वसिष्ठ उवाच । इत्येवं राक्षसेनोक्तं श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्य पांथिकः । विस्मयं परमापन्नः प्राह तं हर्षमानसः
vasiṣṭha uvāca | ityevaṃ rākṣasenoktaṃ śrutvā kṛṣṇasya pāṃthikaḥ | vismayaṃ paramāpannaḥ prāha taṃ harṣamānasaḥ
Vasiṣṭha sprach: Als der Kṛṣṇa-Pilger den Rākṣasa so reden hörte, geriet er in großes Staunen und antwortete ihm mit freudigem Herzen.
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Dvārakā (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage-narrator presence is implied: Vasiṣṭha recounts the moment; the pilgrim, astonished yet joyful, prepares to answer the rākṣasa; the scene pauses at the threshold of revelation.
Puranic teachings often unfold through dialogue, showing how devotion and sacred contact awaken wonder and joy.
Dvārakā Māhātmya is the governing context, though the verse itself is narrative framing.
None; it introduces the pilgrim’s response within the story.