When his son Prahlada told him that Vishnu is the only God and cannot accept his father as God he tried to kill Prahlada. He also declared himself as God and ordered all to worship him. So after getting a boon Hiranyakashyap returned to his kingdom and began to trouble the Gods. Pleased by this Lord Brahma gives him the boon that Hiranyakashipu could not be killed by human, God or animal or during the day or night or on the threshold of a courtyard or on the earth or space or using any weapon. The Demon Hiranyakshas brother Hiranyakashipu angered by this gained mystical powers from Brahma by undergoing many years of austerity and penance so that he could take revenge on Vishnu. ![]() ![]() According to Bhagavata Purana, Lord Maha Vishnu in his avatar as Varaha killed Demon Hiranyaksha. Lord Narasimha is the fourth incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu who incarnated to kill Demon Hiranyakashyap and to save his devotee Prahlada. The Story of Lord Narasimha, the Avatar of Lord Vishnu ![]() She is passionate about topics like astrology, numerology, feng shui and gemstones. Anamika S Jain is a social media consultant and blogger.
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