Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 20
हिरण्यकशिपोर्वक्षो विदारण रणप्रिय । नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय गोब्राह्मणहिताय च
hiraṇyakaśiporvakṣo vidāraṇa raṇapriya | namo brahmaṇyadevāya gobrāhmaṇahitāya ca
Ô Toi qui déchiras la poitrine d’Hiraṇyakaśipu, aimant le combat juste—hommage au Dieu qui protège l’ordre sacré, et au bienfaiteur des vaches et des brāhmanes.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Scene: Narasiṃha, lion-faced and radiant, tears open Hiraṇyakaśipu’s chest at the threshold; Prahlāda stands with folded hands; the scene is framed as dharma’s victory and protection of the pious.
FAQs
The Lord protects dharma by destroying tyranny and by safeguarding the foundations of sacred life—cows, brāhmaṇas, and righteousness.
Kāśī is the textual setting; the verse itself is an avatāra-centered stuti (Nṛsiṃha motif).
No explicit ritual; it implicitly commends dharmic protection and devotional salutation.