He became a tyrant king and banned any prayers of Lord Vishnu or any other pooja by declaring himself as the new God. Lord Bramha granted these wishes and Hiranyakashipu was considered himself to be immortal with these wishes in place. He prayed to Lord Bramha that he should be granted the boons to be not killed by any man or beast, no God or Devil should be able to slay him, he should not die during day or at night with steel, stone and wood and that he cannot be killed indoors or outdoors or on earth or in sky. He intelligently thought over and asked for three wishes in total. He asked Lord Bramha for immortality but it was ruled out. Hiranyakashipu wanted to be the one ruling Lord of all the three worlds “ heaven, hell and earth. When Lord Bramha was pleased with Hiranyakashipu's devotion He appeared before him to grant his wishes. When Hiranyaksha was slayed by Lord Varaha, his demon brother Hiranyakashipu swore revenge on the Lord and started penance and austerity at Mount Mandarachala for years to please Lord Bramha. Lord Narasimha figures prominently in numerous ancient scriptures including the Vedas and the Puranas. Out of these forms, the Lakshmi Narasimha is the form where Goddess Lakshmi is sitting on His lap and the Lord is calmer than other forms. There are 9 forms which are most widely described “ Ugra Narasimha, Krodha Narasimha, Malola Narasimha, Jwala Narasimha, Varaha Narasimha, Bhargava Narasimha, Karanja Narasimha, Yoga Narasimha and Lakshmi Narasimha. It is said that each form depending on the posture of the Lord is to be worshipped with strict discipline. In conjunction with the bodily appearances, Lord Narasimha is described in various forms and is said to have about more than 74 forms with respect to different postures and weapons that He holds in His hands. Lord Narasimha is said to have a half-human and half-lion appearance where the torso and lower body is that of human and the face and claws are that of a ferocious lion.
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