1229. The lord who took the form of a strong lion
and split open the chest of Hiranyan with his claws,
terrifying the gods and the Asurans as they looked on
and all the directions trembled,
stays happily every day in Vaikundavinnagaram,
the temple in Nāngur where good-natured Vediyars,
reciters of the divine Vedās
and the seven kinds of music live performing abundant sacrifices.
O innocent heart, let us go there and worship him.
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thiṇṇiyadhu ōr ari uruvāy - The Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, manifested His unparalleled might by assuming the divine form of a formidable and resolute man-lion, the magnificent Narasiṁha. This was a form of such unyielding strength and unwavering resolve that He would not retreat even upon hearing of the terrible fury of the demon Hiraṇyan. Indeed, this glorious