Mahavatar Narsimha

What are you up to, Diti?

Master.

I wonder why,

but I've just been fatally wounded

by the lusty arrows of Kamadeva.

Were you so consumed by lust

that you couldn't stop yourself from committing

a grave offense of disturbing a sage during his evening prayers?

Master.

My father, Daksh,

gave his 13 daughters, including me, in marriage to you.

You've blessed all my sisters with children

and, in doing so, completed their lives.

I am the only unfortunate one

who still remains childless.

Master, why this bias against me?

I desire to have a son.

Is something wrong with my desire?

No, but what's wrong

is the time of the evening,

because at this hour,

ghosts, evil spirits, and demons, along with their master, Lord Shiva,

roam the skies.

According to the scriptures, if a woman has physical union

with her husband at this hour of the evening,

there is every possibility of a demonic soul

taking refuge in her womb.

That is why...

Diti.

I shall definitely fulfill your desire.

Please wait for some time.

If I could wait,

I would have never disturbed you

during your evening prayers in the first place.

Obstinate woman!

Master, is there something wrong?

You look perturbed.

You foolish woman!

I had warned you

that the time was inauspicious to conceive a child.

But you didn't heed my advice.

Now suffer!

Suffer?

What does that mean?

You rejected my advice

and thus disobeyed the directives of the holy scriptures.

As a result,

two extremely demonic entities have entered your womb.

You wanted a son, right?

Alas!

Now you will be the mother of two ferocious demons!

Demons of such caliber were neither born before

nor will they ever take birth again.

They will have only two objectives.

O Lord Mahadeva!

-To hate the divine... -How could this happen?

...and to terrorize the devotees.

-They will unleash unparalleled violence... -No!

...throughout the three worlds.

And when their atrocities reach their pinnacle...

No, master!

...they will be slain by none other than

Lord Vishnu himself!

Such a grave misfortune!

O Lord Mahadeva!

I was blinded by lust,

so I could not differentiate between right and wrong.

Kindly do not give me such a harsh punishment for it.

Please forgive me, Lord Mahadeva!

Please forgive me.

No one escapes the consequences of their actions.

Guru of the demonic clan, Shukracharya,

had been waiting for this day.

Please come inside quickly!

He was waiting for the warriors

who could defeat his archenemy,

and force the gods to surrender before him.

He taught the twin brothers about the dark arts

and the use of weapons of dark forces that made them very powerful.

Soon, both brothers

mastered the dark arts

and gained supernatural powers.

Brother!

Unleashing their limitless powers,

they wreaked havoc in the netherworld

and terrorized everyone.

To oppose them was akin to inviting death.

The demon guru could bring the dead back to life

a power that sustained the demon race.

It was the beginning of a revolution,

and it was imperative to learn more about the archenemy.

There is only one enemy of demons!

Vishnu!

The world was on the brink of an inevitable upheaval,

and yet life was flourishing somewhere else.

Here, everyone was filled with joy.

They lived in harmony with nature

and worshipped it too.

They understood the essence of cows, wind, nature, and the divine.

And through yoga,

-they'd use them in his life effectively. -Mother!

Om, I bow to the Supreme Lord Vasudeva.

To please the gods,

the kings performed yajna and rituals.

Pleased with the purification by the priests and yajna,

the gods themselves would appear

and deliver offerings to the Supreme Lord Vishnu,

who, in turn, would bless everyone with his mercy.

But they were unaware of the power of these two demon brothers.

Save me!

Let go of me!

Mother!

Mother!

What sort of shameless people are they?

They worship trees, plants, cows, and cow dung!

And is he the king?

Weaklings!

These creatures shall die...

Hiranyaksha!

If you want to rule the three worlds,

then leave these creatures.

We must now wage war upon their souls!

There is a long way to go, my brother!

We will take away everything they have!

Everything!

Everything has been destroyed!

Our society.

Our people.

All our dreams.

Because you want everything!

O Lord!

Where are you?

Brother.

-We've robbed everything they had! -It's impossible!

No matter what you do,

finish everything, rob us as much as you want, or destroy our civilization!

You will never be able to take one thing away from us.

Our faith in Lord Vishnu!

Hiranyakashyap, remember.

You may want to rule over everyone,

but from this moment on,

you will be heading towards your destruction.

And there will come a day

when your arrogance will lead you to your downfall,

and then you will invite your own death.

Om, I bow to the Supreme Lord Vasudeva.

O Lord!

Vishnu.

What is so great about Vishnu?

The great thing about Vishnu is

that he is cunning and deceptive

who always wants to humiliate the demons

by favoring the gods.

Truth be told, right now, he is hiding, and he's fearful.

That coward, hypocrite!

Through deceit, he has enchanted the entire world to such an extent

that these fools

see Vishnu in every living being.

They think Vishnu is in everything!

Vishnu also believes

that everything revolves around him,

and the rest of us are insignificant!

So this insignificant Hiranyaksha

shall now rob everything, Brother!

The destruction of every living being

will be done by these insignificant hands.

Hiranyaksha.

No matter how much destruction you cause,

that coward will continue to hide in fear.

It seems Vishnu loves to hide, right?

I shall hide the entire earth.

Then he'll be forced to come out.

Vishnu will have to come out!

Not for earth,

but to find Goddess Earth!

Understood, Brother!

I need your blessings for this task.

The entire demon clan shall eagerly await your return.

Dear brother, don't lose your way while you chase Vishnu.

Now get ready to kill Vishnu with your bare hands.

Hiranyakashipu, the great demon, is my brother.

So to kill Vishnu,

all I need are these pitiful hands and a single slap.

After slaying Vishnu,

I will drink his blood in your honor.

Please command me.

May you be victorious!

Bhume Bhumi pa saravsve

Bhumi pala prayane

Bhumi pa ahankara rupe

Bhumi devi cha Bhumi de

Bhumi pa ahankara rupe

Bhumi dehi cha Bhumi de

Om Vasundharaya vidmahe

Bhutadhatraya dhimahi

Tanno Bhumih prachodayat

Tanno Bhumih prachodayat

O Lord!

Let go of me!

Leave me!