caturdaśaṁ nārasiṁhaṁ
bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam
dadāra karajair ūrāv
erakāṁ kaṭa-kṛd yathā
bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam
dadāra karajair ūrāv
erakāṁ kaṭa-kṛd yathā
Synonyms
caturdaśam-the fourteenth in the line; nāra-siṁham-the incarnation of the Lord as half-man and half-lion; bibhrat-advented; daitya-indram-the king of the atheists; ūrjitam-strongly built; dadāra-bifurcated; karajaiḥ-by the nails; ūrau-on the lap; erakām-canes; kaṭa-kṛt-carpenter; yathā-just like.
In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiṁha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.
In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiṁha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.