Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71
कुशेन प्रेषितश्चास्मि समीपे ते जनार्दन । किं तवापकृतं नाथ येन दैत्याञ्जिघांससि
kuśena preṣitaścāsmi samīpe te janārdana | kiṃ tavāpakṛtaṃ nātha yena daityāñjighāṃsasi
«Kuśa m’a envoyé auprès de Toi, ô Janārdana. Quel tort t’ont-ils fait, ô Seigneur, pour que Tu veuilles mettre à mort les daityas ?»
Sumanā (sage, as messenger)
Tirtha: Muktitīrtha (contextual, named explicitly in v.20.73)
Type: kund
Listener: Janārdana (addressed)
Scene: A respectful messenger, sent by Kuśa, stands before Janārdana in Dvārakā, palms joined, asking why the Lord intends to slay the Daityas; the sea-city and temple spires glint in the background.
FAQs
Before violence, dharma demands inquiry into cause and offense; even enemies may seek clarification and reconciliation.
Dvārakā’s Māhātmya is reinforced through dharmic dialogue in the presence of Janārdana, marking the place as spiritually authoritative.
No explicit ritual; the verse centers on dharmic questioning and moral causality behind conflict.