स्कंद उवाच । शृणुष्व मैत्रावरुणे द्वारवत्यां यदूद्वहः । दानवानां वधार्थाय भुवोभारापनुत्तये
skaṃda uvāca | śṛṇuṣva maitrāvaruṇe dvāravatyāṃ yadūdvahaḥ | dānavānāṃ vadhārthāya bhuvobhārāpanuttaye
स्कंद म्हणाले—हे मैत्रावरुण, ऐक. द्वारवतीत यदूंचा श्रेष्ठ (श्रीकृष्ण) दानवांच्या वधासाठी व पृथ्वीचा भार दूर करण्यासाठी प्रकट झाला.
Skanda
Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Maitrāvaruṇa
Scene: Skanda, radiant and martial, addresses a sage (Maitrāvaruṇa) and begins the account of Kṛṣṇa’s manifestation in Dvāravatī for slaying Dānavas and lightening Earth’s burden.
Divine descent is portrayed as dharma-restoration—removing oppressive forces and rebalancing the world.
Dvāravatī (Dvārakā), presented as the setting for Kṛṣṇa’s manifest purpose.
No explicit ritual; it introduces a narrative of avatāra and cosmic purpose.