Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
वसिष्ठ उवाच । इत्येवं राक्षसेनोक्तं श्रुत्वा कृष्णस्य पांथिकः । विस्मयं परमापन्नः प्राह तं हर्षमानसः
vasiṣṭha uvāca | ityevaṃ rākṣasenoktaṃ śrutvā kṛṣṇasya pāṃthikaḥ | vismayaṃ paramāpannaḥ prāha taṃ harṣamānasaḥ
Vasiṣṭha bersabda: Mendengar rākṣasa berkata demikian, pengembara peziarah milik Śrī Kṛṣṇa itu sangat terperanjat, lalu dengan hati yang gembira menjawabnya.
Vasiṣṭha
Tirtha: Dvārakā (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage-narrator presence is implied: Vasiṣṭha recounts the moment; the pilgrim, astonished yet joyful, prepares to answer the rākṣasa; the scene pauses at the threshold of revelation.
FAQs
Puranic teachings often unfold through dialogue, showing how devotion and sacred contact awaken wonder and joy.
Dvārakā Māhātmya is the governing context, though the verse itself is narrative framing.
None; it introduces the pilgrim’s response within the story.