Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
तस्य पुत्रः क्रथोनाम यौवनोद्धतविग्रहः । सदा गर्वसमायुक्तः पौरुषे च व्यवस्थितः
tasya putraḥ krathonāma yauvanoddhatavigrahaḥ | sadā garvasamāyuktaḥ pauruṣe ca vyavasthitaḥ
Son fils se nommait Kratha : arrogant dans l’élan de la jeunesse, toujours rempli d’orgueil, et porté à étaler sa vaillance virile.
Purāṇic narrator (contextual narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Nāga-tīrtha (foreshadowed)
Type: tirtha
Scene: Kratha, strong and youthful, stands with proud posture—chin raised, chest forward—surrounded by peers; elders look concerned, hinting at impending correction through sacred journey.
FAQs
Youthful pride and obsession with prowess are presented as inner faults that later lead to adharma and suffering.
The verse is part of the Nāgatīrtha māhātmya narrative context, though it focuses on character introduction rather than the site itself.
None; it describes the temperament and disposition of Kratha.