But where is He? If He is everywhere, then why is He not present before me in this pillar?" "O most unfortunate Prahlada, you have always described a supreme being other than me, a supreme being who is above everything, who is the controller of everyone, and who is all-pervading.
Hiranyakashipu points to a nearby pillar and asks if 'his Vishnu' is in it: When asked, Prahlada refuses to acknowledge his father as the supreme lord of the universe and claims that Vishnu is all-pervading and ]. Hiranyakasipu was by nature very cruel but each time he attempts to kill the boy, Prahlada is protected by Vishnu's mystical power. Hiranyakashipu eventually becomes so angry and upset at his son's devotion to Vishnu (whom he sees as his mortal enemy) that he decides he must kill him, "Thus he finally decided to kill his son Prahlada. Thus, Prahlada later begins to show symptoms of this earlier training by Narada, gradually becoming recognised as a devoted follower of Vishnu, much to his father's disappointment. You must immediately release her." Following this event, Narada takes Kayadu into his care and while under the guidance of Narada, her unborn child (Hiranyakashipu's son) ], becomes affected by the transcendental instructions of the sage even at such a young stage of development. This chaste woman is the wife of another. You should not drag her off in this merciless way. "Narada Muni said: O Indra, King of the demigods, this woman is certainly sinless. Then Indra, King of heaven, arrested Prahalada's mother and Hiranyakasipu's wife Kayadu, the Queen" At this point the ] ] intervenes to protect Kayadu, whom he describes as 'sinless'. "The victorious demigods plundered the palace of Hiranyakasipu, the king of the demons, and destroyed everything within it. One day while Hiranyakashipu is performing austerities at Mandaracala Mountain, his home is attacked by ] and the other ]. Furthermore, give me all the mystic powers attained by long austerities and the practice of yoga, for these cannot be lost at any time. Give me sole lordship over all the living entities and presiding deities, and give me all the glories obtained by that position. Therefore, grant me the benediction that I too may have no rival. Since no one can kill you in the battlefield, you have no competitor. Grant me, further, that I not be killed by any demigod or demon or by any great snake from the lower planets. Grant me that I not meet death from any entity, living or nonliving created by you. Grant me that my death not be brought about by any weapon, nor by any human being or animal. Grant me that I not die within any residence or outside any residence, during the daytime or at night, nor on the ground or in the sky. O my lord, O best of the givers of benediction, if you will kindly grant me the benediction I desire, please let me not meet death from any of the living entities created by you. In reply, Hiranyakashipu requests the following: "Lord Brahma was very much satisfied by Hiranyakasipu's austerities, which were difficult to perform" Brahma thus appears before Hiranyakashipu and offers him a boon that he will personally make true anything he wishes for. This initially seems to work as planned with Brahma becoming pleased by Hiranyakashipu's austerities. He decides to attempt to kill Vishnu by gaining ] powers, which he believes ], the chief among the ], will award him if he undergoes many years of great austerity and ]. Hiranyaksha's brother ], greatly angered by this, started to abhor Vishnu and his followers. In his previous avatara of ], Vishnu killed a ] known as ]. The story of Narasimha as described in the ] is as follows: ], as ] and his mother bow before Lord Narasimha]]
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There is a reference or an allusion to knowledge of Namuci story in ] 14.13: "With waters' foam you tore off, Indra, the head of Namuci, subduing all contending hosts." This short reference is believed to have culminated in the full puranic story of this highly popular Narasimha form. It clearly calls the qualities of Vishnu that are seen only in this ] as "like some wild beast, dread, prowling, mountain-roaming" (] 154.2a). One phrase of the Rig Veda appears to indicate an epithet that has been attributed to the form of Vishnu as Narasimha. | Affiliation = ] of ], generally 4th of the ] | Caption = Narasimha killing ] on his lap, as Prahlada watches at the left.