The Supreme Lord, Emperumān, in His terrifying yet supremely compassionate manifestation as the wrathful Narasiṃha, instilled profound anguish in the heart of the mighty Hiraṇyakaśipu, a demon who had never before known fear or tasted the bitterness of defeat. With divine fury, He tore asunder the demon's chest into two parts and, with His sacred hands, churned the gushing