More Nectars on Narasimhadeva & Sri Prahlad.
Nrsimhadeva Nectar 01
"GLORIOUS PRAHLADA"
In the Padma Purana, it mentions that Prahalada, Hiranyakashipu, Nrsingadev, they appear many times. It’s not only this one time. At least 3 differenti2 different incarnations in other days of Brahma are described in the Padma Purana.
One of those times he (Hiranyakashipu) worshiped Shiva and got the blessing. Another time he worshiped Brahma again. When he was worshiping Shiva and he wanted Prahalada to admit that he was supreme, then he said that, “Well, ok if you don’t want to admit I’m supreme at least admit that Shiva is supreme..hes above Vishnu.” Prahalada didn’t accept that either.
Prahalada was very fixed up Vaisnava. He knew very clearly who the Supreme was. He got prenatal instruction. In the womb of his mother Kayadu he was instructed by Narada muni.
Narada is very merciful. So he saved Prahalada from the Devas and took her to his ashram, when she was carrying Prahalada, and then instructed her. So later she forgot a lot of the things but Prahalada remembered everything. So before he was born, he was already trained up.
The teachers of Prahalada were amazed where did he get all this information from? And they weren’t teaching all this Visnu-tattva. So they were surprised!
HH Jayapataka Swami
Lecture
Nrsimha Caturdasi, 2008
Sridham Mayapur
Prahlada defeats Narayana
Brhad Bhagavatamrta (by Srila Sanatana Gosvami Prabhupada) 1.4.11 features the following delightful lila.
You [Prahlada Maharaja] once went to the Naimisa Forest to have darsana of Narayana, who is known as "the Lord in yellow dress." While on the road you satisfied the Lord in combat, and He told you, "Yes, I am always conquered by you!"
COMMENTARY
This incident is recounted in a number of scriptures, including the Vamana Purana (7). Once Prahlada took a trip to Naimisaranya to see Lord Pitavasa, the beautiful form of the Supreme Lord. While traveling on the road he met a strange person, who was dressed like an austere renunciant but was carrying a warrior's bow and arrows. Prahlada assumed from this person's contradictory attire that he must be some hypocrite abusing the true principles of religion. Therefore Prahlada started a fight with the sannyasi, vowing "I swear I shall defeat you!" But even after several days of dueling, Prahlada could not subdue this adversary. Early one morning before resuming the battle, Prahlada worshiped his personal Deity. He then saw his opponent standing nearby, wearing the same garland he had just offered the Deity. Prahlada suddenly recognized that the stranger was Lord Pitavasa, Narayana Himself. Thereupon, offering prayers to that opponent with all the competence at his command, Prahlada tried to satisfy Him. In response, the Lord touched him with His lotus hand, which relieved Prahlada from the fatigue of fighting and from all anxiety. Prahlada asked Lord Pitavasa what to do about having transgressed the duty of a ksatriya by having made a promise -- namely to defeat his opponent -- and not having fulfilled it. The Lord, fully satisfied by the sport of fighting with Prahlada, told him, "But I am always defeated by you!"
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