Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
नारसिंहं महादेवं सर्वदुष्टनिवारणम् । पर्वताग्निसमुद्रस्थं ररक्ष भक्तसत्तमम्
nārasiṃhaṃ mahādevaṃ sarvaduṣṭanivāraṇam | parvatāgnisamudrasthaṃ rarakṣa bhaktasattamam
நரசிம்மராகிய மகாதேவன், எல்லாத் தீயவரையும் தடுக்கின்றவன், மலை–அக்னி–கடல் நடுவில் இருந்த பக்தசிறந்தவனை காத்தான்.
Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta addressing sages)
Scene: Narasiṃha, the great Lord, stands as a fierce guardian; the devotee is shown enduring ordeals amid mountain, fire, and ocean, yet remains protected—evil held at bay by divine presence.
FAQs
True devotion is protected in every extreme condition; divine guardianship overrules worldly dangers.
No specific pilgrimage site is named; the verse is a generalized mahatmya of Nārasiṃha’s protective power.
None; the emphasis is on devotion (bhakti) and divine protection.