Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
नारसिंहं महादेवं सर्वदुष्टनिवारणम् । पर्वताग्निसमुद्रस्थं ररक्ष भक्तसत्तमम्
nārasiṃhaṃ mahādevaṃ sarvaduṣṭanivāraṇam | parvatāgnisamudrasthaṃ rarakṣa bhaktasattamam
నారసింహుడైన మహాదేవుడు, సమస్త దుష్టనివారకుడు, పర్వతం–అగ్ని–సముద్ర మధ్య ఉన్న భక్తశ్రేష్ఠుని రక్షించాడు।
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.