Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ततो देवाधिदेवेन नारसिंहं विसर्जितम् । नारसिंहास्त्रबाणेन गारुडास्त्रं प्रशामितम्

Transliteration

tato devādhidevena nārasiṃhaṃ visarjitam | nārasiṃhāstrabāṇena gāruḍāstraṃ praśāmitam

Translation

பின்பு தேவர்களின் அதிதேவன் நரசிம்ஹ சக்தியை ஏவினான். நரசிம்ஹாஸ்திர அம்பால் காருடாஸ்திரம் அமைதியடைந்து நின்றது.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देवाधिदेवेन: by the God of gods
• देवाधिदेवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + अधिदेव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (देवानाम् अधिदेवः)

• नारसिंहम्: the Narasiṃha (weapon/form)
• नारसिंहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर + सिंह (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (नर-सिंह-सम्बन्धि)

• विसर्जितम्: sent forth/released
• विसर्जितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) + वि- + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• नारसिंहास्त्रबाणेन: by the arrow of the Narasiṃha-weapon
• नारसिंहास्त्रबाणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारसिंह + अस्त्र + बाण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (नारसिंहस्य अस्त्रस्य बाणः)

• गारुडास्त्रम्: the Garuḍa-weapon
• गारुडास्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गारुड + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• प्रशामितम्: was pacified/quenched
• प्रशामितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शम् (धातु) + प्र- + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-mandala (contextual frame)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord of gods releases the Nārasiṃha-force; a lion-faced radiance or man-lion emblem surges forth and stills the Garuḍa-weapon, which settles like a quenched flame in the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Devādhideva
• Nārasiṃha
• Nārasiṃhāstra
• Gāruḍāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine power is not mere destruction; it is restraint and restoration—bringing even fierce forces back into harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Revā/Narmadā sanctified geography frames the chapter; this verse focuses on the weapon-countering sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.