There once was a great king named Harnakash.After a long devotion to loadr He was given a gift from Lord Shiva that he will not be killed inside or outside. He could not be killed by a man or by an animal. He could not be killed in daytime, or nightime he could nt be kill on land or sky and no any weapon could ever kill him
.He became a cruel ruler and made everyone chant his
name instead of Ram (God). His own son Prahlad refused to chant his name,
but rather he always chanted on Ram. Harnakash made many attempts to have his
son killed, but every time the child was miraculously saved. He became even
more angry and had a pillar lit on fire with a huge flame. He told Prahlad
"You don't chant my name like everyone else, you say that God is in
everything. Well if God is in everything than God is also in the pillar. Go over
to the pillar and give it a hug if it is also your God." Prahlad made a
prayer to God "Oh, my beloved, please save me. You are in my heart and I
am always with you." Prahlad, with his pure faith, went over to the white
hot pillar and gave it a hug. By divine grace he wasn't burnt at all, and
hearing the prayer of this devoted child,
God assumed a form and burst out of
the pillar. God Himself took form and suddenly appeared on
the scene. Half man and half lion. The lower part of His body was that of a
man, but His head, chest, and arms were those of a lion. God in the form of a
lion, grabbed Harnaakash and put him across His lap. He then said,
"Harnaakash, do you know who I am?"
"Yes Lord.""Answer my questions. Is it day or is it night?"
"Neither, oh God, it is dusk."
"Are we inside or outside?"
"Neither, Lord, we are on the threshold of the palace."
"Is it land or sky ?"
"It is in between, oh Lord."
"Am I a man or an animal?"
"You are neither, oh Supreme One."
Then with His huge claws, Narayan, God as the man lion, killed the evil King
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