What happens to Narasimha Avatar After Killing Hiranyakasipu......

Not Much is said about what happens to the Narasimha Avatar after he killed HiranyaKasipu. There are several tales about the same as follows.

Event 1: Lord Narasimha took the form of half lion and half man to kill Hiranyakasipu. Since Hiranyakasipu could never be destroyed while his feet touch the ground, Lord Narasimha put him on his lap. Also Hiranyakasipu, could not be killed with weapons, so Narasimha used his fingers to kill him, and thereby puts an end to his evil kingdom. You can see Lord Narasimha below.

Event 2: After killing Hiranyakasipu, Lord Narasimha could not compose himself, as he was in a state of half beast. All attempts to calm him, failed. Therefore, the rest of the Gods went to Shiva, who realized that Narasimha can be subdued only by a figure much fiercer than him. But Narasimha could not be subdued by humans, and could not be done with anyone’s feet touching the ground. Therefore, Lord Shiva took a form called ‘Sharabha’ where he is one third lion, one third eagle, and one third human. Thus Sharabha was able to pick up Narasimha in the air using his wings, and subdue him. It is interesting to find how many legs Sharabha has, in the picture below. Yes, what you see below is Sharabha, not Narasimha.

Event 3: The story doesn’t stop here, OK? It turns out that Lord Sharabha also became uncontrollable! When Sharabha couldn’t calm down, Lord Vishnu was again approached by other Gods for help. Remember, Lord Vishnu was approached by Gods for killing Hiranyakasipu, and he had to take the form of Narasimha to do it. Now, again Lord Vishnu takes a much bigger form called ‘Gandaberunda’. This form is a two headed bird with sharp teeth and a human body.

Gandaberunda fought Sharabha for 18 days. All religious experts agree on this point. However, there are 3 endings to this story:

Ending 1) Gandaberunda subdued Sharabha successfully. Some groups in North India (vaishnavites) even claim that Lord Sharabha was killed.

Ending 2) Gandaberunda could not overpower Sharabha, because Sharabha was too powerful. This story is more popular in Tamil Nadu, because they mostly worship Lord Shiva. Some even believe that Lord Gandaberunda was killed.

Ending 3) The third ending is what I like: Both Gods became too tired after fighting for 18 days. When they reached extreme exhaustion, they both realized that their beastly state was gone. After all, what would the world do, without these 2 gods? They resumed their divine duties, and things became normal.

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