Hirankashyap was the most cruel demon the world would have ever witnessed. As his brother Hiranyaksha was killed by the Varaha (3rd avatar of Vishnu), he had a deep enemity towards Lord Vishnu.

Vengeance Of Hiranyakashyap

Hiranyakashyap tempered by the fact that his son is a follower of his biggest enemy. He became so raged that he tried to kill his son by throwing him off the edge of the mountain, dropping noxious snakes and also choking him in the water but nothing worked all along.

Efforts For The Death Of Prahlad

Like Hiranyaksha, his brother achieved a different & unique boon from Lord Brahma which stated that no human or animal, even in a day or a night, not on the land or the sky, not inside or outside and not any weapon could kill him.

Boon Of Lord Brahma

Hiranyakashyap splashed the blood of all major precious life forms on earth on his axe. With a thought that Lord Vishnu might appear to battle with him for his deeds.

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Prahlad was born to Kayadhu, who was the wife of Hiranyakashyap. Being inside the womb of his mother, was pledged with divine qualities which were the teachings and learnings of Lord Vishnu.Unlike his father, the kid grew out to be a bright devotee of equality and pure wisdom.

Prahlad - Son Of Hiranyakashyap

Gravitised in rage he asked his son if his Master does exist where is his Master. The son calmly replied, " He is just everywhere". The king angrily showed the pillar and unintentionally destroyed it, but he was totally astonished to see the presence of a lion-faced, fierced-nailed divine spirit named Narasimha.

Legendary Appearance Of Narasimha 

The Avatar took the demon on his lap and pierced his stomach with his ferocious nails. The death defeated the boon as :Demon was killed at the time of dusk not a day or a night, placed on the lap not even land or sky, defeated by a half lion half human, happened to be at the threshold of palace not inside or outside, more of a part here the nails were used to kill, rather than any weapon.

Strategical Death Of Hiranyakashyap 

Narasimha Avatar - Fourth Avatar Of Vishnu | Dashavatar Hiranyakashyap was the brother of Hiranyaksha who was killed by the second avatar of Vishnu, the Varaha avatar. When he saw that Hiranyaksha had been killed by Vishnu he swore vengeance. He meditated to Lord Brahma and because of his severe penance, he asked his boon to be that he would not die during the day or the night; on land, at sea or in the sky; inside or outside; by the hands of human or beast; or by any weapon. Brahma granted him his wish. Now, he thought, he was immortal. Having obtained the boon, he considered himself the supreme God and forbade all worship of Gods by anyone. In due course Hiranyakashyap had a son. His name was Prahlad. When Prahlad was born to Hiranyakashyap's wife - Kayadhu, the demon was in the Himalayas doing intense penance to please Lord Brahma for obtaining his boon. Interestingly Prahlad was destined to take birth at the humble abode of Devarshi Narada Muni, and none other than Goddess Yogmaya helped Kayadhu deliver her baby. Therefore, Prahald was always surrounded by sages who preached him the greatness of Vishnu. Prahlad grew up to be a great devotee and had the blessings of Lord Vishnu and the Gods even when he was in his mother's womb. Hence, despite being the son of an Asura, the boy turned out to be quite different from his father and exhibited divine qualities. Unable to tolerate a member of his family worshipping his mortal enemy, he decided to kill his own son. But it was not easy. He gave him to his soldiers to execute, but they couldn’t do it. He tried throwing him off a cliff, crushing him beneath an elephant, putting him amongst venomous snakes and poisoning his food. Nothing would work. During a particular attempt on Prahlad's life, King Hiranyakashyap called upon his sister Holika for help. Holika had a special cloak garment that prevented her from being harmed by fire. Hiranyakashyap asked her to sit on a bonfire with Prahlad, by tricking the boy to sit on her lap. However, as the fire roared, the garment flew from Holika and covered Prahlad. Holika burnt to death, Prahlad came out unharmed. Prahlad’s life was always protected by some supernatural force. “Where is this Vishnu of yours! Let me see him so that I can kill him!” “He’s everywhere!” replied Prahlad. “Then he’s in this pillar,” cried the demon, and rushing at a nearby pillar of the palace struck it a terrible blow. At that moment a fearful sound came from the pillar, as if the universe itself was about to split apart. All who heard it were afraid. The pillar burst asunder and a terrifying form emerged from it – with the head of a lion and the body of a man. This was Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, who had come to protect his devotee, Prahlad. Hiranyakashyap tried to attack him, as an insect flies into a fire. After a brief struggle, Narasimha picked up the demon and killed him. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Please Like, Share and Subscribe our videos.*** Press the bell button to stay notified about our new videos! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: 1. Some parts from this video like music, pictures and videos are sourced from the web. The Hindu Saga does not declare any ownership and is ready to give the rights to whoever it is due. 2. Multiple sources have been referred to create the content and story for the videos and we try our best to produce good content that seems authentic to our knowledge, however, we do not confirm the authenticity of the content and stories shared on channel. 3. Some of the links are affiliate links, which means if you use that link to buy something, I get a small kickback at no extra cost to you. :) #TheHinduSaga #IndianHistory #HinduHistory #Hinduism #IndianMythology #HinduMythology #HinduGods #ReligionExplained

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Hiranyakashyap was the brother of Hiranyaksha who was killed by the second avatar of Vishnu, the Varaha avatar. When he saw that Hiranyaksha had been killed by Vishnu he swore vengeance. 

He meditated to Lord Brahma and because of his severe penance, he asked his boon to be that he would not die during the day or the night; on land, at sea or in the sky; inside or outside; by the hands of human or beast; or by any weapon. Brahma granted him his wish. Now, he thought, he was immortal.

Having obtained the boon, he considered himself the supreme God and forbade all worship of Gods by anyone. In due course Hiranyakashyap had a son. His name was Prahlad. When Prahlad was born to Hiranyakashyap's wife - Kayadhu, the demon was in the Himalayas doing intense penance to please Lord Brahma for obtaining his boon. Interestingly Prahlad was destined to take birth at the humble abode of Devarshi Narada Muni, and none other than Goddess Yogmaya helped Kayadhu deliver her baby. Therefore, Prahald was always surrounded by sages who preached him the greatness of Vishnu. Prahlad grew up to be a great devotee and had the blessings of Lord Vishnu and the Gods even when he was in his mother's womb. Hence, despite being the son of an Asura, the boy turned out to be quite different from his father and exhibited divine qualities.

Unable to tolerate a member of his family worshipping his mortal enemy, he decided to kill his own son. But it was not easy. He gave him to his soldiers to execute, but they couldn’t do it. He tried throwing him off a cliff, crushing him beneath an elephant, putting him amongst venomous snakes and poisoning his food. Nothing would work.  During a particular attempt on Prahlad's life, King Hiranyakashyap called upon his sister Holika for help. Holika had a special cloak garment that prevented her from being harmed by fire. Hiranyakashyap asked her to sit on a bonfire with Prahlad, by tricking the boy to sit on her lap. However, as the fire roared, the garment flew from Holika and covered Prahlad. Holika burnt to death, Prahlad came out unharmed. Prahlad’s life was always protected by some supernatural force.

“Where is this Vishnu of yours! Let me see him so that I can kill him!”
“He’s everywhere!” replied Prahlad.
“Then he’s in this pillar,” cried the demon, and rushing at a nearby pillar of the palace struck it a terrible blow. At that moment a fearful sound came from the pillar, as if the universe itself was about to split apart. All who heard it were afraid. The pillar burst asunder and a terrifying form emerged from it – with the head of a lion and the body of a man. This was Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, who had come to protect his devotee, Prahlad. Hiranyakashyap tried to attack him, as an insect flies into a fire. After a brief struggle, Narasimha picked up the demon and killed him.

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