As per Hindu legend, a demon king named Hiranyakasipu was troubling the Devas (celestial deities).
He obtained limitless powers from Brahma, that no human could kill him, nor could he be killed in morning, noon or night, nor in air, water or ground.
Contrastingly, his son Prahlada was an ardent devotee of Vishnu, whom his father hated.
Hiranyakasipu tried to kill Prahalada numerous times, just for him to be saved by the divine grace of Vishnu.

During the last heated argument between the father and the son, Hiranyakasipu asked if Vishnu was present everywhere and went on to break a pillar with his weapon seeking to see Vishnu in it.
Vishnu, pleased by the devotion of Prahalada, took the avatar of Narasimha and came out of the opening in the pillar.
Narasimha's avatar was a lion-faced human and slayed Hiranyakasipu on an evening time in a doorway, which was neither land nor air.
Ages passed by, when the sages were praying Narasimha to seek his blessings.
They were guided by the pretext of Vishwamitra gaining the Rajarishi title with his prayers to Narasimha.
As per Hindu legend, a demon king named Hiranyakasipu was troubling the Devas (celestial deities). He obtained limitless powers from Brahma, that no human could kill him, nor could he be killed in morning, noon or night, nor in air, water or ground. Contrastingly, his son Prahlada was an ardent devotee of Vishnu, whom his father hated. Hiranyakasipu tried to kill Prahalada numerous times, just for him to be saved by the divine grace of Vishnu.
During the last heated argument between the father and the son, Hiranyakasipu asked if Vishnu was present everywhere and went on to break a pillar with his weapon seeking to see Vishnu in it. Vishnu, pleased by the devotion of Prahalada, took the avatar of Narasimha and came out of the opening in the pillar. Narasimha's avatar was a lion-faced human and slayed Hiranyakasipu on an evening time in a doorway, which was neither land nor air. Ages passed by, when the sages were praying Narasimha to seek his blessings. They were guided by the pretext of Vishwamitra gaining the Rajarishi title with his prayers to Narasimha.
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