Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29
वराहभूतं धरणीधरस्ते नृसिंहरूपं च सदा करालम् । पश्याम ते वाजिशिरस्तथोच्चैस्त्रिविक्रमे यच्च तदाप्रमेयम्
varāhabhūtaṃ dharaṇīdharaste nṛsiṃharūpaṃ ca sadā karālam | paśyāma te vājiśirastathoccaistrivikrame yacca tadāprameyam
हे प्रभो! पृथ्वी धारण करणारी तुमची शक्ति वराह आहे आणि तुमचे सदा कराळ रूप नरसिंह आहे. आम्ही तुमचे उन्नत, उदात्त वाजिशिर (हयग्रीव) रूपही पाहतो आणि त्रिविक्रमरूपाने तुमची ती अपरिमेय पावलांची गतीही पाहतो.
A devotee/sage praising the Supreme Lord (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa) in Revā Khaṇḍa context
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere (general)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotional assembly beholds the Lord as a sequence of avatāra-forms: Varāha lifting Earth, Narasiṃha fierce and leonine, Hayagrīva with radiant horse-head, and Trivikrama spanning the worlds with an immeasurable stride.
FAQs
The Lord protects the world through manifold avatāras—uplifting the earth, destroying tyranny, restoring sacred knowledge, and measuring the cosmos with His boundless stride.
No single tīrtha is named; the verse is avatāra-centered within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s devotional setting.
None; it is praise recalling avatāras for devotion and remembrance.