Shloka 60
Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)
समुपेत्य ततस्ती4णैर्मगेन्द्रेण बलीयसा । नारसिंहेन वपुषा दारित: करजैर्भुशम्,“इसी समय अत्यन्त बलवान मृगेन्द्रस्वरूप भगवान् नृसिंहने दैत्यके निकट जाकर उसे अपने तीखे नखोंद्वारा अत्यन्त विदीर्ण कर दिया
samupetya tatastīkṣṇair mṛgendreṇa balīyasā | nārasiṁhena vapuṣā dāritaḥ karajair bhuśam ||
Then, drawing close, the supremely powerful Lord—assuming the body of Narasiṁha, the lion among beasts—tore the demon apart on the spot with His sharp claws. The episode underscores that overwhelming strength, when aligned with divine justice, becomes the swift instrument by which arrogance and oppression are ended.
भीमसेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma rooted in violent pride is ultimately checked by a higher moral order; divine power is portrayed as intervening decisively to protect the righteous and to end oppression.
Bhīma describes how the immensely powerful Narasiṁha-form approaches the demon and rends him apart with sharp claws, emphasizing the immediacy and completeness of the demon’s defeat.