mīmāṁsamānasya samutthito 'grato
mīmāṁsamānasya samutthito 'grato
nṛsiṁha-rūpas tad alaṁ bhayānakam
pratapta-cāmīkara-caṇḍa-locanaṁ
sphurat saṭā-keśara-jṛmbhitānanam
karāla-daṁṣṭraṁ karavāla-cañcala-
kṣurānta-jihvaṁ bhrukuṭī-mukholbaṇam
stabdhordhva-karṇaṁ giri-kandarādbhuta-
vyāttāsya-nāsaṁ hanu-bheda-bhīṣaṇam
divi-spṛśat kāyam adīrgha-pīvara-
grīvoru-vakṣaḥ-sthalam alpa-madhyamam
candrāṁśu-gauraiś churitaṁ tanūruhair
viṣvag bhujānīka-śataṁ nakhāyudham
durāsadaṁ sarva-nijetarāyudha-
praveka-vidrāvita-daitya-dānavam
The form of Nṛsiṁha appeared in front of Hiraṇyakaśipu, who studied that frightful form having fierce eyes the color of molten gold and dreadful teeth, a face expanded by his brilliant mane, and tongue with sharp tip waving like a sword. His frown was terrifying and his rigid ears pointed up. His nostrils spread open like mountain caves. His open jaw was terrifying. His body, covered by hairs white like the moon, with broad chest and narrow waist and thick, short neck reached the sky. He had his unconquerable nails as weapons on his hundred of arms spread in all directions. By his normal weapons and other excellent weapons he made the demons flee.
Nṛsiṁha appeared before Hiraṇyakaśipu while he was considering that extremely (alam) terrifying form. His fearsome nature is described in three verses. Cāmīkara means gold. Saṭā-keśara means his mane. Karāvala is a knife. He was fierce because of his face with its frown. He was frightening because of the opening of his lower cheeks (jaw). He had a short, thick neck, broad chest and thin waist. His hair was white like moon light. He had hundreds of arms in all directions, with nails similar to weapons. His normal weapons were the cakra and club. He had others as well such a thunderbolt. Because of these weapons the demons fled.
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prāyeṇa me 'yaṁ hariṇorumāyinā
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