Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15
कृष्णार्जुनौ तदा मर्त्ये द्वापरांते द्विजोत्तमाः । अवतीर्णो धरापृष्ठे मिथः स्नेहानुगौ तदा । नरनारायणावेतौ स्वयमेव व्यवस्थितौ
kṛṣṇārjunau tadā martye dvāparāṃte dvijottamāḥ | avatīrṇo dharāpṛṣṭhe mithaḥ snehānugau tadā | naranārāyaṇāvetau svayameva vyavasthitau
يا صفوةَ البراهمة، عند ختام عصر الدڤاپرا نزل كريشنا وأرجونا إلى عالم البشر على ظهر الأرض، وقد ربطت بينهما مودةٌ متبادلة. وهذان الاثنان—نارا ونارايانا—تجلّيا ووقفا من تلقاء نفسيهما.
Sūta
Tirtha: Cakrapāṇi-kṣetra (contextualized by Kṛṣṇa-Arjuna/Nara-Nārāyaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijottamāḥ (sages)
Scene: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna appear on earth at the end of Dvāpara, standing together in affectionate companionship; a subtle overlay shows them as Nara-Nārāyaṇa, with divine radiance behind their human forms.
FAQs
Divine purpose can appear through human companionship—friendship aligned with dharma becomes a vehicle of avatāra-work.
The Adhyāya 152 tīrtha is exalted by being woven into the sacred history of Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna/Nara–Nārāyaṇa.
No explicit ritual; the verse strengthens tīrtha-reverence through avatāra-identification.