Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच । भगवन्यथा प्रब्रवीषि विप्र कर्तास्मि तत्तथा । त्वया कृपालुना ब्रह्मन्पारितोऽहं सबांधवः
śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca | bhagavanyathā prabravīṣi vipra kartāsmi tattathā | tvayā kṛpālunā brahmanpārito'haṃ sabāṃdhavaḥ
Śrī Kṛṣṇa berkata: “Wahai brāhmaṇa yang mulia, sebagaimana engkau memerintah, demikianlah akan kulakukan. Wahai brāhmaṇa, oleh belas kasihmu aku—beserta sanak-saudaraku—terlindungi dan terpelihara.”
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Durvāsā (addressed as bhagavan/vipra/brahman)
Scene: Kṛṣṇa addresses Durvāsā with folded hands, calm and obedient, promising to do as commanded; the queen stands beside, mirroring composure; the sage’s austerity contrasts with Kṛṣṇa’s sweetness.
FAQs
Respecting the holy and complying with righteous instruction is itself protective; humility is presented as the Lord’s own teaching-by-example.
Dvārakā is the Māhātmya setting, portraying the city as a place where brāhmaṇa-honor and dharma are upheld.
No explicit ritual; it emphasizes brāhmaṇa-respect and obedience as dharmic conduct.