Question

In Vishnu's Narasimha avatar, what animal formed half of his body?
a. Lion
b. Giraffe
c. Elephant

Answer 1

Answer : Lion

In Vishnu's Narasimha avatar, Lion animal formed half of his body .

Other Information :

• Narasimha (  Lion headed man ) avatar was the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu .

• The word Narasimha came from the two words " nara " and " Simha ", where Nara means Man and Simha means Lion .

• The name Narasimha means " man lion " .

• Hiranyakashyap get the boon that he could not kill by any humans, God and animal. Narasimha was none of these, because it is a form of the incarnation of Vishnu in the form of Half human and Half animal .

Answer 2

The correct answer is option - a - Lion

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :

>> According to the Hindu Mythology lord Vishnu has 10 incarnations.

>> Vishnu used his incarnations during the difficult situations.

>> Narasimha is a such incarnation in which Vishnu appears in the form of a lionman.

>> In Telugu the word Nara means "man" and the word "simha" means lion.

>> Vishnu appears in this incarnation to kill Hiranyakashap who is the father of Prahalad.

>> Prahalad was one of the famous disciples of lord Vishnu.

>> But his father was belong to demon dynasty and had a power that no human can kill him.

>> Hence, lord Vishnu takes the incarnation of Narasimha and kills Hiranyakashap.