Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

नरसिंहवपुः साक्षात्तथा देवो हरिः स्वयम् । तथा विनायकस्तत्र सर्वकामप्रदायकः । सर्वविघ्नहरश्चैव स्थापितश्चार्जुनेन हि

Transliteration

narasiṃhavapuḥ sākṣāttathā devo hariḥ svayam | tathā vināyakastatra sarvakāmapradāyakaḥ | sarvavighnaharaścaiva sthāpitaścārjunena hi

Translation

ที่นั่นพระหริเองประทับโดยตรงในรูปพระนรสิงห์ และที่นั่นมีพระวินายกะ ผู้ประทานความปรารถนาทั้งปวง ผู้ขจัดอุปสรรคทั้งสิ้น—ซึ่งอรชุนได้สถาปนาไว้จริง

Word by Word

• नरसिंहवपुः: the body/form of Narasiṃha
• नरसिंहवपुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरसिंह + वपुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नरसिंहस्य वपुः)

• साक्षात्: directly, manifestly
• साक्षात्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साक्षात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तथा: thus, also
• तथा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयबोधक (connector: 'thus/also')

• देवः: the god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मवाचक (reflexive emphatic)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वयबोधक

• विनायकः: Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• विनायकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• सर्वकामप्रदायकः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदायकः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां कामानां प्रदायकः)

• सर्वविघ्नहरः: remover of all obstacles
• सर्वविघ्नहरः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + विघ्न + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां विघ्नानां हरः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Visheshana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• स्थापितः: was installed/established
• स्थापितः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Linker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• अर्जुनेन: by Arjuna
• अर्जुनेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ निपात (particle: for/indeed)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (with Narasiṃha and Vināyaka presence)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / dvija-śreṣṭhas addressed in the passage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred precinct in a Gujarati kṣetra: Narasiṃha as Hari stands in protective posture, while Vināyaka sits nearby as vighna-nāśaka; Arjuna is shown installing (pratiṣṭhā) the Vināyaka image with ritual vessels and priests.

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Arjuna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha can unite multiple divine forms; worship of Viṣṇu (Narasiṁha) and Gaṇeśa is presented as complementary for protection and obstacle-removal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Nāgara Khaṇḍa tīrtha where Narasiṁha-Hari and Vināyaka are present, with Vināyaka explicitly linked to Arjuna’s installation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No date-specific rite here; the verse identifies the deities and their promised functions (sarva-kāma-prada, sarva-vighna-hara).