Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
एकः कृष्णाभिधानस्तु द्वितीयोऽर्जुनसंज्ञितः । तस्यात्मनोऽर्जुनाख्यस्य सारथ्यं त्वं करिष्यसि
ekaḥ kṛṣṇābhidhānastu dvitīyo'rjunasaṃjñitaḥ | tasyātmano'rjunākhyasya sārathyaṃ tvaṃ kariṣyasi
ایک کا نام ‘کرشن’ ہوگا اور دوسرے کو ‘ارجن’ کہا جائے گا؛ اور اسی ارجن، جو اسی روپ میں تمہارا اپنا ہی آتما ہے، تم اس کے رتھ کے سارتھی بنو گے۔
Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A prophetic declaration of two incarnate roles: Kṛṣṇa named first, Arjuna second; the speaker foretells charioteer-service to Arjuna—hinting at Kurukṣetra’s sacred drama.
FAQs
The Divine guides dharma not only as Lord but also as servant-teacher—symbolized by Kṛṣṇa taking the charioteer’s role.
No site is directly named in this verse; it is a narrative segment within the chapter’s tīrtha-glorification.
None; it describes divine roles rather than prescribing a practice.