Narasimha

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Narasimha


 * Narasimha is the fourth **__avatar of Vishnu__.**
 * Narasimha is half man [nara] and half lion [simha]
 * he is not man or lion
 * he strikes from a pillar when it is not day or light

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ART MYTH
 * he has no symbols
 * his color is gold for his fur
 * usualy shown as a lion.


 * Vishnu killed Hiranakasha. His brother Hiranyakashipu grew so angry that Hiranyakashipu thretaned to kill Lord Vishnu by gaining mystical powers which he believes Brahma will award him if he undergoes manny years of great prayer and worship. Hiranyakashipu's plan eventualy works and Brahma appears before Hiranyakashipu and offers him a blessing witch will personaly make anything he wishes for to come true. Hiranyakashipu ask's the following: "O my lord, O best of the givers of benediction, if you will kindly grant me the wishes i desire, please let me not die to anny living thing you created. One day Hiranyakashipu was performing austerities at Mandaracala Mountian, his home was attacted by indra and other devas,taking the opportunity while he was gone. [Hiranyakashipu's son] Prahlada later growing as a child began to show actions of his earlier training by Narada, one step of becoming recognised as a devoted follower of Vishnu. This happens to anger Hiranyakashipu so much that he says that he has to kill him but each time he tryies he fails because his son Prahlada is protected by Vishnu's mystical powers. So Hiranyakashipu says " is your Lord Vishnu in that pillar: "O most unfortunate Prahlada, you have always described a supreme being other than me, a supreme being above everything, who is the controler of everyone, and who is allpervading. But where is he? If he is everywhere, why not present in this pillar." so then Narasimha [reancarnation of lord vishnu] kills him.