Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55
नमस्ते मत्स्यरूपाय विश्वरूपाय वै नमः । नमस्ते दैत्यनाशाय भक्तानामभयाय च
namaste matsyarūpāya viśvarūpāya vai namaḥ | namaste daityanāśāya bhaktānāmabhayāya ca
മത്സ്യരൂപനായ നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം; വിശ്വരൂപനായ നിനക്കും നമസ്കാരം. ദൈത്യനാശകനായ നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം, ഭക്തർക്കു അഭയം നൽകുന്നവനേ നമസ്കാരം.
Brahmā
Listener: Viṣṇu
Scene: Brahmā salutes Viṣṇu as Matsya—fish-form emerging from cosmic waters—and as Viśvarūpa—an overwhelming universal body containing worlds; the tone shifts from mythic rescue to metaphysical vastness, ending in the assurance of fearlessness for devotees.
FAQs
The Lord protects dharma through incarnations and grants inner fearlessness to those who take refuge in devotion.
No particular tīrtha is specified; the verse glorifies divine protection through avatāras.
No direct ritual is stated; the devotional act implied is stuti and śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge).