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
O ihr erhabensten Brāhmaṇen, am Ende des Dvāpara-Zeitalters stiegen Kṛṣṇa und Arjuna in die Welt der Sterblichen herab, auf die Oberfläche der Erde, einander durch Zuneigung verbunden. Diese beiden—Nara und Nārāyaṇa—standen so aus eigenem Antrieb offenbart da.
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.