Tore the demon-lord as one splits reeds
'Dadara karajaih... erakam kata-krd yatha' (SB 1.3.18; patha-bheda: vakshasi).
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Narasimha
नरसिंह
Narasimha is Vishnu's man-lion avatara: bursting from the pillar at twilight to slay Hiranyakashipu and protect Prahlada — the fierce symbol of the Protector of devotees. SB 1.3.18: 'caturdasam narasimham bibhrat' — the fourteenth avatara, who tore the Daitya-lord apart with His claws.
Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa 1.3.18 — Sanskrit Wikisource (pinned oldid=369178)
Narasimha — avatara of — Krishna
Fourteenth: 'caturdasam narasimham bibhrat' (SB 1.3.18). Evidence: EXPLICIT.
Narasimha — slew — Hiranyakashipu
Narasimha tore apart the Daitya-lord with His claws: 'dadara karajaih... daityendra-murjitam' (SB 1.3.18); the daityendra is Hiranyakashipu per the unanimous reading. Evidence: act EXPLICIT; identity STRONG_CONTEXT.