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Shiva Purana (Shatarudra Samhita, Chapters 11-12), Sharabha Upanishad

The Great Pacifier: Sharabha Avatar

Sharabha Avatar

To pacify and balance the unstoppable, fiery fury of Lord Vishnu's Narasimha incarnation after the slaying of Hiranyakashipu, Lord Shiva manifests as the magnificent winged being Sharabha, illustrating the eternal unity of Hari and Hara.

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Ch. 1 · The Unrelenting Inferno

The Unrelenting Inferno

After tearing apart the tyrant demon Hiranyakashipu to protect young Prahlada, 's half-man, half-lion incarnation, Narasimha, remained filled with a terrifying, white-hot fury that threatened to dissolve the cosmos. The oceans began to dry up, and the Devas fled in fear, prompting them to seek the shelter of on Mount Kailash to restore cosmic balance.

✦ Visual cue — A massive, roaring Narasimha radiating intense solar heat, surrounded by a parched landscape under a burning cosmic sky.

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