Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
गोलकं पतितं दृष्ट्वा क्रन्दंतं ब्राह्मणं तथा । कूर्मपृष्ठं च भगवान्विष्णुर्हन्तुं मनो दधे । नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन जघान हृदये रिपुम्
golakaṃ patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā krandaṃtaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tathā | kūrmapṛṣṭhaṃ ca bhagavānviṣṇurhantuṃ mano dadhe | nārācena sutīkṣṇena jaghāna hṛdaye ripum
Voyant Golaka tombé et le Brāhmaṇa se lamentant toujours, le Seigneur Viṣṇu résolut de tuer également Kūrmapṛṣṭha. Avec une flèche à tige d'acier tranchante comme un rasoir, il frappa l'ennemi au cœur.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa observes Golaka fallen and a brāhmaṇa lamenting; with calm resolve he draws a razor-sharp arrow and strikes Kūrmapṛṣṭha in the heart.
FAQs
In a dharma-centered sacred geography, divine power acts to remove threats against the pious and restore order.
Dvārakā, framed as a sanctified domain under Viṣṇu’s guardianship.
None directly; the verse emphasizes protection of a Brāhmaṇa rather than a specific ritual.