Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53
वेपमाना भयोद्विग्ना शोकसागरमध्यगा । करिणीव हि रौद्रेण हरिणा सा बलीयसा । ततः स्वगोकुलं प्राप्ता रभमाणा मुहुर्मुहुः
vepamānā bhayodvignā śokasāgaramadhyagā | kariṇīva hi raudreṇa hariṇā sā balīyasā | tataḥ svagokulaṃ prāptā rabhamāṇā muhurmuhuḥ
ఆమె వణుకుతూ, భయంతో కలవరపడుతూ, శోకసాగర మధ్యలో పడినట్లుగా—బలమైన క్రూర సింహం తరిమే ఆడఏనుగులా—తన గోకులానికి చేరి మళ్లీ మళ్లీ రంభించింది।
Pulastya (narration continues)
Tirtha: Gokula (arrival)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kapilā trembles and rushes home, repeatedly lowing; metaphorical overlay of a lion pursuing a she-elephant conveys overpowering threat and panic.
FAQs
Dharma does not remove fear, but it gives direction—one proceeds rightly even while trembling.
The verse supports Arbuda’s sacred storytelling milieu rather than praising a named tīrtha directly.
None; it is descriptive, intensifying the emotional and ethical stakes of the narrative.