Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
श्रीगोप्य ऊचुः । कस्मात्त्वमिह संप्राप्तः किं ते कार्य्यमिहाद्य वै । दस्युरूपप्रतिच्छन्नो ह्यस्मान्संहर्तुमिच्छसि
śrīgopya ūcuḥ | kasmāttvamiha saṃprāptaḥ kiṃ te kāryyamihādya vai | dasyurūpapraticchanno hyasmānsaṃhartumicchasi
Les vénérables gopīs dirent : « Pourquoi es-tu venu ici ? Quelle affaire as-tu aujourd’hui en ce lieu ? Déguisé sous l’apparence d’un brigand, veux-tu nous anéantir ? »
Gopīs (women of Vraja)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Uddhava (implied, as the addressed stranger/messenger)
Scene: A group of grief-stricken gopīs confront a stranger they take for a bandit in disguise, their eyes searching for signs of Kṛṣṇa; tension between accusation and longing.
FAQs
Deep love can speak as accusation in separation; beneath harsh words lies unwavering attachment to Kṛṣṇa.
Vraja is foregrounded as the emotional sacred landscape of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti, within the Dvārakā-māhātmya framework.
None; the verse conveys devotional psychology rather than a formal rite.