Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

नारायणोपि कृष्णत्वं प्राप्य तत्साहचर्यकृत् । उद्वृत्तवृत्तशमनः सद्वृत्तस्थितिकारकः

Transliteration

nārāyaṇopi kṛṣṇatvaṃ prāpya tatsāhacaryakṛt | udvṛttavṛttaśamanaḥ sadvṛttasthitikārakaḥ

Translation

نارائن نے بھی کرشن کا روپ پا کر اُن کا ساتھی بن کر، بگڑے ہوئے چال چلن کو دبایا اور سُدھ آچارن کی پائیداری قائم کی۔

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.