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In Hindu mythology, which god took the form of a half-man, half-lion avatar called Narasimha to defeat the demon king Hiranyakashipu?
Answer
Vishnu
Vishnu took the Narasimha avatar — half-man, half-lion — specifically to kill the demon Hiranyakashipu, who had a boon protecting him from death by human, god, or beast. By combining forms, Vishnu found a loophole and destroyed the demon at twilight on a threshold.
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Hiranyakashipu's boon protected him from death indoors or outdoors, by day or night, on land or in the air — so Vishnu killed him on a doorstep at dusk, defeating every clause at once.
Other options people guess
- Brahma
- Indra
- Shiva
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- vishnu
- avatars
- demons
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