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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Timelines for 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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After lives of Lord Narasimha and Lord Varaha
Lord Narasimha and Lord Varaha are incarnations of Lord Vishnu but unlike other incarnations eg, Lord Rama, Lord Krishna, Nara-Narayana, Lord Vamana, etc, I do not see them to be having a full life ...
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What scriptures describe Narasimha turning into a mountain after killing Hiranyakashipu?
The most famous tenple for Vishnu's man-lion incarnation Narasimha, whom I discuss here, is Ahobilam, the place in Andhra Pradesh where Narasimha killed the demon Hiranyakashipu. But there's another ...
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What is the source of the different forms of Lord Narasimha?
Lord Narasimha appeared to kill Hiranyakasipu and the incident is mentioned in Srimad-Bhagavatam. Soon after this incident, Sri Vishnu went back to Vaikuntha.
Why are there then different forms of ...
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Which scripture describes Lakshmi pacifying Narsimha?
Lord Narsimha is one of the prominent Vishnu's incarnation. Vishnu is believed to have taken Narsimha avatar to destroy the demon king Hiranyakashipu, as described in Shrimad Bhagwat
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What is the story of Narasimha in the Varadaraja Perumal temple?
I'm currently visiting India, and I just saw the Varadaraja Perumal Vishnu temple in Kanchipuram. As I discuss in this question this is the site of a Yagna performed by Brahma which Saraswati tried ...
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How many forms of Lord Narasimha are present?
It is mentioned that there are multiple forms of Lord Narasimha which are worshipped by specific groups of individuals, for instance:
Ugra Narasimha:Never to be worshipped in a household directly.
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What is and where is story of Ahobila Nava Narasimhas found?
There are 9 deities of Narasimha in Ahobilam.
What is the story of each Narasimha and name of each deity? Is Ahobila kshetra described in any puranas?
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Who is the headless god in this picture?
I recently came across this picture of Vishnu's incarnation Narasimha being worshiped by various Devas:
Most of these Devas are recognizable. Starting from the top left and going counterclockwise, I ...
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Narasimha mantra मृत्युमृत्युं translation
Transaction request of this Narasimha mantra, especially the highlighted part:
उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम्। नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥
here, I have some text showing ...
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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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Are there mantras specifically for Yoga Narasimha?
I am looking for dhyana mantras (or any mantra for that matter) of Lord Yoga Narasimha which may describe his posture or his calm nature etc..
Yoga Narasimha is the form of Narasimha in which he can ...
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How did YogaNarasimha come into being
Am interested to learn about Lord Yoga Narasimha. When this sankalpa came into picture?
Was it happened after killing of hiranyakashipu? and why this "Avastha" appear in front of us?
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Can anyone please provide me the procedure for Narasimha Puja, in English? (Not Lakshmi Narasimha)
Can anyone tell me Narasimha Puja Vidhi for Narasimha Jayanti?
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Mangalagiri Panakala (Panagam) Narasimha's miracle
A small town near Vijayawada named Mangalagiri. On the top of the hill Lord Narasimha in sitting posture blesses all. His mouth is wide open. Panakam(Panagam) is made of jaggery mixed with water with ...
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Does narasimha kavacham require upanayanam?
Is it true that some stotras from puranas require upanayana?
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Why does Narsimha Tapini Upanishad say that Knowledge of Maya leads to liberation?
Narasimha Tapini Upanishad states the following -
स होवाच प्रजापतिर्माया वा एषा नारसिंही सर्वमिदं सृजति सर्वमिदं रक्षति
सर्वमिदं संहरति । तस्मान्मायामेतां शक्तिं विद्याद्य एतां मायां
शक्तिं वेद स पा...
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ShoDaSa bAhu NrsiMhASTkam - meaning
I'm trying to find any sources that can provide the meaning of ShoDasa bAhu NrsiMhASTkam verses. Could someone point? Thanks.
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Narashimha as "Yoga Narashimha"
I have seen many Divya Desams (Divya Desam or Vaishnava Divya Desam is one of the 108 Vishnu and Lakshmi temples that is mentioned in the works of the Alvars) where lord Narashimha is mainly in Dhyana(...
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Did Narasimha exist only for one and a half Muhurtas?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhurta
In the Brāhmaṇas, muhūrta denotes a division of time: 1/30 of a day, or a period of 48 minutes.
In this discourse in Tamil, the speaker Dushyanth Sridhar says ...
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Eyes of the Gods
I saw this image of Sri Narasimha statue :
Why His eyes are depicted in that way?
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Is Narasimha versus Hiranyakashipu divine retribution versus human rage?
Would be appropriate to ask as today is Narasimha Jayanti.
Can we look at Hiranyakashipu as our (Human) rage and Narasimha as a god who can help us to get rid of this aspect of our ego.
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Is there any connection between Lakshmi-Narsimha and Sri Chakra?
Is there any link between Lakshmi-Narsimha and Sri Chakra (Lalita Devi? Is there any relevant text or story that expands or clarifies this point?
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How did Holika "trick" Prahlad into the pyre?
Many retellings of the Holika Dahan mythology (including from sources one might think were authoritative) mention that Holika "tricked" her nephew Prahlad into sitting in her lap while she ...
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