Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 19
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi and the Lord’s Unlimited Incarnations
संस्तुन्वतो निपतितान् श्रमणानृषींश्च शक्रं च वृत्रवधतस्तमसि प्रविष्टम् । देवस्त्रियोऽसुरगृहे पिहिता अनाथा जघ्नेऽसुरेन्द्रमभयाय सतां नृसिंहे ॥ १९ ॥
saṁstunvato nipatitān śramaṇān ṛṣīṁś ca śakraṁ ca vṛtra-vadhatas tamasi praviṣṭam deva-striyo ’sura-gṛhe pihitā anāthā jaghne ’surendram abhayāya satāṁ nṛsiṁhe
主はまた、牛の蹄跡の水に落ち、インドラに嘲られた微小の苦行聖者ヴァーラキリヤたちを救い上げられた。さらに、ヴリトラースラ殺害の罪業反応により闇に覆われたインドラをも守護された。阿修羅の宮殿に閉じ込められ、拠り所なき天界の妃たちも主は救出された。そして人獅子（ヌリシンハ）として現れ、聖なる帰依者を恐れから解き放つため、阿修羅王ヒラニヤカシプを討たれた。
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord, as Nṛsiṁha, killed the demon-king to give “abhaya” (fearlessness) to the saintly, showing that sincere devotees are protected by the Lord’s decisive intervention.
The verse recalls that after the slaying of Vṛtra, Indra became overwhelmed by the reaction to violence and fell into “tamas” (darkness). The Lord’s shelter and glorification relieve even such burdened souls.
When fear, guilt, or helplessness arises, take shelter in the Lord through prayer and remembrance; the verse emphasizes that sincere glorification and dependence on God bring protection and inner fearlessness.