Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22
हिरण्यकशिपुं दुष्टं जघान रजनीमुखे । इंद्रासने च संस्थाप्य प्रह्लादस्य सुखप्रदम्
hiraṇyakaśipuṃ duṣṭaṃ jaghāna rajanīmukhe | iṃdrāsane ca saṃsthāpya prahlādasya sukhapradam
स रजनीमुखे दुष्टं हिरण्यकशिपुं जघान; इन्द्रासने प्रह्लादं संस्थाप्य तस्मै सुखं प्रददौ।
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta addressing sages)
Scene: At twilight, Narasiṃha’s fierce yet protective form overpowers Hiraṇyakaśipu; afterward, a calm coronation scene places Prahlāda on Indra’s throne, signifying restored order.
FAQs
Adharma is destroyed at its appointed hour, and steadfast devotion is rewarded with rightful well-being and authority.
No tīrtha is identified; the verse highlights the mahatmya of divine justice and devotee upliftment.
None is mentioned.