Who killed lord Narasimha?

After two unsuccessful attempts to calm the anger of Narasimha, Shiva turns himself into his most devastating form, Sharabha
Sharabha
Sharabha (Sanskrit: शरभ, Śarabha,Tamil: ஸரபா, Kannada: ಶರಭ, Telugu: శరభ) or Sarabha is a part-lion and part-bird beast in Hindu mythology, who is described eight-legged and more powerful than a lion or an elephant, possessing the ability to clear a valley in one jump.
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– a huge and terrifying man-eating bird. He knocked Narasimha down with his giant wings and carried him off.
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Why did Shiva killed Narasimha?

The perception was that Vishnu may permanently adopt the fierce form of Narasimha, which would be detrimental to his role of doing good deeds. Hence, the purpose of Shiva assuming the form of Sharabha was to ensure that the lion body of Vishnu was discarded and he got united with his original divine form.
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Why did Narasimha killed Vishnu?

Narasimha is an angry god. He broke demon Hiranyakashipu's neck like a twig and clawed his stomach and wore his intestines as a garland, screaming in extreme delight. All because the demon king had forbidden his son Prahlad from worshipping Vishnu in the Asuric kingdom and was trying to murder the devout boy.
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Which demon is killed by Lord Narasimha?

The most popular Narasimha mythology is the legend that protects his devotee Prahlada, and creatively destroys Prahlada's demonic father and tyrant Hiranyakashipu.
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Who defeated Vishnu?

Andhaka and Prahlāda, along with their army defeated the Devas, making Prahlāda the king of the three worlds. Sometime later, Prahlāda battled Vishnu, but lost the battle due to a curse the sages have placed upon him. After his loss, he appointed Andhaka as king and successfully acquires Vishnu's forgiveness.
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Why Lord Shiva Defeated Lord Narasimha?



Who can defeat Shiva?

Jesus Christ can easily defeat Shiva in a fight. Because Jesus Christ is the most powerful God than Shiva. God can also take his powers away from Shiva.
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Who is stronger than Shiva?

No One is more powerful than lord shiva but lord Vishnu and lord Brahma are equal to him , their devotees divide them but they are equal in everything.
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Who kills Brahma?

Brahma is a four-headed Puranic deity, part of the Hindu trinity, the creator of all living creatures, who is not worshipped, and is constantly beheaded by Shiva for his excessive uncontrollable passion.
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Who is ninth avatar of Vishnu?

Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna, is regarded generally as an avatar of Shesha an extension of Ananta, a form of Lord Vishnu. Balarama is included as the eighth avatar of Vishnu in the Sri Vaishnava lists, where Buddha is omitted and Krishna appears as the ninth avatar in this list.
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How was Narasimha born?

Lord Narasimha, the half-human and half-lion being, the 4th avatar of Lord Vishnu, can be considered a 'ayonija'. Yoni means 'womb' and ayonija means not born out of womb or a non-uterine birth. Lord Narasimha emerged out from a pillar, thus a non-uterine birth.
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Which avatar is Narasimha?

The fourth avatar of Vishnu is called Narasimha. The Lord appeared as a half-man-half-lion to eliminate an Asura king named Hiranyakashipu. Read on to know more about the demon and Narasimha avatar of Vishnu.
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Who was the fifth avatar?

The god Vishnu came to earth as Vamana, his fifth avatar, to defeat him. Vamana appeared as a dwarflike Brahmin. When the pious Bali asked what gift the holy man desired, Vamana requested only as much land as he could cover in three steps.
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Who is older Shiva or Vishnu?

Originally Answered: Who is older, Shiv or Vishnu? This question is wrong because shiva is infinite. Vishnu is created by shiva. Shiv has no shape he is beyond the cycle of birth & death but vishnu take birth aswell as death so no a question of compare.
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Where is Lord Vishnu now?

He is considered to live in the city of Vaikuntha on Mt. Meru, where everything is made of shining gold and fabulous jewels and where there are lakes resplendent with lotus flowers.
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Who is stronger Lord Shiva or Vishnu?

Vishnu is more powerful, Shiva more powerful and I bet you if Brahama was not barred from being worshipping then he too had got a place next to Vishnu and Shiva in list of powerful competitors.
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Who will Kalki marry?

Kalki then marries princess Padmavati (Reincarnation of Lakshmi), the daughter of King Vrihadratha and Queen Kaumudi of Simhala (The Island Of The Lion) and princess Ramaa, the daughter of King Shashidhwaja and Queen Sushanta. He fights an evil army and many wars, ends evil but does not end existence.
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What year will Kalki Be Born?

It is said that the present age is the Kali Yuga and it will last for 432000 years. It is believed that we have already passed 5000 years from the battle of Kurukshetra. That means there are still 427000 years left and it is said in Srimad Bhagavatam the Lord Kalki will arrive at the end of the Kali-yuga.
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Is Ganesh an avatar of Vishnu?

Just like Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva, who have many avatars, Lord Ganesha has eight. These avatars were taken by the Ganpati to destroy monsters born in every era.
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Who was the first god?

Brahma the Creator

In the beginning, Brahma sprang from the cosmic golden egg and he then created good & evil and light & dark from his own person. He also created the four types: gods, demons, ancestors, and men (the first being Manu).
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Who cut Daksh head?

According to one legend, Daksha conducted a yajna (fire sacrifice) and didn't invite his youngest daughter Sati and her husband Shiva. He was beheaded by the god Virabhadra for insulting Sati and Shiva, but Daksha was resurrected with the head of a goat.
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Who created Vishnu?

In contrast, the Shiva-focussed Puranas describe Brahma and Vishnu to have been created by Ardhanarishvara, that is half Shiva and half Parvati; or alternatively, Brahma was born from Rudra, or Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma creating each other cyclically in different aeons (kalpa).
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Can Vishnu defeat Shiva?

Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are equally powerful, if they will fight then the universe created by Lord Brahma will be finished/Destroyed completely. Yes, if you can can beat your image in the mirror. Vishnu & Siva are one and the same. It only depends on how you approach him.
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Is Krishna greater than Shiva?

In Hindu scriptures, there are 18 puranas – each dedicated to a particular name for God – and each establishing that name as supreme. The Shiva purana establishes Lord Shiva as the greatest. The Vishnu purana establishes Lord Vishnu as the greatest. The Shrimad Bhagvad Purana establishes Lord Krishna as the greatest.
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Who is the biggest God?

Vishnu. Vaishnavism is the sect within Hinduism that worships Vishnu. He is considered as the Para Brahman , the Preserver god of the Trimurti (the Hindu Trinity), and his many incarnations. Vaishnavites regard him to be eternal and the strongest and supreme God.
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