Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
नंदव्रजं गते देवे पूतनाशोषणे सति । घातिते च तृणावर्ते शकटे परिवर्तिते
naṃdavrajaṃ gate deve pūtanāśoṣaṇe sati | ghātite ca tṛṇāvarte śakaṭe parivartite
Ketika Sang Dewa pergi ke Vraja milik Nanda—setelah menghisap habis nyawa Pūtanā, setelah membunuh Tṛṇāvarta, dan setelah membalikkan kereta—maka terlaksanalah laku ilahi yang menakjubkan itu.
Sūta
Tirtha: Vraja (Gokula/Vṛndāvana)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: Kṛṣṇa in Vraja—Pūtanā collapsing after the life is drawn out; whirlwind demon Tṛṇāvarta slain; the cart (śakaṭa) overturned by the child’s kick; cowherd setting with astonished gopas and Yaśodā.
FAQs
The Lord’s līlās portray divine protection: even in infancy, He removes threats and safeguards devotees.
Vraja is referenced as narrative setting; the section’s main tirtha focus remains Dvārakā, developed later.
None; it is a condensed recollection of līlā events.