Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रद्युम्नेन च सांबेन गदेन निषधेन च । युयुधानेन रामेण चारुदेष्णेन धीमता
pradyumnena ca sāṃbena gadena niṣadhena ca | yuyudhānena rāmeṇa cārudeṣṇena dhīmatā
പ്രദ്യുമ്നൻ, സാമ്ബൻ, ഗദൻ, നിഷധൻ, യുയുധാനൻ, രാമൻ, ധീമാനായ ചാരുദേഷ്ണൻ—ഇവരോടുകൂടി.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Yādava gathering locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A noble retinue forms around Kṛṣṇa: Pradyumna, Sāmba, Gada, Niṣadha, Yuyudhāna, Rāma, and Cārudeṣṇa—each depicted with distinct weapons, banners, and royal bearing as they enter Prabhāsa.
FAQs
The tīrtha-mahātmya often highlights how sacred places draw together exemplary persons, making the site a living map of dharma and history.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the location where Kṛṣṇa’s companions arrive and assemble.
None; this verse enumerates the accompanying figures to establish the sacred narrative context.