Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नारायणोपि कृष्णत्वं प्राप्य तत्साहचर्यकृत् । उद्वृत्तवृत्तशमनः सद्वृत्तस्थितिकारकः

Transliteration

nārāyaṇopi kṛṣṇatvaṃ prāpya tatsāhacaryakṛt | udvṛttavṛttaśamanaḥ sadvṛttasthitikārakaḥ

Translation

नारायण भी कृष्ण-भाव को प्राप्त होकर उनके सहचर बने; उन्होंने भ्रष्ट आचरण को शांत किया और सदाचार की स्थिरता स्थापित की।

Word by Word

• नारायणः: Nārāyaṇa
• नारायणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि-अर्थे (also)

• कृष्णत्वम्: the state of being Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्य: having attained
• प्राप्य: Purvakala-kriya (prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having attained’

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासे पूर्वपदत्वेन (of that)

• साहचर्यकृत्: maker of companionship
• साहचर्यकृत्: Karta (appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साहचर्य + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (साहचर्यं करोति)

• उद्वृत्तवृत्तशमनः: subduer of perverted conduct
• उद्वृत्तवृत्तशमनः: Karta (appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वृत्त + वृत्त + शमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (उद्वृत्तं वृत्तं शमयति)

• सद्वृत्तस्थितिकारकः: establisher of good conduct
• सद्वृत्तस्थितिकारकः: Karta (appositional subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सद्वृत्त + स्थिति + कारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सद्वृत्तस्य स्थितिं करोति)

Speaker

Skanda (context continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa (as Nārāyaṇa) stands beside the Pandavas as friend and guide, calming disorder and pointing toward righteous conduct; the scene emphasizes counsel and moral stabilization rather than battle.

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Kṛṣṇa
• Pāṇḍavas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True divine companionship reforms society: it restrains disorderly behavior and makes righteous conduct enduring.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No direct site is named; the Kāśīkhaṇḍa setting frames these teachings as part of Kāśī’s sacred instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it teaches ethical Dharma (sadvṛtta) rather than a specific rite.