Nrisingha
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Nrisingha is one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu, appearing as a Man-lion.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – 400
- Historical notes
- The Mahabharata is estimated to have been compiled between 400 BCE and 400 CE.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Vishnu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Appearing in the forms of a swan [Hamsa], a tortoise [Kurma], a fish [Matsya], O foremost of regenerate ones, I shall then display myself as a boar [Varaha], then as a Man-lion (Nrisingha), then as a dwarf [Vamana], then as Rama of Bhrigu's race, then as Rama, the son of Dasaratha, then as Krishna the scion of the Sattwata race, and lastly as Kalki.”
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