Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
पुरासीद्दानवो रौद्रो हिरण्यकशिपुर्महान् । नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा विष्णुना यो निपातितः
purāsīddānavo raudro hiraṇyakaśipurmahān | nārasiṃhaṃ vapuḥ kṛtvā viṣṇunā yo nipātitaḥ
Autrefois vécut le grand et terrible Dānava, Hiraṇyakaśipu; c’est lui que Viṣṇu abattit après avoir pris la forme de Narasiṃha.
Narrator of the Tīrthamāhātmya (mythic exemplum within the māhātmya)
Scene: Narasiṃha, half-man half-lion, emerges in fierce radiance to strike down Hiraṇyakaśipu—cosmic twilight mood, pillar motif implied, divine aura overpowering demonic arrogance.
FAQs
Adharma, however powerful, is ultimately overcome by the Divine who manifests appropriately to protect cosmic order.
This verse is narrative background; the tīrtha itself is not identified in the given excerpt.
None directly; it establishes a Purāṇic precedent (itihāsa-style) to support the māhātmya teaching.