Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention
दृष्ट्वा सुरासुरमहोरगसिद्धसाध्यास् तस्मिन् क्षणे हरिविरिञ्चिमुखा नृसिंहम् धैर्यं बलं च समवाप्य ययुर्विसृज्य आ दिङ्मुखान्तम् असुरक्षणतत्पराश् च
dṛṣṭvā surāsuramahoragasiddhasādhyās tasmin kṣaṇe hariviriñcimukhā nṛsiṃham dhairyaṃ balaṃ ca samavāpya yayurvisṛjya ā diṅmukhāntam asurakṣaṇatatparāś ca
就在那一刻,众天神与阿修罗、诸大龙蛇、悉达与萨陀耶等——以毗湿奴(Hari)与梵天为首——见到那罗辛诃,便重得勇气与力量。随后他们分赴十方边际而去,专志防守,警戒阿修罗之患。
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages of Naimisharanya; internal scene description)
The verse highlights how darśana of a divine manifestation restores dhairya and bala, mirroring how Linga-darśana and Linga-pūjā stabilize the pashu (individual soul) and align it with dharma under the grace of Pati (the Lord).
Though Nṛsiṁha is named, the verse conveys a Shaiva-tattva principle: when the Supreme Lord’s protective power becomes manifest, fear and disorder subside and beings return to their ordained functions—an expression of Pati’s anugraha (grace) sustaining cosmic order.
The implied practice is darśana and smaraṇa (contemplative recollection) of the Lord’s form, which in Pāśupata-informed Shaiva discipline supports steadiness (dhairya), strength (bala), and readiness to uphold dharma.