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Tradition: Vaishnava · clear

Legend · 3 tellings · contested

Prahlada and the man-lion

The asura boy Prahlada survives his father's every attempt to kill him; Vishnu bursts from a pillar as Narasimha and kills Hiranyakashipu in a way that slips past every clause of his boon.

Prahlada, Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha, Vishnu

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