Narasimha
deity intermediate Hindu single tradition · 8
A Hindu deity with a lion-like face.
↻ synthesized from 8 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Puranic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ox-Head, Penghou, Pratyangira, Set, Tikbalang, Tumburu, Varaha, Zhu Bajie, Kinnara, kimpurushas, Vamana, Chennakeshava, Renuka, Kala Bhairaveshwara, Lakshmi Devi, Chamundeshwari, Male Mahadeshwara, Veerabhadreshwara, Anjaneya Swamy, Panjurli, Mahakali, Lakkesiri, Jumadi, Guliga, Murugan, Mariamman, Annanmar Thangal, Azhiya Ilangai Amman, Shastha, Kurathiamman, Ellamman, Kamakshi, Angalamman, Kala Bhairavar, Bhadrakali, Kallalagar, Thillai Kali, Karuppu Sami, Veeramaathi Amman, Kodaiyalappan, Pavadairayan, Renukamba, Pachchaiamman, Draupadi Amman, Peradachiyamman, Periyandichiyamman, Marudhaiyan, Madurai Veeran, Muneeshvarar, Maada saamy, Thalavai Nalla Maada saamy, Ayyanar, Veerabhadrar, Periandavar, Sudalaimadan, Sadaiudayar, Nondi Veeran, Kateri Amman, Sapta Kanni, Sankara Narayana, Selliamman, Valampuri Muneeshwarar, Virumandi, Pechiyamman, Maayan, Kazhuvanaathar, Kala Bhairava, Kalagni Rudra, Brahma, Sankarshana, Rama, Lakshmana, Balarama, Nagalakshmi, Nityananda, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Durga, Parvati, Rudra, Mahishasura, devi, Parashurama, Minotaur, Anubis, Cynocephalus, Bastet, Daksha, Ganesha, Hayagriva, Horse-Face, Keibu Keioiba, Khnum, Maahes, Pakhet, Sekhmet, Tefnut, Nandi, Virupaksha, Nāgas, Mahabali, Śiva, Yama, Śeṣa, Krishna
- manifests as
- Vishnu
- syncretized with
- Kala
- enemy of
- Hiranyakashipu
- aspect of
- Vishnu
- consort of
- Ambika
- has aspect
- Kala
- manifested by
- Vishnu
- child of
- Chhinnamasta
- served by
- Kanjirottu Yakshi
Mentioned by
- Minotaur
- Anubis
- Cynocephalus
- Bastet
- Daksha
- Ganesha
- Hayagriva
- Horse-Face
- Keibu Keioiba
- Khnum
- Maahes
- Pakhet
- Sekhmet
- Tefnut
- Nandi
- Virupaksha
and 10 more
Sources
Source passages
“Narasimha – A Hindu deity with a lion-like face.”
#4720 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The kimpurushas, along with a number of other beings, praise the glory of the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu after he slays Hiranyakashipu.”
#7241 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Narasimha”
#9929 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“According to Soifer, Narasimha is explicitly linked with Pralaya or Yuganta itself in Bhagavata Purana, Linga Purana, and Kurma Purana versions; he is said to appear like Kala or the fire of destruction, both agents of Pralaya.”
#13431 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In the Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad of the Atharvaveda, Lord Narasimha is described using various names, including Ambikāpati (husband of Ambika).”
#29935 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5