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Dec 21, 2013

உபாசனா தெய்வம் ஒன்னோட பேசும். என்ன? புரிஞ்சுதா?


Liked this post very much from "sage of kanchi" facebook page....
I felt like any complaints, issue, happiness or whatever, just discuss with Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar. 
FOR SURE HE WILL SHOW YOU RIGHT DIRECTION. HE WILL TALK WITH YOU.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Periyavaa/permalink/573505186051281/


உபாசனா தெய்வம் ஒன்னோட பேசும். என்ன? புரிஞ்சுதா? 


பெரியவாளுடைய இந்த அறிவுரை நம் எல்லோருக்கும் ஒரு சம்மட்டி அடி !

சிமிழி பிரஹ்மஸ்ரீ வெங்கட்ராம சாஸ்த்ரிகள் பெரியவாளுடைய அன்புக்கும் அபிமானத்துக்கும் ரொம்ப அருகதை உடையவர். அப்படியொரு அனுஷ்டானம் ! பெரியவாளிடம் பக்தி!

அவர் மறைந்ததும், அவருடைய பிள்ளைக்கு பால்யத்திலேயே ரெண்டு சன்யாசிகள் மூலமாக தேவி உபாசனை உபதேசிக்கப்பட்டது. பல ஆண்டுகள் உபாசித்தும் “உபாசனையில் வாக்கு, சரீரம் ரெண்டும் ஈடுபடர அளவு, மனஸ் ஈடுபட மாட்டேங்கறது. அதனால மனசுக்கு சாந்தி கெடைக்கவேயில்லை” என்ற இந்த உண்மையான எண்ணம் ரொம்ப வலுத்துக் கொண்டே போனது. பல வழிகளை கையாண்டும் ஒன்றும் பிரயோஜனமில்லை. பெரியவா மட்டுமே இதற்கு வழி காட்டமுடியும் என்ற நம்பிக்கையில் பெரியவாளிடம் வந்தார்.

கார்வேட் நகரில் ஒரு குளக்கரையில் அழகாக வேய்ந்திருந்த ஒரு சிறு கொட்டகையின் வாசலில் அமர்ந்திருந்தார். எத்தனைதான் அறிமுகம் இருந்தாலும், பூர்வர்கள் யார் யார் என்பதெல்லாம் தெரியாதது மாதிரி கேட்டுக் கொள்வார். நாம் இன்னாரது வம்சத்தில் வந்திருக்கிறோம் என்று சொல்லி அறிமுகப்படுத்திக் கொள்வதை அவர் மிகவும் விரும்புவதாக இருக்கும். இந்த உபாசகரும் தான் சிமிழி சாஸ்த்ரிகள் பிள்ளை என்று சொல்லிவிட்டு, தன் மனஸ் படும் கஷ்டத்தை சொல்லி, வழிகாட்ட வேண்டும் என்று வேண்டினார். அப்போது நடந்த சம்பாஷணை………..

“தேவி உபாசனை பல வர்ஷங்களா பண்ணிண்டு இருக்கேன். ஆனா, மனஸ் துளிகூட ஈடுபடலை. ரொம்ப உறுத்தறது. எனக்கு ஒரு வழி காட்டணும் பெரியவா”

“என்ன சொல்றே? அதனால என்ன தப்பு?”

“மனஸ் தனி வஸ்துவா இருக்கறதால, பூஜை முழுமையாகாத மாதிரி இருக்கு”

“அதுக்கு நா என்ன பண்ணறது?”

“மனஸ் ஈடுபட ஒரு வழி காட்டணும்”

“என்ன படிச்சிருக்கே?”

…………சொன்னார்.

“இத்தனை படிச்சும், ஒனக்கு விவேகமில்லே! ஒன் மனஸை நா திருத்த முடியாது”

“என்னாலேயே என்னை திருத்திக்க முடியலை. அதான் பெரியவாட்ட வந்தேன்”

“என்னை என்ன செய்ய சொல்றே?”

“மனஸ் சாந்தி அடையணும்”

“நீ என்ன பூஜை பண்றே?”

“அம்பாளை படத்துலேயும், விக்ரஹத்துலேயும், யந்த்ரத்துலேயும் பூஜை பண்ணறேன்”

“ரொம்ப சரி. படத்ல அம்பாள் இருக்கறதா நெனச்சுதான பூஜை பண்றே?”

“ஆமாம்”

“அப்போ…….இந்த கொறையைக் கூட அவகிட்டயே சொல்லியிருக்கலாமே? நெறைய படிச்சிருக்கே. படம், விக்ரஹம், யந்த்ரம்….ன்னு எல்லா எடத்துலேயும் அவ இருக்கறதா பூஜையும் பண்றே. ஆனா, ஒண்ணுலயும் ஒனக்கு பிடிப்போ, நம்பிக்கையோ இல்லை. அம்பாள் ஓங்காத்துலேயே, ஒன் பக்கத்துலேயே இருக்கறச்சே, ஒன் கொறையை அவட்ட சொல்லி அழத் தெரியலையே! இனிமே அவகிட்டயே சொல்லி அழு! இங்க வராதே. நான் என்ன பண்ண முடியும்?”

மிகவும் சூடாக பதில் வந்ததும், உபாசகர் விக்கித்து நின்றார். மனஸ் இந்த பேரிடியை தாங்கமாட்டாமல், கண்களில் ஜலம் முட்டி நின்றது. நமஸ்காரம் பண்ணிவிட்டு உத்தரவு வாங்கிக் கொள்ள யத்தனித்தார். அம்பாள் மனஸ் இறங்கினாள்………..

“ரொம்ப கோவிச்சுண்டுட்டேனா ! நீயே ரொம்ப ஆசையா அம்பாளை உபாசனை பண்றே! மனஸ் ஈடுபடலை..ன்னு ஒனக்கே தெரியறது. உபாசனை…ன்னா சமீபத்ல இருக்கறதுன்னு அர்த்தம். ஒனக்கு எப்பவுமே பக்கத்ல இருக்கறவள் கிட்டே ஒன்னோட கொறையை சொல்லாம, நீட்டி மொழக்கிண்டு எங்கிட்ட வந்தியே!….ங்கறதாலதான் கொஞ்சம் அப்பிடி ஒரைக்கறா மாதிரி சொன்னேன்.

இனிமே……….என்ன கொறையானாலும், எதுக்கும் அவளைத் தவிர வேற யார்கிட்டயும் சொல்லக் கூடாது ! நீ பூஜை பண்ற தெய்வத்துகிட்ட, அது அம்பாளோ, சிவனோ, விஷ்ணுவோ, பிள்ளையாரோ….யாரா இருந்தாலும் சரி, அவா கிட்டேயே கேட்டாத்தான் ஒன்னோட நம்பிக்கைக்கு ஏத்தா மாதிரி அனுக்ரகமும் கெடைக்கும். உன் உபாசனா தெய்வம் ஒன்னோட பேசும். என்ன? புரிஞ்சுதா?……..நம்பிக்கைதான் எல்லாம். அவளோட அனுக்கிரகம் ஒனக்கு நிச்சயமா உண்டு! கவலைப்படாதே…..க்ஷேமமா இரு!” என்று அபயஹஸ்தம் “கொடுத்தாள்” !

இனி ?…………. எனக்கென்ன மனக்கவலை? என் தாய்க்கன்றோ தினம் தினம் என் கவலை.

நான் ஆராதகன், இங்குதான் இருப்பேன் - ஸ்ரீ ருத்ரன்

Wish to share few lines from 1950 Sri Nrusimha Priya



பெரிய திருமொழி முதல் பத்து ஏழாம் திருமொழி

எட்டாம் பாசுரம்:
நாத்தழும்ப நான்முகனும் ஈசனுமாய் முறையால் ஏத்த
அங்கோர் ஆளரியாய் இருந்த அம்மானதிடம்
காய்த்த வாகை நெற்று ஒலிப்பக் கல்லதர் வேயங்கழைபோய்
தேய்ந்த தீயால் விண்சிவக்கும் சிங்கவேள்குன்றமே

விளக்கம்:
பிரமனும், சிவனும் நாக்கில் தழும்பு தெரிய எம்பெருமானுக்கு தோத்திரம் பண்ணிய இடம், வாகை மரத்தின் கிளைகள் சல சல என்று காற்றின் மிகுதியினால் ஓசை ஏற்படுத்திக்கொண்டும், மூங்கில்கள் வானளவு வளர்ந்ததனால் ஒன்றோடு ஒன்று உரசுவதால் உண்டான நெருப்பினால் ஆகாசம் சிவந்திருக்கப் பெற்ற சிங்கவேள்குன்றம் ஆகும்.

Dec 19, 2013

Sri Malolans Soulabhyam towards a muslim

Sri Malolan - Ahobilam

Once Sri Devanarvilagam Azhagiasingar was camping at Hyderabad for observing Chaturmasyam. The premises identified for hosting the Pontiff and his retinue was a beautiful property, with spacious accommodation, plenty of well water and peaceful environs ideal for Srimad Azhagiasingar’s anushttanams. HH liked the place very much and used to conduct Abhigama Aradhanam daily with his usual devotional fervour, attended by quite a big crowd. The locality however was predominantly muslim, though the accommodation itself was insulated from any such influences.
Among the daily congregation which assembled to have a glorious eye-full of Sri Malolan’s tiruvaradhanam by Srimad Azhagiasingar was a pious muslim of royal lineage. Attracted somehow by the Pontiff’s serene countenance shining with the light of wisdom and penance and also by the incredible beauty of Sri Malolan, the muslim watched daily from a distance, honouring the traditions of Sri Ahobila Mutt.
This went on for several days. The Chaturmasyam period was about to conclude. One day, the muslim gentleman made bold to approach Srimad Azhagiasingar through a kainkaryapara, with a request for the Pontiff to visit his (the muslim’s) residence and perform Malolan’s worship at his palatial house. It appeared that the gentleman was indeed of royal descent and very well endowed. Despite being a devout moslem, Sri Malolan and Srimad Azhagiasingar had made indelible impressions on his mind and he was eager to have them stay at his house, affording him a chance to worship both. Having informed himself about the Mutt’s travel plans, he also submitted that his residence at Begumpet was right on the way to Bombay and that he would be honoured if they did stay at his house for a week. He was prepared to bear all expenses of the stay, allot a separate and spacious house for Sri Malolan and His retinue and to keep his distance, without in any way hindering the religious observances of the Pontiff and others.
This request gave rise to a rather piquant situation. The gentleman was obviously overwhelmed by devotion to Sri Malolan and to His personal servitor. However, for Srimad Azhagiasingar or the Lord to stay at or even visit such a place would have been unprecedented and not in tune with Shastraic provisions. Hence, after due deliberation, the muslim gentleman was advised that his request could not be fulfilled. He went away, crestfallen but understanding the compulsions behind the decision.
Chaturmasyam came to an end the very next day and a day later, Sri Malolan’s camp was road-bound again, en route to Bombay. Sri Malolan was travelling in His palanquin, while some distance behind, Srimad Azhagiasingar was travelling in his own. Though the weather was fine when the travel commenced, shortly thereafter there was a severe cyclonic storm with a torrential downpour. The rain was so heavy that visibility was reduced to a few feet.
Devanarvilagam Azhagiyasingar_1In the pell-mell, confusion and lack of visibility, the party got separated. Srimad Azhagiasingar and some of the kainkaryaparas lost their way, while Sri Malolan and His bearers continued on the same route till they realized that they were no longer with the main body of servitors. Not knowing what to do, they decided to take shelter in the portico of a huge house standing nearby, till the rains stopped.
At the other end, Srimad Azhagiasingar and his entourage were beside themselves with anxiety, not knowing the whereabouts of Perumal and people went different ways to locate the missing party. At length the rain stopped and Srimad Azhagiasingar too could locate and reunite with Sri Malolan, who had spent His time in the portico, sheltered from the torrential downpour.
By this time, the master of the house, who peeped out for ascertaining that the rain had stopped, found a large group of people in his portico. And when he found out the identity of the group, he came running down from the third floor and prostrated at the feet of Srimad Azhagiasingar from a distance. And the Pontiff was flabbergasted to realize that the house-owner was none other than the muslim, whose offer of hospitality had been declined earlier.
Tears ran down the Pontiff’s face when he realized the lengths to which Sri Malolan went to satisfy His devotees, with little regard to caste, creed, colour, economic or social status. Overcome by emotion, HH immediately performed a mangala haarati to Malolan, which the muslim gentleman witnessed from a distance. The muslim gentleman too was overwhelmed when he was told what had happened and it was with very great reluctance that he bade goodbye to the Lord and Srimad Azhagiasingar, who resumed their interrupted journey.
As the purport of what had happened slowly sank into their intellects, the kainkaryaparas were overawed at the divine will which made itself manifest in the chain of occurrences—the sudden downpour, the separation, the “accidental” availability of a house as a refuge from the rain, the further coincidence of its belonging to a person who had wished fervently to have Malolan in his house and so on.
The words Ezhai Edalan keezh magan ennaadu irangi mattru avarkku innarul surandu flashed in the hearts of kainkaryaparas: We have only heard of Valmiki’s tribute to Sri Rama for having blessed Guha Perumal with a bear hug with scant regard to questions of birth and status: but fortunate indeed were the Lord’s servitors who were treated to an endearing display of His soulabhyam on that stormy day. And fortunate indeed are we too, who are able to at least hear it second hand.
This Article is written by Sri Sadagopan Iyengar Swami, Coimbatore
Devanarvalagam Azhagiyasingar
Devanarvalagam Azhagiyasingar


Nov 27, 2013

Hiranya Samharam - பழையறை "சோமநாத சாமி" temple




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"ஓங்கி அடிச்சா ஒன்றை டன் வெயிட்றா" பாக்குறியா? என்ற இந்த உணர்ச்சிமிகு வசனத்தை கூற நம் சினிமா கதாநாயகன் எத்தனை முறை டேக் வாங்கி இருப்பார்?, அது போக அந்த காட்சியை படமாக எப்படியும் அதிநவீன ஒளிப்பதிவு சாதனங்கள், வெளிச்சம் போன்றவற்றை பயன்படுத்தி தானே அந்த காட்சியை படமாக்கி இருப்பார்கள். இவற்றை பெரிய அளவில் நாம் பேசுகிறோம், தவறில்லை அதுவும் உழைப்பு தான். பழையறை "சோமநாத சாமி" கோயிலில் இருக்கும் இந்த சிற்பம் "நரசிம்மர்- இரணியன் சண்டை" குறித்தது. கடவுள் எல்லா இடத்திலும் இருக்கிறாரா? அப்படியானால் இந்த தூணிலும் இருக்கிறாரா? என்று அகங்காரத்துடன் இரணியன் பேசிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் போதே தூணை கிழுத்துக்கொண்டு வெளியில் வந்த நரசிம்மர், அவனின் வயிற்றை தன் மடி மீது வைத்து ஆக்ரோஷமாக கிழிக்கிறார், அதற்கு முன் நடந்த சண்டை காட்சி தான் இது. நரசிம்மர் முகத்தை மட்டும் கொஞ்சம் உற்று நோக்குங்கள், அவர் கடும் கோபத்துடன் இருக்கிறார் என்பதை சிற்பி எவ்வளவு அழகாக காட்டி இருக்கிறார். சிங்க முகத்துடன் அவர் வாய் திறந்து கர்ஜிப்பதும், கண்கள் கோபத்தின் உச்சத்தில் இருப்பதும்..அடடா..அதுவும் கல்லில்! நரசிம்மரிடம் இரணியன் சிக்கிகொண்டான் இனி அவன் தப்பிக்கவே முடியாது என்பதை காட்ட சிற்பி கையாண்டிருக்கும் யுத்தியை பாருங்கள்!."மாட்டினடா மவனே இனி நீ தப்பிக்கவே முடியாது" என்பதை போல் நரசிம்மர் தன் கால்களால் இரணியனின் கால்களை பிணைத்திருக்கும் இடத்தில் சிற்பி செய்திருக்கும் வித்தை என்னவென்று கூறுவது!.

இரணியன் தளர்ந்து விட்டான், என்பதை காட்ட அவனின் உடம்பு நரசிம்மரை நோக்கி முன்னோக்கி வந்துவிட்டது, கைகள் தளர்ந்த நிலையில் பின்னால் காட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது! இடது கையால் இரணியனின் தலையை இழுத்துப் பிடுத்துக்கொண்டு, (அப்படி பிடித்திருக்கையிலேயே அவன் தலை அவரின் கைகளில் வந்து விடும் போலிருக்கின்றது) வலது கையை ஓங்கி வைத்திருக்கும் காட்சியை பார்த்தால் உங்களுக்கு என்ன வசனம் நினைவிற்கு வருகின்றது.

இந்த சிற்பம் செய்யப்பட்டு எப்படியும் ஆயிரம் வருடங்கள் இருக்கும், அந்த சிற்பி அன்றைக்கு கொடுத்த அதே உணர்சிகள் தான் இந்த 2013 ஆம் ஆண்டிலும் நாம் உணர்கிறோம். ஆயிரம் வருடங்களுக்கு முன், எந்த வித தொழில்நுட்ப வளர்ச்சியும் இல்லாத கால கட்டத்தில் வெறும் சுத்தியலும் உளியையும் மட்டுமே வைத்துக்கொண்டு, இரண்டாவது டேக்'கிற்கு கூட செல்லாமல் இவ்வளவு உணர்சிகளை கல்லில் கொண்டு வர முடியுமென்றால்....

சினிமாவிற்கு தரும் முக்கியத்துவத்தை ஆயிரம் வருடங்களுக்கு முன் செய்யப்பட்ட சிற்பங்களுக்கும் கொஞ்சம் கொடுங்களேன்..ப்ளீஸ்
Sasi Dharan

Nov 15, 2013

Talk on Hiranya Samharam - Based on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)

Ahobilam Jwala Narasimha







http://vedabase.com/en/sb/7/8


SB 7.8: Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons

As described in this chapter, Hiraṇyakaśipu was ready to kill his own son Prahlāda Mahārāja, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared in front of the demon as Śrī Nṛkeśarī, half lion and half man, and killed him.
Following the instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja, all the sons of the demons became attached to Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. When this attachment became pronounced, their teachers, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, were very much afraid that the boys would become more and more devoted to the Lord. In a helpless condition, they approached Hiraṇyakaśipu and described in detail the effect of Prahlāda’s preaching. After hearing of this, Hiraṇyakaśipu decided to kill his son Prahlāda. Hiraṇyakaśipu was so angry that Prahlāda Mahārāja fell down at his feet and said many things just to pacify him, but he was unsuccessful in satisfying his demoniac father. Hiraṇyakaśipu, as a typical demon, began to advertise himself as being greater than the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but Prahlāda Mahārāja challenged him, saying that Hiraṇyakaśipu was not God, and began to glorify the Supreme Personality of Godhead, declaring that the Lord is all-pervading, that everything is under Him, and that no one is equal to or greater than Him. Thus he requested his father to be submissive to the omnipotent Supreme Lord.
The more Prahlāda Mahārāja glorified the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the more angry and agitated the demon became. Hiraṇyakaśipu asked his Vaiṣṇava son whether his God existed within the columns of the palace, and Prahlāda Mahārāja immediately accepted that since the Lord is present everywhere, He was also present within the columns. When Hiraṇyakaśipu heard this philosophy from his young son, he derided the boy’s statement as just the talk of a child and forcefully struck the pillar with his fist.
As soon as Hiraṇyakaśipu struck the column, there issued forth a tumultuous sound. At first Hiraṇyakaśipu, the King of the demons, could not see anything but the pillar, but to substantiate Prahlāda’s statements, the Lord came out of the pillar in His wonderful incarnation as Narasiṁha, half lion and half man. Hiraṇyakaśipu could immediately understand that the extraordinarily wonderful form of the Lord was surely meant for his death, and thus he prepared to fight with the form of half lion and half man. The Lord performed His pastimes by fighting with the demon for some time, and in the evening, on the border between day and night, the Lord captured the demon, threw him on His lap, and killed him by piercing his abdomen with His nails. The Lord not only killed Hiraṇyakaśipu, the King of the demons, but also killed many of his followers. When there was no one else to fight, the Lord, roaring with anger, sat down on Hiraṇyakaśipu’s throne.
The entire universe was thus relieved of the rule of Hiraṇyakaśipu, and everyone was jubilant in transcendental bliss. Then all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, approached the Lord. These included the great saintly persons, the Pitās, the Siddhas, the Vidyādharas, the Nāgas, the Manus, the prajāpatis, the Gandharvas, the Cāraṇas, the Yakṣas, the Kimpuruṣas, the Vaitālikas, the Kinnaras and also many other varieties of beings in human form. All of them stood not far from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and began offering their prayers unto the Lord, whose spiritual effulgence was brilliant as He sat on the throne.
SB 7.8.1 — Nārada Muni continued: All the sons of the demons appreciated the transcendental instructions of Prahlāda Mahārāja and took them very seriously. They rejected the materialistic instructions given by their teachers, Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka.
SB 7.8.2 — When Ṣaṇḍa and Amarka, the sons of Śukrācārya, observed that all the students, the sons of the demons, were becoming advanced in Kṛṣṇa consciousness because of the association of Prahlāda Mahārāja, they were afraid. They approached the King of the demons and described the situation as it was.
SB 7.8.3-4 — When Hiraṇyakaśipu understood the entire situation, he was extremely angry, so much so that his body trembled. Thus he finally decided to kill his son Prahlāda. Hiraṇyakaśipu was by nature very cruel, and feeling insulted, he began hissing like a snake trampled upon by someone’s foot. His son Prahlāda was peaceful, mild and gentle, his senses were under control, and he stood before Hiraṇyakaśipu with folded hands. According to Prahlāda’s age and behavior, he was not to be chastised. Yet with staring, crooked eyes, Hiraṇyakaśipu rebuked him with the following harsh words.
SB 7.8.5 — Hiraṇyakaśipu said: O most impudent, most unintelligent disruptor of the family, O lowest of mankind, you have violated my power to rule you, and therefore you are an obstinate fool. Today I shall send you to the place of Yamarāja.
SB 7.8.6 — My son Prahlāda, you rascal, you know that when I am angry all the planets of the three worlds tremble, along with their chief rulers. By whose power has a rascal like you become so impudent that you appear fearless and overstep my power to rule you?
SB 7.8.7 — Prahlāda Mahārāja said: My dear King, the source of my strength, of which you are asking, is also the source of yours. Indeed, the original source of all kinds of strength is one. He is not only your strength or mine, but the only strength for everyone. Without Him, no one can get any strength. Whether moving or not moving, superior or inferior, everyone, including Lord Brahmā, is controlled by the strength of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
SB 7.8.8 — The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the supreme controller and time factor, is the power of the senses, the power of the mind, the power of the body, and the vital force of the senses. His influence is unlimited. He is the best of all living entities, the controller of the three modes of material nature. By His own power, He creates this cosmic manifestation, maintains it and annihilates it also.
SB 7.8.9 — Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: My dear father, please give up your demoniac mentality. Do not discriminate in your heart between enemies and friends; make your mind equipoised toward everyone. Except for the uncontrolled and misguided mind, there is no enemy within this world. When one sees everyone on the platform of equality, one then comes to the position of worshiping the Lord perfectly.
SB 7.8.10 — In former times there were many fools like you who did not conquer the six enemies that steal away the wealth of the body. These fools were very proud, thinking, “I have conquered all enemies in all the ten directions.” But if a person is victorious over the six enemies and is equipoised toward all living entities, for him there are no enemies. Enemies are merely imagined by one in ignorance.
SB 7.8.11 — Hiraṇyakaśipu replied: You rascal, you are trying to minimize my value, as if you were better than me at controlling the senses. This is over-intelligent. I can therefore understand that you desire to die at my hands, for this kind of nonsensical talk is indulged in by those about to die.
SB 7.8.12 — O most unfortunate Prahlāda, you have always described a supreme being other than me, a supreme being who is above everything, who is the controller of everyone, and who is all-pervading. But where is He? If He is everywhere, then why is He not present before me in this pillar?
SB 7.8.13 — Because you are speaking so much nonsense, I shall now sever your head from your body. Now let me see your most worshipable God come to protect you. I want to see it.
SB 7.8.14 — Being obsessed with anger, Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was very great in bodily strength, thus chastised his exalted devotee-son Prahlāda with harsh words. Cursing him again and again, Hiraṇyakaśipu took up his sword, got up from his royal throne, and with great anger struck his fist against the column.
SB 7.8.15 — Then from within the pillar came a fearful sound, which appeared to crack the covering of the universe. O my dear Yudhiṣṭhira, this sound reached even the abodes of the demigods like Lord Brahmā, and when the demigods heard it, they thought, “Oh, now our planets are being destroyed!”
SB 7.8.16 — While showing his extraordinary prowess, Hiraṇyakaśipu, who desired to kill his own son, heard that wonderful, tumultuous sound, which had never before been heard. Upon hearing the sound, the other leaders of the demons were afraid. None of them could find the origin of that sound in the assembly.
SB 7.8.17 — To prove that the statement of His servant Prahlāda Mahārāja was substantial — in other words, to prove that the Supreme Lord is present everywhere, even within the pillar of an assembly hall — the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, exhibited a wonderful form never before seen. The form was neither that of a man nor that of a lion. Thus the Lord appeared in His wonderful form in the assembly hall.
SB 7.8.18 — While Hiraṇyakaśipu looked all around to find the source of the sound, that wonderful form of the Lord, which could not be ascertained to be either a man or a lion, emerged from the pillar. In amazement, Hiraṇyakaśipu wondered, “What is this creature that is half man and half lion?”
SB 7.8.19-22 — Hiraṇyakaśipu studied the form of the Lord, trying to decide who the form of Nṛsiṁhadeva standing before him was. The Lord’s form was extremely fearsome because of His angry eyes, which resembled molten gold; His shining mane, which expanded the dimensions of His fearful face; His deadly teeth; and His razor-sharp tongue, which moved about like a dueling sword. His ears were erect and motionless, and His nostrils and gaping mouth appeared like caves of a mountain. His jaws parted fearfully, and His entire body touched the sky. His neck was very short and thick, His chest broad, His waist thin, and the hairs on His body as white as the rays of the moon. His arms, which resembled flanks of soldiers, spread in all directions as He killed the demons, rogues and atheists with His conchshell, disc, club, lotus and other natural weapons.
SB 7.8.23 — Hiraṇyakaśipu murmured to himself, “Lord Viṣṇu, who possesses great mystic power, has made this plan to kill me, but what is the use of such an attempt? Who can fight with me?” Thinking like this and taking up his club, Hiraṇyakaśipu attacked the Lord like an elephant.
SB 7.8.24 — Just as a small insect falls forcefully into a fire and the insignificant creature becomes invisible, when Hiraṇyakaśipu attacked the Lord, who was full of effulgence, Hiraṇyakaśipu became invisible. This is not at all astonishing, for the Lord is always situated in pure goodness. Formerly, during creation, He entered the dark universe and illuminated it by His spiritual effulgence.
SB 7.8.25 — Thereafter, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was extremely angry, swiftly attacked Nṛsiṁhadeva with his club and began to beat Him. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, however, captured the great demon, along with his club, just as Garuḍa might capture a great snake.
SB 7.8.26 — O Yudhiṣṭhira, O great son of Bharata, when Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva gave Hiraṇyakaśipu a chance to slip from His hand, just as Garuḍa sometimes plays with a snake and lets it slip from his mouth, the demigods, who had lost their abodes and who were hiding behind the clouds for fear of the demon, did not consider that incident very good. Indeed, they were perturbed.
SB 7.8.27 — When Hiraṇyakaśipu was freed from the hands of Nṛsiṁhadeva, he falsely thought that the Lord was afraid of his prowess. Therefore, after taking a little rest from the fight, he took up his sword and shield and again attacked the Lord with great force.
SB 7.8.28 — Making a loud, shrill sound of laughter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, who is extremely strong and powerful, captured Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was protecting himself with his sword and shield, leaving no gaps open. With the speed of a hawk, Hiraṇyakaśipu moved sometimes in the sky and sometimes on the earth, his eyes closed because of fear of Nṛsiṁhadeva’s laughter.
SB 7.8.29 — As a snake captures a mouse or Garuḍa captures a very venomous snake, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva captured Hiraṇyakaśipu, who could not be pierced even by the thunderbolt of King Indra. As Hiraṇyakaśipu moved his limbs here, there and all around, very much afflicted at being captured, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva placed the demon on His lap, supporting him with His thighs, and in the doorway of the assembly hall the Lord very easily tore the demon to pieces with the nails of His hand.
SB 7.8.30 — Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s mouth and mane were sprinkled with drops of blood, and His fierce eyes, full of anger, were impossible to look at. Licking the edge of His mouth with His tongue, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nṛsiṁhadeva, decorated with a garland of intestines taken from Hiraṇyakaśipu’s abdomen, resembled a lion that has just killed an elephant.
SB 7.8.31 — The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who had many, many arms, first uprooted Hiraṇyakaśipu’s heart and then threw him aside and turned toward the demon’s soldiers. These soldiers had come in thousands to fight with Him with raised weapons and were very faithful followers of Hiraṇyakaśipu, but Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva killed all of them merely with the ends of His nails.
SB 7.8.32 — The hair on Nṛsiṁhadeva’s head shook the clouds and scattered them here and there, His glaring eyes stole the effulgence of the luminaries in the sky, and His breathing agitated the seas and oceans. Because of His roaring, all the elephants in the world began to cry in fear.
SB 7.8.33 — Airplanes were thrown into outer space and the upper planetary system by the hair on Nṛsiṁhadeva’s head. Because of the pressure of the Lord’s lotus feet, the earth appeared to slip from its position, and all the hills and mountains sprang up due to His intolerable force. Because of the Lord’s bodily effulgence, both the sky and all directions diminished in their natural illumination.
SB 7.8.34 — Manifesting a full effulgence and a fearsome countenance, Lord Nṛsiṁha, being very angry and finding no contestant to face His power and opulence, then sat down in the assembly hall on the excellent throne of the king. Because of fear and obedience, no one could come forward to serve the Lord directly.
SB 7.8.35 — Hiraṇyakaśipu had been exactly like a fever of meningitis in the head of the three worlds. Thus when the wives of the demigods in the heavenly planets saw that the great demon had been killed by the personal hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, their faces blossomed in great joy. The wives of the demigods again and again showered flowers from heaven upon Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva like rain.
SB 7.8.36 — At that time, the airplanes of the demigods, who desired to see the activities of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa, crowded the sky. The demigods began beating drums and kettledrums, and upon hearing them the angelic women began to dance, while the chiefs of the Gandharvas sang sweetly.
SB 7.8.37-39 — My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, the demigods then approached the Lord. They were headed by Lord Brahmā, King Indra and Lord Śiva and included great saintly persons and the residents of Pitṛloka, Siddhaloka, Vidyādhara-loka and the planet of the snakes. The Manus approached, and so did the chiefs of various other planets. The angelic dancers approached, as did the Gandharvas, the Cāraṇas, the Yakṣas, the inhabitants of Kinnaraloka, the Vetālas, the inhabitants of Kimpuruṣa-loka, and the personal servants of Viṣṇu like Sunanda and Kumuda. All of them came near the Lord, who glowed with intense light. They individually offered their obeisances and prayers, their hands folded at their heads.
SB 7.8.40 — Lord Brahmā prayed: My Lord, You are unlimited, and You possess unending potencies. No one can estimate or calculate Your prowess and wonderful influence, for Your actions are never polluted by the material energy. Through the material qualities, You very easily create the universe, maintain it and again annihilate it, yet You remain the same, without deterioration. I therefore offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
SB 7.8.41 — Lord Śiva said: The end of the millennium is the time for Your anger. Now that this insignificant demon Hiraṇyakaśipu has been killed, O my Lord, who are naturally affectionate to Your devotee, kindly protect his son Prahlāda Mahārāja, who is standing nearby as Your fully surrendered devotee.
SB 7.8.42 — King Indra said: O Supreme Lord, You are our deliverer and protector. Our shares of sacrifices, which are actually Yours, have been recovered from the demon by You. Because the demoniac king Hiraṇyakaśipu was most fearsome, our hearts, which are Your permanent abode, were all overtaken by him. Now, by Your presence, the gloom and darkness in our hearts have been dissipated. O Lord, for those who always engage in Your service, which is more exalted than liberation, all material opulence is insignificant. They do not even care for liberation, not to speak of the benefits of kāma, artha and dharma.
SB 7.8.43 — All the saintly persons present offered their prayers in this way: O Lord, O supreme maintainer of those sheltered at Your lotus feet, O original Personality of Godhead, the process of austerity and penance, in which You instructed us before, is the spiritual power of Your very self. It is by austerity that You create the material world, which lies dormant within You. This austerity was almost stopped by the activities of this demon, but now, by Yourself appearing in the form of Nṛsiṁhadeva, which is meant just to give us protection, and by killing this demon, You have again approved the process of austerity.
SB 7.8.44 — The inhabitants of Pitṛloka prayed: Let us offer our respectful obeisances unto Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, the maintainer of the religious principles of the universe. He has killed Hiraṇyakaśipu, the demon who by force enjoyed all the offerings of the śrāddha ceremonies performed by our sons and grandsons on the anniversaries of our death and who drank the water with sesame seeds offered in holy places of pilgrimage. By killing this demon, O Lord, You have taken back all this stolen property from his abdomen by piercing it with Your nails. We therefore wish to offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
SB 7.8.45 — The inhabitants of Siddhaloka prayed: O Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, because we belong to Siddhaloka, we automatically achieve perfection in all eight kinds of mystic power. Yet Hiraṇyakaśipu was so dishonest that by the strength of his power and austerity, he took away our powers. Thus he became very proud of his mystic strength. Now, because this rogue has been killed by Your nails, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
SB 7.8.46 — The inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka prayed: Our acquired power to appear and disappear in various ways according to varieties of meditation was banned by that foolish Hiraṇyakaśipu because of his pride in his superior bodily strength and his ability to conquer others. Now the Supreme Personality of Godhead has killed him just as if the demon were an animal. Unto that supreme pastime form of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, we eternally offer our respectful obeisances.
SB 7.8.47 — The inhabitants of Nāgaloka said: The most sinful Hiraṇyakaśipu took away all the jewels on our hoods and all our beautiful wives. Now, since his chest has been pierced by Your nails, You are the source of all pleasure to our wives. Thus we together offer our respectful obeisances unto You.
SB 7.8.48 — All the Manus offered their prayers as follows: As Your order carriers, O Lord, we, the Manus, are the law-givers for human society, but because of the temporary supremacy of this great demon, Hiraṇyakaśipu, our laws for maintaining varṇāśrama-dharma were destroyed. O Lord, now that You have killed this great demon, we are in our normal condition. Kindly order us, Your eternal servants, what to do now.
SB 7.8.49 — The prajāpatis offered their prayers as follows: O Supreme Lord, Lord of even Brahmā and Śiva, we, the prajāpatis, were created by You to execute Your orders, but we were forbidden by Hiraṇyakaśipu to create any more good progeny. Now the demon is lying dead before us, his chest pierced by You. Let us therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto You, whose incarnation in this form of pure goodness is meant for the welfare of the entire universe.
SB 7.8.50 — The inhabitants of Gandharvaloka prayed: Your Lordship, we ever engage in Your service by dancing and singing in dramatic performances, but this Hiraṇyakaśipu, by the influence of his bodily strength and valor, brought us under his subjugation. Now he has been brought to this low condition by Your Lordship. What benefit can result from the activities of such an upstart as Hiraṇyakaśipu?
SB 7.8.51 — The inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planet said: O Lord, because You have destroyed the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was always a stake in the hearts of all honest men, we are now relieved, and we eternally take shelter of Your lotus feet, which award the conditioned soul liberation from materialistic contamination.
SB 7.8.52 — The inhabitants of Yakṣaloka prayed: O controller of the twenty-four elements, we are considered the best servants of Your Lordship because of rendering services pleasing to You, yet we engaged as palanquin carriers by the order of Hiraṇyakaśipu, the son of Diti. O Lord in the form of Nṛsiṁhadeva, You know how this demon gave trouble to everyone, but now You have killed him, and his body is mixing with the five material elements.
SB 7.8.53 — The inhabitants of Kimpuruṣa-loka said: We are insignificant living entities, and You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller. Therefore how can we offer suitable prayers unto You? When this demon was condemned by devotees because they were disgusted with him, he was then killed by You.
SB 7.8.54 — The inhabitants of Vaitālika-loka said: Dear Lord, because of chanting Your spotless glories in great assemblies and arenas of sacrifice, we were accustomed to great respect from everyone. This demon, however, usurped that position. Now, to our great fortune, You have killed this great demon, exactly as one cures a chronic disease.
SB 7.8.55 — The Kinnaras said: O supreme controller, we are ever-existing servants of Your Lordship, but instead of rendering service to You, we were engaged by this demon in his service, constantly and without remuneration. This sinful man has now been killed by You. Therefore, O Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, our master, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You. Please continue to be our patron.
SB 7.8.56 — The associates of Lord Viṣṇu in Vaikuṇṭha offered this prayer: O Lord, our supreme giver of shelter, today we have seen Your wonderful form as Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, meant for the good fortune of all the world. O Lord, we can understand that Hiraṇyakaśipu was the same Jaya who engaged in Your service but was cursed by brāhmaṇas and who thus received the body of a demon. We understand that his having now been killed is Your special mercy upon him.