Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

नरसिंहवपुः साक्षात्तथा देवो हरिः स्वयम् । तथा विनायकस्तत्र सर्वकामप्रदायकः । सर्वविघ्नहरश्चैव स्थापितश्चार्जुनेन हि

Transliteration

narasiṃhavapuḥ sākṣāttathā devo hariḥ svayam | tathā vināyakastatra sarvakāmapradāyakaḥ | sarvavighnaharaścaiva sthāpitaścārjunena hi

Translation

Dort ist auch Hari selbst, unmittelbar offenbart in der Gestalt Narasiṁhas. Und dort ist Vināyaka, der alle Wünsche gewährt und jedes Hindernis beseitigt—wahrlich von Arjuna eingesetzt.

Word by Word

• नरसिंहवपुः: the body/form of Narasiṃha
• नरसिंहवपुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसिंह + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नरसिंहस्य वपुः)

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तथा: thus, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयबोधक (connector: 'thus/also')

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive emphatic)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयबोधक

• विनायकः: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सर्वकामप्रदायकः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदायकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां प्रदायकः)

• सर्वविघ्नहरः: remover of all obstacles
• सर्वविघ्नहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विघ्न + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां विघ्नानां हरः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Visheshana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• स्थापितः: was installed/established
• स्थापितः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अर्जुनेन: by Arjuna
• अर्जुनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (with Narasiṃha and Vināyaka presence)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / dvija-śreṣṭhas addressed in the passage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred precinct in a Gujarati kṣetra: Narasiṃha as Hari stands in protective posture, while Vināyaka sits nearby as vighna-nāśaka; Arjuna is shown installing (pratiṣṭhā) the Vināyaka image with ritual vessels and priests.

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Arjuna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha can unite multiple divine forms; worship of Viṣṇu (Narasiṁha) and Gaṇeśa is presented as complementary for protection and obstacle-removal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha where Narasiṁha-Hari and Vināyaka are present, with Vināyaka explicitly linked to Arjuna’s installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No date-specific rite here; the verse identifies the deities and their promised functions (sarva-kāma-prada, sarva-vighna-hara).