स्कंद उवाच । शृणुष्व मैत्रावरुणे द्वारवत्यां यदूद्वहः । दानवानां वधार्थाय भुवोभारापनुत्तये
skaṃda uvāca | śṛṇuṣva maitrāvaruṇe dvāravatyāṃ yadūdvahaḥ | dānavānāṃ vadhārthāya bhuvobhārāpanuttaye
Skanda nói: “Hãy lắng nghe, hỡi Maitrāvaruṇa! Tại Dvāravatī, bậc tối thượng trong dòng Yadu (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) đã hiển lộ để diệt trừ loài Dānava và gỡ bỏ gánh nặng cho địa cầu.”
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.