Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114
अजोऽपि जन्मान्यासाद्य लोकरक्षां करोति वै । हंतुं हिरण्यकशिपुं नरसिंहवपुश्च सः
ajo'pi janmānyāsādya lokarakṣāṃ karoti vai | haṃtuṃ hiraṇyakaśipuṃ narasiṃhavapuśca saḥ
وہ اگرچہ اَجنما ہے، پھر بھی دنیا کی حفاظت کے لیے یقیناً اوتار دھارتا ہے؛ اور ہِرنیاکشیپو کو قتل کرنے کے لیے اس نے نرسمہ کا جسمانی روپ اختیار کیا۔
Śiva (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Narasiṃha erupts from a pillar at twilight, gripping Hiraṇyakaśipu on the threshold; gods watch in awe; the scene is framed as cosmic protection rather than mere violence.
FAQs
The Divine, though unborn, willingly manifests to uphold dharma and protect the worlds.
The verse appears within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, though it references a pan-Purāṇic avatāra theme rather than a local rite.
None; it is a doctrinal statement about avatāra for world-protection.