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Narsimha Avatar – The half man- half lion Incarnation
Lord Vishnu incarnated Narshima
Avatar in Sat- Yug to help Prahlad, his ardent devotee. Lord Vishnu, in
the form of Boar, had killed Hiranyaksha. Devtas were happy & there was a
lot of rejoicing in the heaven, but not for long. Hiranyaksha’s elder brother
Hiranyakashipu was very angry with his brothers death and wanted to take
revenge. He turned towards other Asuras and ordered them, “Go destroy all good
people on earth. Put out their sacrificial fires & kill their cows. While I
will perform severe meditation and become the master of all the three worlds –
Heaven, earth & our own region.”
He went to Mount Mandarachal
and began his meditation. He stood there for years & years. Ant Hill and
grasses grew on him but he did not move. So intense was his meditation that the
rivers & oceans trembled, earth & her mountains shook, stars &
planets moved in panic and the fiery smoke which emerged from his head began to
burn everything in its wake. Devtas were so terrified that they went to Brahma
ji and prayed, “O lord! Do something before the three worlds of your creation
are consumed by this fire.”
Moved by their plight Brahma ji
visited Mount Mandarachal and asked Hiranyakashipu to open his eyes. He said,
“I am very pleased with your prayers. Ask for a boon. Brahma then sprinkled
holy water on Hiranyakashipu and he came back to his normal form. He asked
Brahma for immortality.
Brahma ji, however, declined,
saying “All living beings must face death Hiranyakashipu. You can, however,
choose your death wish.”
Hiranyakashipu then asked for
three conditions, as his death wish, “O Brahma, no man or beast, nor devil, nor
god shall cause my death by day or by night with steel or stone or wood,
indoors or outdoors, on earth or in sky. Grant me undisputed lordship over the
world. Brahma said,”May it be so!”
Brahmaji agreed and
Hiranyakashipu got his death wishes granted. Thus he became practically
immortal and more powerful.
After securing such a boon
Hiranyakashipu wasted no time in conquering both earth &
heaven. Devtas approached Lord Vishnu for help. Lord Vishnu said,” Devtas
have patience, Hiranyakashipu’ s son Prahlad is a devotee of me. When
Hiranyakashipu seeks to kill my devotee I will slay him.”
After becoming master of the
world Hiranyakashipu proclaimed, “None should ever worship Vishnu because no
one is greater than me not even Vishnu!”
While Hiranyakashipu was busy
in his meditation, Devtas attacked his city and killed asuras. Many asuras fled
for their life. At that time Hiranyakashipu wife Kayaadi was
pregnant and she too tried to run to save her and her unborn child’s life but
devtas caught her and thought of taking her to Indra’s court. On their way they
met Narad ji who felt pity for Kayaadi and told devtas to release her as she is
carrying a great Lord Vishnu devotee in her womb.
Devtas left her with Naradji
who in return took her to his Ashram and took great care of her. During her
remaining pregnancy period Naradji gave her knowledge about Vedas and
narrated her stories from Puraan. He also sang glory of Lord Vishnu and as
a result of this Prahlad, a great bhakt of Lord Vishnu was born in asura’s
family.
Hiranyakashipu’s wife Kayaadi
gave birth to Prahlad in the Ashrama of Naradji. Prahlad grew up to be a lovely
boy. His father was unaware of the fact that Prahlad was a ardent devotee of
Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu, however, wanted his son to be the king of Asuras,
strong and ruthless. One day Hiranyakashipu lovingly asked his son, “Dear
Son, what do you think is the best thing in life?”
Prahlad replied, “To renounce the world and seek refuge in Vishnu.” Hiranyakashipu was shocked to hear this. He could not tolerate the idea that his son loves sworn enemy of Asuras, Lord Vishnu. He felt that someone was deliberately trying to brainwash his son. To find this out, Hiranyakashipu took his son to Shanku and Amarka, the sons of Shukracharya, for schooling.
In school, guru teacher
lovingly asked Prahlad, “Who has taught you about Vishnu?” Prahlad calmly
replied, “Vishnu himself.” The teacher was furious. He called for his cane and beat
Prahlad mercilessly. Prahlad stayed quiet and completed his education. After
his graduation, Prahlad returned to his father. Hiranyakashipu expected his son
to behave like an Asura prince.
So he loving asked, “My son,
What did you learn in Guru’s Ashrama?” Prahlad replied, “One must take
the name of Vishnu.” Infuriated Hiranyakashipu shouted. “Beware! Don’t utter
such words again!” Hiranyakashipu instantly called for Shanku and Amarka. They
came to his court and asked, “What made you remember us, O Lord?”
Hiranyakashipu shouted, “Do you
really teach Prahlad what I don’t like?” Both said, “It’s not our fault, Your
Majesty! We tried to teach him but he kept on telling – The essence of all
learning lies in Vishnu’s name!”
Hiranyakashipu criticized his
son for his actions. Prahlad stood before his father with his hands folded and
said, “O father! You have unnecessarily developed enmity against Vishnu. If you
wish well of yourself you too should adore him!”
Hiranyakashipu raged in anger
and call for his subordinates. Two horrible attendants appeared there and he
ordered them, “Take this boy away. Carry him to the peak of the mountain and
throw him down from there!” Servants took him out. They tied Prahlad’s
body with ropes, carried him to the top of the mountain and threw him down from
here. But prahlad rolled down the mountain softly. During his fall he
chanted the name of Lord Vishnu and he walked away unhurt.
Hiranyakashipu got angry when
he learned about Prahlad. He sentenced him to death by drowning. Prahlad was
thrown into the ocean but he was saved as the ocean lifted him over the waves
and landed him safely on the shore.
Again,
Hiranyakashipu pronounced a severe punishment for Prahlad, “Mix deadly
poison in his sweet dish and serve him.” But even poison did no harm to him.
The demon grew even more furious. He set poisonous snakes at him but none could
hurt him. Snakes entwined his body as if they were ornaments. Some of them
raised their hoods over his head and Prahlad looked like Lord Shiva himself.
The demon king sent a mad
elephant but the elephant lifted Prahlad in his trunk and placed him on its
back. As the demon king failed, his fury increased and he thought of even more
rigorous punishments for Prahlad.
The king decided to throw his
son into fire and burn him alive with the help of his sister, Holika. Holika
was a dare – devil and she had a boon that fire would not hurt her. She was
made to sit on a big bonfire on an open ground with Prahlad in her lap. The
pyre of wood was lit, and its flame encircled their bodies.
Onlookers held their breath
with anxiety, but when the fire extinguished they were amazed to see Prahlad
walking out safely chanting Lord Vishnu’s name while Holika was burnt to ashes. TILL TODAY THIS DAY IS OBSERVED
AS HOLIKA DAHAN IN THE MONTH OF MARCH – APRIL.
Now Hiranyakashipu thought of various plans to kill Prahlad but
none was successful.Next day Hiranyakashipu challenged his son in the open
court, “Prahlad! Is my enemy, whom you worship, present anywhere here?” Prahlad
replied, “Vishnu is omnipresent. There’s not a single place where he’s not
found. You don’t know the power of Lord Vishnu.” Hiranyakashipu’s fury was at
its climax. He got an iron pillar heated and asked Prahlad, “Do you think your
God Vishnu dwells even in this red-hot iron pillar?”
Prahlad did not hesitate even
for a moment but rushed towards the pillar and embraced it. The heated iron did
not burn him. Hiranyakashipu got up from his throne in fury and hit the
pillar with his mace.
And to his surprise! The pillar
cracked with a thundering sound and Vishnu appeared there in the form of
Narsimha. One half of his body was of a lion and the other half of a
man. He had matted hair on his head, large moustaches on his face and
terrible teeth in his mouth. His paws had terrible nails on them.
Hiranyakashipu remembered his first death wish, “To be killed by some one who
is neither human nor beast.”
It was also the twilight hour,
neither day nor night, the second death wish.
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