Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
येनास्य जायते मृत्युस्तमेव स्मरते हरिम् । यदासौ वार्यमाणोऽपि विरौति च हरिं हरिम्
yenāsya jāyate mṛtyustameva smarate harim | yadāsau vāryamāṇo'pi virauti ca hariṃ harim
ज्याच्या अधीन जीवांचा मृत्यू होतो त्या हरिचेच तो स्मरण करतो. आणि रोखले तरी तो आर्तपणे हाक मारतो—“हरी! हरी!”
Narrator (Purāṇic storyteller, contextually Sūta-like narration)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Prahlāda, restrained and oppressed, still calls out ‘Hari! Hari!’—a poignant image of devotion triumphing over force; the unseen presence of Hari is felt as protective radiance.
FAQs
Remembrance of God’s name is unwavering support; nāma-smaraṇa continues even under coercion.
The narrative is embedded in the glorification (māhātmya) of Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa.
No formal rite is prescribed; the verse highlights nāma-japa (repetition of Hari’s name) as lived devotion.