Skandapurana 15.45.13

15.45.13

12 gopracāratīrthamāhātmyavarṇane kaṃsavadhottaraṃ śrīkṛṣṇenoddhavasya svakuśalakathanārthaṃ gopī-kuśalajñānārthaṃ gopyupadeśavidhānārthaṃ ca gokule saṃpreṣaṇam, uddhavamāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā naṃdā-dibhiruddhavasyātithyāsanādisatkārakaraṇam, gopībhiruddhavāyāgamanakāraṇapraśnaka-raṇam, uddhavenāpi svāgamanakāraṇaṃ śrīkṛṣṇādīnāṃ kṣemaṃ ca kathayitvā gopīduḥkha-sāṃtvanakaraṇam, gopībhiḥ pṛthaktvena praṇayakopabhaṅgayā śrīkṛṣṇalīlāvarṇanam, tataḥ śrīkṛpṇadidṛkṣayotkaṇṭhitānāṃ tāsāṃ gopikānāṃ samūhena sahoddhavasya mayasa-rasyāgamanam, gopībhiḥ kṛtaṃ śokaṃ jñātvā śrīkṛṣṇasyākasmāttatra sarasyāgamanam, śrīkṛṣṇadarśanena gopīnāṃ bahvāhlādaḥ, śrīkṛṣṇagopīsaṃvāde tatsarasi snānadānapū-
jādividhimaṃtrakathanam, mayanirmitasaromāhātmyavaṇarnam-....... .... 292 2

12. In the description of the māhātmya of Gopracāratīrtha, after the slaying of Kaṃsa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa sending Uddhava to Gokula to report his own welfare, to inquire about the welfare of the gopīs, and to instruct the gopīs; Nanda and the others, seeing Uddhava arrived, honoring him with hospitality, seats, and the like; the gopīs questioning Uddhava regarding the purpose of his arrival; Uddhava also stating the reason for his arrival and the welfare of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the others, and comforting the grief of the gopīs; the description of Śrī Kṛṣṇa's playful pastimes by the gopīs individually with feigned anger and affection; then Uddhava going to Mayasaras together with the assembly of those gopikās longing to see Śrī Kṛṣṇa; Śrī Kṛṣṇa suddenly arriving at that lake upon learning of the grief felt by the gopīs; the immense joy of the gopīs upon seeing Śrī Kṛṣṇa; in the dialogue between Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs, recitation of the rules and mantras for ritual ablution, gifting, worship, and the like at that lake; description of the māhātmya of the lake built by Maya. ............ 292 2