Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67
नृसिंह वामनाचिंत्य केशवेति च ये जनाः । रुद्र रुद्रेति रुद्रेति शिवाय च नमोनमः
nṛsiṃha vāmanāciṃtya keśaveti ca ye janāḥ | rudra rudreti rudreti śivāya ca namonamaḥ
जे लोक “नृसिंह, वामन, अचिंत्य, केशव” अशी नावे जपतात, आणि “रुद्र, रुद्र, रुद्र” असे पुनःपुन्हा म्हणतात, तसेच “शिवाय नमो नमः” म्हणत वारंवार नमस्कार करतात—ते अशा भक्तीने संरक्षित होतात।
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra / Somnātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pilgrims in Prabhāsa stand facing a liṅga and a Viṣṇu shrine, hands folded, chanting alternating names of Nṛsiṃha–Vāmana–Keśava and ‘Rudra’ repeatedly, with waves of the western sea and temple lamps behind them.
FAQs
Devotional repetition of divine names—of both Viṣṇu and Śiva—functions as a strong purifier and protector in Purāṇic dharma.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where correct devotion and nāma-recitation are presented as restoring auspiciousness.
Nāma-japa: reciting names such as Nṛsiṃha/Vāmana/Keśava and repeating “Rudra,” along with salutations to Śiva.