360 Srimad-Bhagavatam | Canto 2, Ch. 7

any kind of known weapon, nor would he die in day or night. The Lord,
however, assumed the incarnation of half-man and half-lion, which was
beyond the imagination of a materialistic demon like Hiranyakasipu, and
thus, keeping pace with the benediction of Brahmaji, the Lord killed
him. He killed him on His lap, so that he was killed neither on the land
nor on the water nor in the sky. He was pierced by Narasimha’s nails,
which were beyond the human weapons imaginable by Hiranyakasipu.
The literal meaning of Hiranyakasipu is one who is after gold and soft
bedding, the ultimate aim of all materialistic men. Such demonic men,
who have no relationship with God, gradually become puffed up by
material acquisitions and begin to challenge the authority of the Supreme
Lord and torture those who are devotees of the Lord. Prahlada Maharaja
happened to be the son of Hiranyakasipu, and because he was a great
devotee, his father tortured him to the best of his ability. In this extreme
situation, the Lord assumed the incarnation of Narasimhadeva, and just
to finish the enemy of the demigods, the Lord killed Iliranyakasipu in a
manner which was beyond the demon’s imagination. Materialistic plans
of godless demons are always frustrated by the all-powerful Lord.

TEXT 15

AeMyAed I Tela
me Jae ATM: |
MAAS TOMAR

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antah-sarasy uru-balena pade grhito
grahena yiitha-patir ambuja-hasta artah

ahedam adi-purusakhila-loka-natha
tirtha-sravah sravana-maiigala-namadheya

antah-sarasi—within the river; uru-balena—by superior strength; pade—
leg; grhitah—being taken up; grahena—by the crocodile; yitha-patih—of
the leader of the elephants; ambuja-hastah—with a lotus flower in the hand;
artah—greatly aggrieved; a@ha-addressed; idam—like this; ddi-purusa—the
original enjoyer ; akhila-loka-natha—the Lord of the universe; tirtha-sravah—
