Asura Hiranyakashipu’s request to Lord Brahma or the “Golden/Wealthy C…
Asura Hiranyakashipu’s request to Lord Brahma or the “Golden/Wealthy Clothed” Demon request to the Lord Creator
“O my lord, O best of the givers of benediction, if you will kindly grant me the benediction I desire, please let me not meet death from any of the living entities created by you.
Grant me that I not die within any residence or outside any residence, during the daytime or at night, nor on the ground or in the sky. Grant me that my death not be brought by any being other than those created by you, nor by any weapon, nor by any human being or animal.
Grant me that I not meet the death from any entity, living or nonliving. Grant me, further, that I not be killed by any demigod or demon or by any great snake from the lower planets. Since no one can kill you in the battlefield, you have no competitor. Therefore, grant me the benediction that I too may have no rival. Give me sole lordship over all the living entities and presiding deities, and give me all the glories obtained by that position. Furthermore, give me all the mystic powers attained by long austerities and the practice of yoga, for these cannot be lost at any time”.
In the form of Narasimha, this mighty invincible demon was killed by Vishnu. The demon persecuted even his own son, Phralada, another demon, for being a devotee of Vishnu. Phralada, with Vishnu, became Narasimha and won against the demonic persecutor despite being a demon himself. Quite an allegoric mystery indeed…
