Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62
सा रोमहर्षविवशा त्रपया परीता कोपानुरागकलुषा कृतविप्रलापा । संवर्द्धितद्विगुणशोकभरा च देवी नानारसं बत दृशोर्विषयं प्रपेदे
sā romaharṣavivaśā trapayā parītā kopānurāgakaluṣā kṛtavipralāpā | saṃvarddhitadviguṇaśokabharā ca devī nānārasaṃ bata dṛśorviṣayaṃ prapede
Die Göttin wurde von Schauder überwältigt, die Haare stellten sich auf, und Scham erfüllte sie; ihr Herz war getrübt von einer Mischung aus Zorn und Liebe, und abgerissene Worte brachen hervor. Die Last ihres Kummers verdoppelte sich, und ihren Augen bot sich ein Wirbel vieler Empfindungen.
Prahlāda (narration continues)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The goddess trembles with horripilation, eyes brimming with many rasas—shame, anger, love, grief—uttering broken words as sorrow doubles in Kṛṣṇa’s presence.
FAQs
Devotional encounter can awaken complex emotions; the Purāṇa validates inner turmoil as part of transformation toward refuge in God.
The emotional drama unfolds within Dvārakā-māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā’s sanctity through Kṛṣṇa-centered remembrance.
None; the verse is primarily rasa-oriented narrative psychology.