994. To make the demons tremble, He became fierce Narasimha, and tore apart the chest of Hiraṇya in a blazing battle. He is the sun and moon, the fire and sky, the mountains and roaring seas. He is all the worlds and more. This wondrous Lord with a divine form and incomparable strength dwells in ŚālakkiRāmam. O heart, go! Seek that sacred place!
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(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)
The Supreme Lord, Sarvēśvaran, in His terrifyingly beautiful manifestation as Bhagavān Narasiṁha, entered the theater of a cruel and fearsome battle. His purpose was to instill profound dread in the hearts of the asuras, the eternal foes of dharma, as revealed in the words, ēnōr...—"to cause the enemy demons to become frightened in the battle." With divine ease,