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The Lord Slays the King of the Demons
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सोऽयं ते विधिकर ईश विप्रशस्त- स्तस्येदं निधनमनुग्रहाय विब्रः ॥५६॥
śrī-viṣṇu-pārṣadā ūcuḥ adyaitad dhari-nara-rūpam adbhutam te drṣṭam naḥ śaraṇada sarva-loka-śarma so 'yam te vidhikara īśa vipra-śaptas tasyedam nidhanam anugrahāya vidmaḥ
śrī-viṣṇu-pārṣadāḥ ūcuḥ—the associates of Lord Viṣṇu in Vaikuṇṭhaloka said;  adya —today;  etat —this;  hari-nara —of half lion and half human being;  rūpam —form;  adbhutam —very wonderful;  te —Your;  drṣṭam —seen;  naḥ —of us;  śaraṇa-da —the everlasting bestower of shelter;  sarva-loka-śarma —which brings good fortune to all the various planets;  saḥ —he;  ayam —this;  te —of Your Lordship;  vidhikaraḥ —order carrier (servant);  īśa —O Lord;  vipra-śaptaḥ —being cursed by the  brāhmaṇas ;  tasya —of him;  idam —this;  nidhanam —killing;  anugrahāya —for the special favor;  vidmaḥ —we understand.
TRANSLATION
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 Nṛsimhadeva, 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.
PURPORT
Hiraṇyakaśipu's coming to this earth and acting as the Lord's enemy was prearranged. Jaya and Vijaya were cursed by the  brāhmaṇas  Sanaka, Sanat-kumāra, Sanandana and Sanātana because Jaya and Vijaya checked these four Kumāras. The Lord accepted this cursing of His servants and agreed that they would have to go to the material world and would then return to Vaikuṇṭha after serving the term of the curse. Jaya and Vijaya were very much perturbed, but the Lord advised them to act as enemies,