Questions tagged [narasimha]
Narasimha, the man-lion form of Lord Vishnu is typically counted as the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu's Dashavatara.
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What is the story of Sharaba?
I found most of our religious books speak about Lord Vishnu's avatars and there are much fewer books that I know of about Lord Shiva. If Lord Vishnu has 10 avatars then how many avatars do Lord Shiva ...
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What scriptures discuss Ghandaberunda, the bird beast created by Narasimha?
The coat of arms of the Indian state of Karnataka depicts a strange two-headed bird:
This creature comes from certain versions of the story of Narasimha, the man-lion avataram (incarnation) of Vishnu. ...
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Why do images of Sudarshana have Yoga Narasimha on the other side?
I'm currently visiting India, and in the Vishnu temple in my native village of Poondi, I saw a shrine dedicated to Chakrathalwar. For those who don't know, that is the Sri Vaishnava name for ...
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What is the correct procedure to chant Narasimha 32 letters maha mantra?
The correct Narasimha maha mantra with 32 letters is:
उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं
ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखं ।
नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं
मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहं ।।
Please note that a screenshot from Nrisimha Tapani ...
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12 Major battles between the Devas and Danavas
Many Puranas talk about 12 major battles between the Danavas and Devas. As per Brahmanda Purana (3rd Canto, Ch 72), they are as follows:
Lord Narasimha fighting the Danavas
Lord Vamana binding the ...
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Third eye of Lord Narasimha
The Narasimhar sannidhi in Srirangam temple has Narasimha moorthy with a third eye like Shiva. Is the third eye of Lord Narasimha mentioned in any scriptures like Puranas or Upanishads?
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Why did Vishnu take on an avatar that was half human and half lion?
To kill Hiranyakashyipu, why did Lord Vishnu take on an avatar that was half human and half lion? He could have just come straight in his original form and killed that Daanav. Is there any specific ...
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What is the story of Narasimha being born in the ocean?
Yesterday was Narasimha Jayanti, so I thought I'd post a question I've had about Narasimha's birth. Most people only know the story of how he emerged from a pillar in Ahobilam in order to save ...
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Favourite colour of Vishnu
I am planning to buy a Rose plant, I would love to know Maha Vishnu's favourite colour (Probably Krishna's and Narasimha's, as they are my ishta and kula devas), I would love to buy the rose colour ...
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Was the Ivory image of Lion-human found in Germany indicating Narasimha?
From Wikipedia article of Lion-man or The Löwenmensch figurine:
The Löwenmensch figurine or Lion-man of the Hohlenstein-Stadel is a prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a ...
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