Hindu religious traditions
Narasimha and Hiranyakashipuनरसिंह और हिरण्यकशिपु
Linked story & event
Vishnu’s Narasimha manifestation confronts Hiranyakashipu and protects Prahlada in a central devotional narrative.
STORY & TRADITION
The world of Narasimha and Hiranyakashipu.
Vishnu’s Narasimha manifestation confronts Hiranyakashipu and protects Prahlada in a central devotional narrative.
Stories & Events
Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
- High — compare the identified textual or regional account.
- Event overview
- Vishnu’s Narasimha manifestation confronts Hiranyakashipu and protects Prahlada in a central devotional narrative.
- Textual setting
- Epic / Puranic narrative; use the linked text and identified edition.
- Participants, objects & places
- The connected records below are grouped by category and link to their original canonical profiles.
- Sequence & chronology
- Narrative sequence is distinct from an established modern historical date.
- Tradition notes
- Retellings, details and emphasis differ. Follow the primary-text reference and distinguish its own commentary.
FOLLOW THE THREADS
Inside this story.
5 connected profiles. Every path leads to an original record.
Characters & Cosmic Entities4
The Sacred Library1
READ THE SOURCES
Texts & references.
01
Bhagavata Purana
Sanskrit, translation and Gaudiya Vaishnava commentary.
Vaishnava · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.