Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

नरसिंहं तथैवान्यं श्रद्धया परया युतः । एवं संस्थाप्य कौंतेयो देवगृहसुपंचकम्

Transliteration

narasiṃhaṃ tathaivānyaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ | evaṃ saṃsthāpya kauṃteyo devagṛhasupaṃcakam

Translation

Und ebenso errichtete er, von höchster Glaubenskraft erfüllt, Narasiṃha und noch eine weitere Gottheit. So stiftete der Sohn Kuntīs eine vortreffliche Gruppe von fünf Heiligtümern.

Word by Word

• नरसिंहम्: Narasimha
• नरसिंहम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण: ‘also/likewise’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-viseshana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक: ‘indeed/just’

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (implicit noun: ‘देवम्/मूर्तिम्’)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• परया: supreme/great
• परया: Karana (Instrument-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘श्रद्धया’)

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘युक्तः’ = endowed/associated (with ‘श्रद्धया परया’)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक: ‘thus/in this manner’

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थाप्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): ‘having installed/after establishing’

• कौंतेयः: Kauṇteya (son of Kuntī)
• कौंतेयः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवगृहसुपंचकम्: the excellent set of five deity-shrines
• देवगृहसुपंचकम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गृह + सु + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष-प्रायः): ‘देवगृहाणां सुपञ्चकम्’ = excellent set of five shrines/temples

Speaker

Narrative voice (context: Sūta in Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn consecration: Narasiṃha icon—lion-faced, powerful, protective—installed with fire-ritual and offerings; nearby, the layout reveals five small shrines arranged harmoniously, with the patron (Kaunteya) overseeing in deep faith.

Characters & Entities

• Narasiṃha
• Kaunteya (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme faith (parā śraddhā) expressed through consecration and temple-building becomes a powerful form of dharma and public spiritual welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narāditya-associated tīrtha context in Adhyāya 60, where multiple deities are installed to sanctify the locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Institution of Narasiṃha worship through installation, along with establishing a set of five shrines (supaṃcaka).