Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18
परस्परं समागम्य सर्वास्ता व्रजयोषितः । विविक्ते कृष्णदूतं तं पप्रच्छुः शोककर्षिताः
parasparaṃ samāgamya sarvāstā vrajayoṣitaḥ | vivikte kṛṣṇadūtaṃ taṃ papracchuḥ śokakarṣitāḥ
S’étant rassemblées, toutes les femmes de Vraja, accablées de chagrin, interrogèrent en un lieu retiré ce messager de Kṛṣṇa.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Vraja (rahasya-sthāna of gopī-saṅgama)
Type: kshetra
Scene: All the Vraja women gather, faces worn by grief; they draw the messenger aside to a secluded spot—under a tree or in an inner courtyard—and question him intensely about Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
In separation, devotees seek truth directly—sincere inquiry becomes a form of devotion and emotional purification.
Vraja is presented as a sacred community of devotion, while the Dvārakā-māhātmya frame ties it to Dvārakā’s sanctity.
None; the verse emphasizes private, heartfelt dialogue and inquiry regarding the Lord.