Narasimha
Temple
Vrndavan,
Braj Mandal, Uttar Pradesh (UP) India
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There is a large Deity of Narasimha carved from wood
in this temple. Darshan is from 5 am to 12 noon and 4 to 9 pm. This
temple is close to the Radha Ballabha temple, just off the road that
goes between Loi Bazaar and the Banke Bihari temple.
In his fourth incarnation, Lord Vishnu appears in the
form of half-man, half-lion, to kill the king of the demons, Hiranyakasipu,
the older brother of Hiranyaksa. Hiranyakasipu was powerful. After
performing extreme austerities, he received a benediction from Lord
Brahma. He asked to be immortal, but Brahma told him he could not
grant such a wish because he himself was mortal. Hiranyakasipu then
received the blessing that he could not be killed by man, beast, demigod,
or any kind of weapon or hands. He would also not die in the air,
in water, or on the ground, nor be killed either inside or outside,
neither during the day nor at night.
The Lord assumed the incarnation of a half-man, half-lion
and killed Hiranyakasipu. He killed him on his lap, so that he was
killed neither on land nor in water. He was killed in the doorway
of the assembly hall, which was neither inside nor outside. He was
torn apart by Narasimha’s nails, which was neither a weapon
nor hands. He was killed at dusk, which was neither day nor night.
Prahlada Maharaja was the son of Hiranyakasipu, and because the boy
was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, his father tortured him. To save
his devotee Prahlada Maharaja, Lord Narasimha appeared to kill Hiranyakasipu.
