Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
भद्रोवाच । हा कृष्ण हा गोपवर हा गोपीजनवल्लभ । समुद्धर महाबाहो गोपीः संसारसागरात्
bhadrovāca | hā kṛṣṇa hā gopavara hā gopījanavallabha | samuddhara mahābāho gopīḥ saṃsārasāgarāt
Bhadrā dit : «Ô Kṛṣṇa ! Ô le meilleur des pasteurs ! Ô bien-aimé des gopīs ! Ô toi aux bras puissants—délivre les gopīs de l’océan du saṃsāra.»
Bhadrā
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Kṛṣṇa (invoked)
Scene: Bhadrā raises her arms in a desperate yet devotional cry, invoking Kṛṣṇa as gopī-beloved and savior; the ocean behind becomes a visual metaphor for saṃsāra.
FAQs
True refuge is taken in Bhagavān; liberation is sought through divine grace rather than ego-effort.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is a direct supplication to Kṛṣṇa within the Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative.
None; the verse is a heartfelt prayer.