Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
रक्षार्थं तस्य विप्रस्य बभाषे पुरतः स्थितः । न भेतव्यं त्वया विप्र वद ते किं करोम्यहम्
rakṣārthaṃ tasya viprasya babhāṣe purataḥ sthitaḥ | na bhetavyaṃ tvayā vipra vada te kiṃ karomyaham
Demi melindungi brāhmaṇa itu, ia berdiri di hadapannya dan berkata: “Jangan takut, wahai vipra. Katakan, apa yang harus kulakukan bagimu?”
Narasiṃha
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Narasimha stands directly before a brāhmaṇa, adopting a protective stance; his speech is gentle: ‘Do not fear.’ The moment is intimate—divine power tempered by compassion.
FAQs
God’s first gift to the devotee is fearlessness (abhaya) and protective presence.
The Vastrāpathakṣetra context in Prabhāsa, depicted as guarded by the deity for pilgrims’ welfare.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse introduces the boon-granting dialogue grounded in protection (rakṣā).