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with his son as to the omnipotence and omnipresence of Visnu, Hiranyakaśipu demanded to know if Visnu was present in a stone pillar of the hall, and struck it violently. To avenge Prahlāda, and to vindicate his own offended majesty, Vişnu came forth from the pillar as the Nara-Simha, half-man and half-lion, and tore the arrogant Daitya King to pieces.
2.15
Krtavarman : A warrior on the side of the Kauravas who with Krpa and Aśvatthāman survived the great havoc of the great Bhārata war. He was afterwards slain by Satyaki.
Sātyaki : Name of a Yādava warrior, who acted as charioteer to Křsna and took part with the Pandavas in the great war. He was Kęsna's charioteer. He is also called Dāruka and Yuyudhāna. He assasinated Kệtavarman in a drinking bout at Dwārakā and was himself cut down by the friends of his victim.
Balabhadra : Balabhadra and Baladeva are other forms of the name Balarāma, elder brother of Krsna. He is called Madhu-priya 'wine-loving'. He is represented as of fair complexion and as Nīlavastra 'clad in a dark-blue vest' and armed with a ploughshare which was his most effective weapon.
2.19
Kulaparvata : A series of seven chains of mountains which are supposed to exist in each division of the continent. Their names are 1. Mahendra, 2. Malaya, 3. Sahya, 4. Suktimān, 5. Řksa, 6. Vindhya and 7. Pāriyātra.
2.22
Pramathas : A class of demigods or fiends attendant upon Śiva.
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