, ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁att ested ▁as ▁text ual ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁Sk anda ▁Pur ana ▁( 1 . 3 4 – 6 7 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁first , ▁the ▁asc etic ▁P und ar ika ▁( P und al ik ) ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁dev ote e ▁of ▁god ▁V ish nu ▁and ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁his ▁parents . ▁The ▁god ▁G op ala - K r ish na , ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁V ish nu , ▁comes ▁from ▁G ov ard h ana ▁as ▁a ▁cow h erd , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁his ▁gra zing ▁c ows , ▁to ▁meet ▁P und ar ika . ▁Kr ish na ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁in ▁dig amb ar ▁form , ▁we aring ▁mak ara - kund ala , ▁the ▁s riv ats a ▁mark ▁( des cribed ▁above ), ▁a ▁head - d ress ▁of ▁pe ac ock ▁fe athers , ▁rest ing ▁his ▁hands ▁on ▁his ▁wa ist ▁and ▁keeping ▁his ▁cow - st ick ▁between ▁his ▁th igh s . ▁P und ar ika ▁asks ▁Kr ish na ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁this ▁form ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Bh ima . ▁He ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Kr ish na ' s ▁presence ▁will ▁make ▁the ▁site ▁a ▁t irth a ▁and ▁a ▁k sh etra . ▁The ▁location ▁is ▁identified ▁with ▁modern - day ▁P and h arp ur , ▁which ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Bh ima . ▁The ▁description ▁of ▁Kr ish na ▁res