मीमांसमानस्य समुत्थितोऽग्रतो । नृसिंहरूपस्तदलं भयानकम् ॥ १९ ॥ प्रतप्तचामीकरचण्डलोचनं स्फुरत्सटाकेशरजृम्भिताननम् । करालदंष्ट्रं करवालचञ्चल क्षुरान्तजिह्वं भ्रुकुटीमुखोल्बणम् ॥ २० ॥ स्तब्धोर्ध्वकर्णं गिरिकन्दराद्भुत- व्यात्तास्यनासं हनुभेदभीषणम् । दिविस्पृशत्कायमदीर्घपीवर- ग्रीवोरुवक्ष:स्थलमल्पमध्यमम् ॥ २१ ॥ चन्द्रांशुगौरैश्छुरितं तनूरुहै- र्विष्वग्भुजानीकशतं नखायुधम् । दुरासदं सर्वनिजेतरायुध- प्रवेकविद्रावितदैत्यदानवम् ॥ २२ ॥
mimamsamanasya samutthito ’grato nrsimha-rupas tad alam bhayanakam pratapta-camikara-canda-locanam sphurat sata-kesara-jrmbhitananam karala-damstram karavala-cancala- ksuranta-jihvam bhrukuti-mukholbanam stabdhordhva-karnam giri-kandaradbhuta- vyattasya-nasam hanu-bheda-bhisanam divi-sprsat kayam adirgha-pivara- grivoru-vaksah-sthalam alpa-madhyamam candramsu-gaurais churitam tanuruhair visvag bhujanika-satam nakhayudham durasadam sarva-nijetarayudha- praveka-vidravita-daitya-danavam
- mimamsamanasya
- of Hiranyakasipu, who was contemplating the wonderful form of the Lord
- samutthitah
- appeared
- agratah
- in front
- nrsimha-rupah
- the form of Nrsimhadeva (half lion and half man)
- tat
- that
- alam
- extraordinarily
- bhayanakam
- very fearful
- pratapta
- like molten
- camikara
- gold
- canda-locanam
- having fierce eyes
- sphurat
- flashing
- sata-kesara
- by His mane
- jrmbhita-ananam
- whose face was expanded
- karala
- deadly
- damstram
- with a set of teeth
- karavala-cancala
- waving like a sharp sword
- ksura-anta
- and as sharp as a razor
- jihvam
- whose tongue
- bhrukuti-mukha
- due to His frowning face
- ulbanam
- dreadful
- stabdha
- motionless
- urdhva
- extending upward
- karnam
- whose ears
- giri-kandara
- like the caves of a mountain
- adbhuta
- very wonderful
- vyattasya
- with a widely opened mouth
- nasam
- and nostrils
- hanu-bheda-bhisanam
- causing fear due to the separation of the jaws
- divi-sprsat
- touching the sky
- kayam
- whose body
- adirgha
- short
- pivara
- fat
- griva
- neck
- uru
- broad
- vaksah-sthalam
- chest
- alpa
- small
- madhyamam
- middle portion of the body
- candra-amsu
- like the rays of the moon
- gauraih
- whitish
- churitam
- covered
- tanuruhaih
- with hairs
- visvak
- in all directions
- bhuja
- of arms
- anika-satam
- with a hundred rows
- nakha
- having nails
- ayudham
- as fatal weapons
- durasadam
- very difficult to conquer
- sarva
- all
- nija
- personal
- itara
- and other
- ayudha
- of weapons
- praveka
- by use of the best
- vidravita
- caused to run
- daitya
- by whom the demons
- danavam
- and the rogues (atheists)
Hiranyakasipu studied the form of the Lord, trying to decide who the form of Nrsimhadeva standing before him was. The Lord’s form was extremely fearsome because of His angry eyes, which resembled molten gold; His shining mane, which expanded the dimensions of His fearful face; His deadly teeth; and His razor-sharp tongue, which moved about like a dueling sword. His ears were erect and motionless, and His nostrils and gaping mouth appeared like caves of a mountain. His jaws parted fearfully, and His entire body touched the sky. His neck was very short and thick, His chest broad, His waist thin, and the hairs on His body as white as the rays of the moon. His arms, which resembled flanks of soldiers, spread in all directions as He killed the demons, rogues and atheists with His conchshell, disc, club, lotus and other natural weapons.