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
ये जनाः “नृसिंह-वामन-अचिन्त्य-केशव” इति नामानि जपन्ति, तथा “रुद्र रुद्र रुद्र” इति पुनःपुनः वदन्ति, शिवाय च नमो नमः इति नित्यं प्रणमन्ति—ते भक्त्या परिरक्षिताः।
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.
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