Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

नरसिंहं तथैवान्यं श्रद्धया परया युतः । एवं संस्थाप्य कौंतेयो देवगृहसुपंचकम्

Transliteration

narasiṃhaṃ tathaivānyaṃ śraddhayā parayā yutaḥ | evaṃ saṃsthāpya kauṃteyo devagṛhasupaṃcakam

Translation

പരമശ്രദ്ധയോടെ അവൻ നരസിംഹഭഗവാനെയും മറ്റൊരു ദേവതയെയും കൂടി പ്രതിഷ്ഠിച്ചു। ഇങ്ങനെ കൗന്തേയൻ അഞ്ചു ഉത്തമ ദേവഗൃഹങ്ങളുടെ സമുച്ചയം സ്ഥാപിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• नरसिंहम्: Narasimha
• नरसिंहम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण: ‘also/likewise’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-viseshana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक: ‘indeed/just’

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma (Object-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (implicit noun: ‘देवम्/मूर्तिम्’)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• परया: supreme/great
• परया: Karana (Instrument-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘श्रद्धया’)

• युतः: endowed (with)
• युतः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘युक्तः’ = endowed/associated (with ‘श्रद्धया परया’)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक: ‘thus/in this manner’

• संस्थाप्य: having installed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriya-viseshana (पूर्वक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थाप्य (ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund): ‘having installed/after establishing’

• कौंतेयः: Kauṇteya (son of Kuntī)
• कौंतेयः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• देवगृहसुपंचकम्: the excellent set of five deity-shrines
• देवगृहसुपंचकम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + गृह + सु + पञ्चक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष-प्रायः): ‘देवगृहाणां सुपञ्चकम्’ = excellent set of five shrines/temples

Speaker

Narrative voice (context: Sūta in Tīrthamāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn consecration: Narasiṃha icon—lion-faced, powerful, protective—installed with fire-ritual and offerings; nearby, the layout reveals five small shrines arranged harmoniously, with the patron (Kaunteya) overseeing in deep faith.

Characters & Entities

• Narasiṃha
• Kaunteya (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supreme faith (parā śraddhā) expressed through consecration and temple-building becomes a powerful form of dharma and public spiritual welfare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Narāditya-associated tīrtha context in Adhyāya 60, where multiple deities are installed to sanctify the locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Institution of Narasiṃha worship through installation, along with establishing a set of five shrines (supaṃcaka).