कृते जनार्दनोनाम त्रेतायां मधुसूदनः । द्वापरे पुण्डरीकाक्षः कलौ नारायणः स्मृतः
kṛte janārdanonāma tretāyāṃ madhusūdanaḥ | dvāpare puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kalau nārāyaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ
Trong thời Kṛta, Ngài được gọi là Janārdana; trong Tretā là Madhusūdana; trong Dvāpara là Puṇḍarīkākṣa; và trong Kali, Ngài được tưởng niệm là Nārāyaṇa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (nāma-smaraṇa focus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A four-panel yuga tableau: Kṛta—Janārdana; Tretā—Madhusūdana; Dvāpara—Puṇḍarīkākṣa; Kali—Nārāyaṇa, with Prabhāsa as the unifying sacred backdrop.
The One Lord is approached through different names across the yugas; remembrance (smṛti) of Nārāyaṇa is emphasized for Kali-yuga devotion.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), specifically the Nārāyaṇa-gṛha context within its Māhātmya.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it provides a yuga-wise theological identification of the Lord’s names for remembrance and worship.
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