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
എന്റെ തേജസ്സാൽ ദഗ്ധനായി നീ കൃഷ്ണവർണ്ണനായതിനാൽ, ‘കൃഷ്ണ’ എന്ന നാമം തന്നെയാകും ലോകത്തിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധി പ്രാപിക്കുക.
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’.