Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

अस्त्रं त्रैलोक्यदुर्धर्षं नारसिंहं मुमोच ह । ततः सिंहसस्राणि निश्चेरुर्मंत्रतेजसा

Transliteration

astraṃ trailokyadurdharṣaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ mumoca ha | tataḥ siṃhasasrāṇi niścerurmaṃtratejasā

Translation

Ngài phóng ra vũ khí Nārasiṃha, thứ vũ khí không thể ngăn cản trong tam giới. Sau đó, nhờ uy lực rực rỡ của thần chú, hàng ngàn con sư tử đã xuất hiện.

Word by Word

• astram: a weapon
• astram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• trailokya-durdharṣam: invincible in the three worlds
• trailokya-durdharṣam: Karma-anvaya (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक) + durdharṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः — ‘त्रैलोक्ये दुर्धर्षम्’ (hard to assail in the three worlds); विशेषणम् (of astram)

• nārasiṃham: Narasimha(-type)
• nārasiṃham: Karma-anvaya (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + siṃha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः — ‘नरसिंहसम्बन्धि’ (pertaining to Narasiṃha); विशेषणम् (of astram)

• mumoca: released, discharged
• mumoca: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक (emphatic/indeed)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — अनन्तरबोधक

• siṃha-sasrāṇi: thousands of lions
• siṃha-sasrāṇi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siṃha (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्विगुसमासः — ‘सहस्रसंख्यकाः सिंहाः’

• niśceruḥ: came out, emerged
• niśceruḥ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√car (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; उपसर्गः ‘nis-’

• mantra-tejasā: by the power of the mantra
• mantra-tejasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; समासः — ‘मन्त्रस्य तेजसा’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant warrior releases the Nārasiṃha astra; from the mantra’s blaze erupt countless lions, roaring in unison, filling the sky and battlefield with golden ferocity.

Characters & Entities

• Nārasiṃhāstra
• Narasiṃha
• Mantra
• Lions (Siṃhas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mantra empowered by rightful intent manifests protective force; sacred power is not merely physical but rooted in divine invocation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse highlights mantra-śakti and divine weaponry.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed, though the verse implicitly affirms mantra’s potency when properly employed.