Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12
उद्धवस्तौ ततो दृष्ट्वा प्राणसंशयमागतौ । मधुरैः कृष्णसंदेशैः स्नेहयुक्तैरजीवयत्
uddhavastau tato dṛṣṭvā prāṇasaṃśayamāgatau | madhuraiḥ kṛṣṇasaṃdeśaiḥ snehayuktairajīvayat
Alors Uddhava, les voyant tous deux conduits au bord même de la vie, les ranima par de doux messages de Kṛṣṇa, empreints d’une tendre affection.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Vraja (Uddhava’s visit locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical frame)
Scene: Uddhava stands or sits respectfully before the grieving couple, palms joined; his calm face and gentle hand gesture accompany the ‘sweet messages’ that steady their breath and lift their gaze from despair.
FAQs
The Lord’s remembrance and His compassionate message restore strength; true devotion is sustained by divine reassurance.
Dvārakā’s sacred sphere is the underlying setting, with Vraja as the recipient-land of Kṛṣṇa’s consoling grace.
No explicit ritual; the implied practice is śravaṇa—listening to the Lord’s words and messages.