Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
ब्रह्मादीन्नृत्यतः प्रेक्ष्य भगवान्कमलेक्षणः । वारयामास हस्तेन प्रीतः प्राह सुरान्विभुः
brahmādīnnṛtyataḥ prekṣya bhagavānkamalekṣaṇaḥ | vārayāmāsa hastena prītaḥ prāha surānvibhuḥ
برہما وغیرہ کو رقص کرتے دیکھ کر کمل نین بھگوان خوش ہوئے؛ انہوں نے ہاتھ کے اشارے سے انہیں روک دیا، پھر وِبھو (سب پر قادر) نے دیوتاؤں سے خطاب کیا۔
Narrator (introducing Bhagavān’s speech)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kṛṣṇa, lotus-eyed, smiles and raises his hand in a gentle ‘enough’ gesture as Brahmā and other gods dance; the assembly pauses, attentive to his forthcoming words.
FAQs
Divine joy is accepted, yet the Lord also guides devotees with gracious restraint and direct instruction.
Dvārakā, where the Lord personally responds to the worship of gods and sages.
No explicit prescription; it sets the scene for the Lord’s ensuing boon-giving speech.