![]() ![]() There appeared the most terrible form of a combination of man, bird and animal. Veerabhadra unable to subdue Sri Narasimha, prayed to Lord Shiva to intervene. The 'rajoguna' caused by tasting the blood of the demon did not let Lord Narasimha to calm down. ![]() The compassionate Lord Shiva sent His lieutenant Agora Veerabhadra to do the job, but it went in vain. All the Devas headed by Lord Brahma appealed to Lord Shiva to appease the anger of Lord Narasimha. Unfortunately His anger and fierceness did not subside, even after annihilation of the demon and the three worlds trembled in fear. To make his devotee's words come true, Lord Narayana appeared from inside the broken pillar, in the form of Narasimha, a man with a Lion's head, who killed the demon King in an encounter. Out of rage and being exasperated by his son's continued disobedience, one day Hiranya hit one of the pillars in his palace with his mace, to find out whether Lord Narayana was hiding there, as believed by his son. His pious and upright son Sri Prahlada refuted his father's action, by saying that only Lord Vishnu (Narayana) is the protector of the universe who is an all pervader. Avatar of Lord Sarabeswara: According to the Puranas, Hiranya Kasipu, the demon king, due to augmented audacity and ego, proclaimed himself as 'God' and entreated everybody to worship him. ![]()
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