rief seinen eigenen Namen aus und sprach: „Wer bist du, o Keulenträger, dass du meine Daitya-Krieger erschlägst?“
Kuśa
Listener: Māhātmya audience
Scene: Kuśa’s chariot draws close; he raises a hand in challenge, announcing his name; facing him stands the mace-bearer (Gadādhara), calm yet formidable.
FAQs
The adversary’s ignorance of the Lord’s identity is itself a mark of delusion; dharma confronts adharma through revealed divine presence.
Dvārakā’s sacred sphere, where the Lord is addressed directly as protector of the tīrtha-landscape.
None; the verse is a challenge in dialogue form.