Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
नारसिंहं महादेवं सर्वदुष्टनिवारणम् । पर्वताग्निसमुद्रस्थं ररक्ष भक्तसत्तमम्
nārasiṃhaṃ mahādevaṃ sarvaduṣṭanivāraṇam | parvatāgnisamudrasthaṃ rarakṣa bhaktasattamam
نارَسِمْہ مہادیو—جو ہر بدی کو دور کرنے والا ہے—کے روپ میں اُس نے بہترین بھکت کی حفاظت کی، چاہے وہ پہاڑ، آگ اور سمندر کے بیچ ہی کیوں نہ ہو۔
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.