Deity

Narasimha

नरसिंहNarasiṃha

verses
942
books
23
chapters
364
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Hiranyakashipu

What the texts say

In the Narasimha Purana, Narasimha is the Man-Lion form that Vishnu took for the welfare of the world. Narasimha Purana 1.53.20, 1.44.16 The Shiva Purana names Hiranyakashipu as the brother of Hiranyaksha. Shiva Purana 2.5.43.42 In the Bhagavata Purana, Hiranyakashipu begged a boon that he not die inside or outside a residence, by day or night. Bhagavatam 7.3.36 That Purana also tells of Hiranyakashipu's son Prahlada, a devotee of Narasimha, who was unaffected by the weapons the demons used against him. Bhagavatam 1.15.16, 5.24.25 In the Narasimha Purana, Narasimha emerges roaring from the middle of a pillar and, at twilight on the threshold of the door, lays Hiranyakashipu on his lap and tears him apart with his claws. Narasimha Purana 1.44.16, 1.44.29 Later, the Bhagavata Purana says, Narasimha wished to give Prahlada his father's kingdom, but Prahlada asked only for a life of service. Bhagavatam 5.24.25

Where to read

Every verse that names Narasimha, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    205 verses · 81 chapters

    All 205 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 7.2.16.8

      Us jagah kaafi ajeeb cheezein dekhi. Usne apne mann mein Hari ko yaad kiya. Narasimha ko laga ki woh dar raha hai. Toh Narasimha wahan aa gaye.

    • 2.2.37.44

      Woh roz ek special mantra japti rahta tha jo manzilen poori karta hai jaise kalpavriksha. Sau saal baad usne Narasimha Bhagwan ko dekha jo paap aur dukh door karta hai.

    • 4.2.34.23

      Wahan Vidar-Narasimha naam ka teertha bhi hai. Yeh jagah saaf karti hai. Ek baar yahan naha le toh sau janmon ke paap mit jaate hain.

  2. Narasimha Purana

    145 verses · 38 chapters

    All 145 verses in the Narasimha Purana
    • 1.28.3

      Purane zamane mein Shantanu Narasimha bhagwan ka bhakt tha. Usne Narad ji ke bataye tareeke se Madhav ki puja ki.

    • 1.14.6

      Parvat se ek badi nadi gir rahi thi. Usne bhav ke saath apne sir pe pakad li. Yeh nadi sab paap mitati hai. Narasimha bhagwan ke peeche chal ke usne yeh kiya. Us brahman ka sharer bilkul saaf ho gaya.

    • 1.1.3

      Narasimha ke nakhun aur poonch ke jo tips hain, woh tumhari raksha karein. Woh nakhun laal ho gaye the kyunki Hiranyakashipu ki chhati se khoon nikal raha tha jaise koi ganda kichad ho.

  3. Narada Purana

    126 verses · 26 chapters

    All 126 verses in the Narada Purana
    • 1.1.2.11

      Bhagwan ke kaafi saare naam liye jaate hain. Ram, Vishnu, Narasimha, Vaman. Phir Pradyumna, Sankarshan, Vasudev. Aniruddha bhi ek naam hai, Murari bhi. Murari matlab Mura daitya ko maane wala. In sab naam se bhagwan ko bulao aur kaho ki…

    • 1.2.62.52

      Hari ko pranam jab woh hans banke aaye. Machhli ka roop liya. Suar ka sharir dharan kiya. Narasimha bane. Dhruva ne unki puja ki. Sankhya aur Yoga ke bhi guru hain woh.

    • 1.3.66.48

      Aniruddh aur Purushottam ke naam se aankhen chhoona. Adhokshaj aur Nrisinh ke naam se kaan chhoona.

  4. Padma Purana

    109 verses · 45 chapters

    All 109 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.174.4

      Bhagwan poori duniya ka aatma hai. Unki shakti poori duniya mein faili hai. Woh sab ke maalik hain. Narasimha ne baarah sooraj ko uthaya tha. Ab woh khule mein aa gaye hain. Apne bhakton ka bhala chahte hain.

    • 6.238.94

      Wahan Hari ne Narsimha ki shakal li. Unki chamak itni thi jaise karodon sooraj aur aag ek saath jal rahe hon.

    • 1.45.1

      Bheeshma ne kaha, ab main yeh sunna chahta hoon ki Hiranyakashipu kaise mara. Narasimha ki katha sunni hai, woh kaise paap mita deta hai.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Narasimha matters most.

  1. Sharabha Manifestation: Pacification of Narasimha and Shiva’s Supreme Dissolution-Power

    Linga Purana 1.96 · 14 verses

  2. The Sin of Crossing Nirmalya and the Expiation of King Shantanu

    Narasimha Purana 1.28 · 8 verses

  3. The Brahmana's Pilgrimage and Attainment of Liberation

    Narasimha Purana 1.14 · 6 verses

  4. Adhyāya 16: Narasiṃha-Guardianship, Ujjayanta Ascent, and Śivarātri Vrata Protocols at Vastrāpatha

    Skanda Purana 7.2.16 · 6 verses

  5. The Manifestation of Narasiṃha (Narasimha Vrata and Maulistāna Tīrtha)

    Padma Purana 6.174 · 20 verses

    teacher

  6. The Glory of Narasiṃha: Darśana, Kavaca-Protection, and Siddhi-Rites

    Brahma Purana 58 · 17 verses

    Supreme protective manifestation and object of darśana, stuti…

  7. Dakṣiṇāyana Worship, Purifying Naivedya, and the Legend of King Śveta

    Skanda Purana 2.2.37 · 3 verses

  8. The Manifestation (Appearance) of Narasiṃha

    Padma Purana 6.238 · 13 verses

    divine_revealer

  9. Narasiṃha’s Greatness and the Slaying of Hiraṇyakaśipu (Boon, Portents, and Cosmic Restoration)

    Padma Purana 1.45 · 12 verses

    protagonist

  10. The Advent of Narasiṃha and Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Weapon-Assault

    Matsya Purana 162 · 8 verses

    Theophanic avatāra

Key episodes

  1. Prahlada, the Child Devotee

    Bhagavatam 7.4-7.10

  2. Narasimha Appears from the Pillar

    Bhagavatam 7.8-7.9

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