Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

भूतप्रेतादिसंवासो वने तस्मिन्न जायते । नरसिंहप्रभावेन नष्टं सिंहादिजं भयम्

Transliteration

bhūtapretādisaṃvāso vane tasminna jāyate | narasiṃhaprabhāvena naṣṭaṃ siṃhādijaṃ bhayam

Translation

ആ വനത്തിൽ ഭൂത-പ്രേതാദികളുടെ വാസം ഉണ്ടാകുന്നില്ല. നരസിംഹന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ സിംഹാദികളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഭയം പോലും നശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• bhūta-preta-ādi-saṃvāsaḥ: dwelling/haunting of ghosts, spirits, etc.
• bhūta-preta-ādi-saṃvāsaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + preta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + saṃvāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (भूतप्रेतादीनां संवासः)

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• jāyate: arises/occurs
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• narasiṃha-prabhāvena: by the power of Narasiṃha
• narasiṃha-prabhāvena: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: narasiṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• naṣṭam: destroyed
• naṣṭam: Kriya (Result state/क्रियाफल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naś (धातु) → naṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (destroyed)

• siṃha-ādi-jam: arising from lions and the like
• siṃha-ādi-jam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (भयम्-विशेषणम्) (arising from lions etc.)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-vana (tīrtha-parisara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A once-dangerous forest becomes tranquil: no ghosts or malevolent beings linger; lions and threats retreat as Narasiṃha’s protective power radiates across the grove and pilgrimage path.

Characters & Entities

• Narasiṃha
• Bhūta
• Preta
• Vastrāpatha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A consecrated tīrtha becomes a zone of dharmic safety where negative forces and fears subside through divine protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The forested environs of Vastrāpatha-kṣetra, protected by Narasiṃha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes the protective effect (prabhāva) of Narasiṃha at the site.