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
Ketika itu para gopī melihat sebuah rata di pintu rumah Nanda lalu terperanjat. Mereka berkata, “Siapakah ini—siapakah ini?”, kerana menyangka Kṛṣṇa mungkin telah datang.
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.