1075. Prahlāda, returning home from school, recited a thousand divine names with shining joy.
But Hiraṇya, unable to bear even a trace of that praise, grew furious and struck a pillar in rage.
From it emerged the heroic Lion with crescent-like fangs, fire-filled eyes, and a gaping mouth,
Narasimha, the Lord! I saw Him in sacred Thiruvallikkēṇi with my own eyes!
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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 blessed Prahlādāzhvān, the saintly son of the asura Hiraṇyakaśipu, returned from his place of learning and approached his father. From his divine lips flowed the thousand sacred names of Sarvēśvara, the Supreme Lord of all. As these beautiful and holy words reached Hiraṇya's ears, he was overcome with an unbearable rage, unable to tolerate the glorification of