Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
गोप्यस्तदा रथं दृष्ट्वा द्वारे नंदस्य विस्मिताः । कोऽयं कोऽयमिति प्राहुः कृष्णागमनशंकया
gopyastadā rathaṃ dṛṣṭvā dvāre naṃdasya vismitāḥ | ko'yaṃ ko'yamiti prāhuḥ kṛṣṇāgamanaśaṃkayā
ಆಗ ಗೋಪಿಯರು ನಂದನ ದ್ವಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ರಥವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟರು. ‘ಇವನು ಯಾರು, ಇವನು ಯಾರು?’ ಎಂದು ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಆಗಮನದ ಶಂಕೆಯಿಂದ ಹೇಳಿದರು.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Vraja (Nanda-gṛha threshold)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Gopīs cluster near Nanda’s doorway; a chariot has arrived; their faces show astonishment and sudden hope, mouths forming repeated questions: ‘Who is this?’
FAQs
Devotion turns every sign into remembrance; the devotee’s heart remains alert for the Lord’s presence.
Vraja (Nanda’s Gokula) is evoked as a sanctified space of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti within the Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative arc.
None; it is a narrative moment emphasizing longing and attentive remembrance.