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
അപ്പോൾ ഗോപികൾ നന്ദന്റെ വാതിലിൽ രഥം കണ്ടു വിസ്മയിച്ചു. ‘ആരിവൻ, ആരിവൻ?’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു കൃഷ്ണൻ വന്നിരിക്കുമോ എന്ന സംശയം തോന്നി.
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.