Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
मम तेजोविनिर्दग्धः कृष्णत्वं हि यतो गतः । कृष्ण एव ततो नाम लोके ख्यातिं गमिष्यति
mama tejovinirdagdhaḥ kṛṣṇatvaṃ hi yato gataḥ | kṛṣṇa eva tato nāma loke khyātiṃ gamiṣyati
„Weil du von der feurigen Strahlkraft meines Tejas versengt wurdest und dadurch dunkel von Farbe geworden bist, wird darum der Name ‚Kṛṣṇa‘ selbst in der Welt berühmt werden.“
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Keśava/Hari (Vāsudeva)
Scene: Śiva’s fiery radiance washes over Keśava, who becomes dark-hued; Śiva proclaims that the name ‘Kṛṣṇa’ will be famed. The scene balances heat (tejas) with benevolent blessing.
FAQs
Divine encounters transform identity; even a change in ‘name and form’ becomes a vehicle for dharma and devotion in the world.
The Arbuda narrative context; the naming motif anticipates Kṛṣṇatīrtha/Kṛṣṇahrada.
None directly; the verse explains a devotional-theological basis for the celebrated name ‘Kṛṣṇa’.