Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21
तत्प्रभग्रं बलं सर्वं निहतं गोलकं तथा । द्वारस्थः कथयामास दैत्यराज्ञे कुशाय सः
tatprabhagraṃ balaṃ sarvaṃ nihataṃ golakaṃ tathā | dvārasthaḥ kathayāmāsa daityarājñe kuśāya saḥ
Toàn bộ đội tiên phong ấy, cùng cả Golaka, đều đã bị tiêu diệt. Bấy giờ người giữ cổng liền đến tâu báo với vua Daitya là Kuśa.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Dvārakā’s massive gate, a vigilant gatekeeper reports to Daitya-king Kuśa that the vanguard and Golaka have been slain; the city’s ramparts loom behind, dust and smoke of battle in the distance.
FAQs
Adharma’s campaigns end in defeat, and even its rulers must face the consequences of aggression against sacred order.
Dvārakā, implicitly glorified as a defended sacred city whose threshold (dvāra) itself is part of the holy order.
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