Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
नरसिंहवपुः साक्षात्तथा देवो हरिः स्वयम् । तथा विनायकस्तत्र सर्वकामप्रदायकः । सर्वविघ्नहरश्चैव स्थापितश्चार्जुनेन हि
narasiṃhavapuḥ sākṣāttathā devo hariḥ svayam | tathā vināyakastatra sarvakāmapradāyakaḥ | sarvavighnaharaścaiva sthāpitaścārjunena hi
Là aussi se tient Hari lui-même, manifesté en personne sous la forme de Narasiṁha. Et s’y trouve Vināyaka, dispensateur de tous les désirs, ôteur de tout obstacle—vraiment établi par Arjuna.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (with Narasiṃha and Vināyaka presence)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas / dvija-śreṣṭhas addressed in the passage
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.
FAQs
A tīrtha can unite multiple divine forms; worship of Viṣṇu (Narasiṁha) and Gaṇeśa is presented as complementary for protection and obstacle-removal.
The Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha where Narasiṁha-Hari and Vināyaka are present, with Vināyaka explicitly linked to Arjuna’s installation.
No date-specific rite here; the verse identifies the deities and their promised functions (sarva-kāma-prada, sarva-vighna-hara).