नरस्यार्द्धतनुं कृत्वा सिंहस्यार्द्धतनुं तथा । हिरण्यकशिपोर्वक्षो विददार नखाङ्कुशैः
narasyārddhatanuṃ kṛtvā siṃhasyārddhatanuṃ tathā | hiraṇyakaśiporvakṣo vidadāra nakhāṅkuśaiḥ
اس نے اپنے جسم کا آدھا حصہ انسان کا اور آدھا شیر کا بنایا؛ پھر اپنے کنڈے جیسے ناخنوں سے ہیرنیکشیپو کا سینہ چاک کر دیا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narration style)
Listener: A King (rājan)
Scene: Half-man half-lion deity bursts forth at a palace doorway, holding Hiraṇyakaśipu across His lap, tearing the chest with sharp nails; attendants recoil; Prahlāda (implied) stands in devotion; twilight ambiance.
The Divine transcends ordinary categories to protect righteousness and to remove tyranny that persecutes devotion.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as an avatāra exemplum within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s larger māhātmya setting.
None is stated in this shloka.