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Prahlada and the Man-Lion
Chapter 3
Book One: Creation and Cosmic Order

Prahlada and the Man-Lion

प्रह्लादचरित

The demon king Hiranyakashipu persecutes his own son Prahlada for his unshaken devotion to Vishnu, until the god bursts from a pillar as Narasimha, the man-lion, to destroy the tyrant and save the child.
Invoking the sacred fire...