[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c4.1204 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c4.1204 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c4.1204 - **Language:** English ### [c4.1204](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1204) The horrid monster caught hold of Hiraṇyakaśipu the King of the Asuras, pushed him to the ground and opened his heart with its fierce claws. Blood sprouted like a spring. With great ferocity he pulled out the intestines of Hiraṇyakaśipu and wore them round his neck as a garland and roared loudly. Prahlāda, with songs of praise and chanting of hymns of adoration pacified the stormy Narasiṃha and bowed low down before him. The Narasiṃha was pleased with the devotion of Prahlāda. He blessed the child and then disappeared. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 7, Chapter 8). - [Previous: c4.1203](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1203) - [Next: c4.1205](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1205) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4) ## Cites (1) - [Bhāgavatapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.7.8) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1204](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c4.1204) · Pramāṇa