Deity

那罗希摩

नरसिंहNarasiṃha

verses
942
books
23
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364
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毗湿奴
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金床

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 那罗希摩, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    205 verses · 81 chapters

    All 205 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 7.2.16.8

      见那处充满种种奇瑞，他便在心中忆念诃利（Hari）；而那位似乎心怀恐惧，知其情状，狮面人身的那罗辛哈遂来到彼处。

    • 2.2.37.44

      恒常持诵曼怛罗之王, 此乃皈依者的如意树, 百年之后，他得见那罗辛哈，罪恶消除者。

    • 4.2.34.23

      彼处亦有名为“毗达罗·那罗辛哈”的净化圣渡（tīrtha）。于彼一浴，百生所积之罪皆得消灭。

  2. Narasimha Purana

    145 verses · 38 chapters

    All 145 verses in the Narasimha Purana
    • 1.28.3

      在古代，山塔努是那罗希摩勋爵的信徒。他按照那罗陀规定的准则崇拜玛达瓦。

    • 1.14.6

      他怀着虔诚之心，在纳拉辛哈神像后方，让那从山上落下、能消除一切罪孽的宏伟泉水淋在头上，那时，这位婆罗门的身体变得完全洁净。

    • 1.1.3

      愿那罗希摩主的爪尖和尾端保护你们——那些因魔王金床胸膛中如泥般的鲜血而染红的利爪。

  3. Narada Purana

    126 verses · 26 chapters

    All 126 verses in the Narada Purana
    • 1.1.2.11

      噢，圣罗摩！噢，毗湿奴——那罗辛哈、婆摩那；噢，普拉丢姆那、桑迦尔沙那、婆苏提婆；噢，无垢的阿尼卢陀，噢，诛灭魔罗的穆拉里，愿你恒常护佑我们，远离一切怖畏。

    • 1.2.62.52

      顶礼主为“天鹅”（Haṃsa）之相；顶礼化现为鱼（Matsya）之相；顶礼执持野猪身（Varāha）之相；顶礼那罗辛哈；顶礼为德鲁瓦所崇奉之尊神；亦顶礼统摄数论与瑜伽之至上主。

    • 1.3.66.48

      随后，忆念“阿尼鲁达（Aniruddha）”与“至上人格（Puruṣottama）”，当触（加持）双眼；同样，忆念“不可思议者（Adhokṣaja）”与“人狮（Nṛsiṃha）”，当触（加持）双耳。

  4. Padma Purana

    109 verses · 45 chapters

    All 109 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 6.174.4

      主——祂是宇宙之我，其形相即是宇宙，是万有的至高主宰——那位大灵魂那罗辛哈所承载十二太阳者，正是那位为了信徒的安宁与福祉而公开显现者。

    • 6.238.94

      化身为那罗辛哈，哈里就在那里显现；他被无数千万太阳与火焰般的光辉所笼罩。

    • 1.45.1

      毗湿摩说道：如今我愿聆听诛灭希兰尼亚迦湿布之事——那罗辛哈的伟大威德，以及同样能摧毁罪业的功德。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 那罗希摩 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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