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	Hiranyaksha - An Asura Killed by Vishnu - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiranyaksha was an incarnation of Jaya, who was a Gandharva gatekeeper of Vaikunta.
		Hiranyaksha became very powerful due to boons obtained from Brahma and had hidden the entire world at the bottom of the ocean to prevent the Devas from becoming powerful.
		At last, the wish of Hiranyaksha was fulfilled, when he saw that Vishnu in the form of a Varaha (boar) was in the ocean.
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	Narasimha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the form of his previous avatar, Varaha, Vishnu killed the demon Hiranyaksha.
		Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu, greatly angered by this, starts to abhor Lord Vishnu and his followers.
		Further, he decides to put an end to Vishnu by gaining magical powers by performing a penance for Brahma.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Narasimha (584 words)

	Encyclopedia: Narasimha
		Varaha retrieves the Earth In Hinduism, Varaha is the third avatar of Vishnu, a boar sent to defeat Hiranyaksha, a horrible demon who had taken the Earth (prthivi) and carried it to the bottom of the ocean.
		In folklore, mythology, and religion, a demon or demoness is a supernatural being that is generally described as a malevolent spirit, but is also depicted as a force that may be conjured and insecurely controlled.
		In Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu (or Hiranyakasipu) was a demon whose younger brother, Hiranyaksha was killed by Varaha, one of the avatars of Vishnu.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Narasimha (1476 words)

	varaha
		Hiranyaksha snatched away the earth from them and drowned it into the ocean.
		Meanwhile Hiranyaksha rushed to the sea shore where he encountered with Varuna, the lord of the ocean, and challenged him for a fight.
		Hiranyaksha challenged Lord Vishnu in the Boar form to have battle with him but Vishnu ignored all his warnings and continued rising to the surface.
	www.gsbkerala.com /varaha.htm (709 words)

	Hiranyaksha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiranyaksha is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		"Hiranyaksha is the ruler or king of the fifth region or Patala, a Snake-god" (SD 2:382n).
		The contest between Vishnu in this form and Hiranyaksha took place beneath the water, according to the Puranas; Vishnu emerged victorious and raised the earth from the deep.
	www.experiencefestival.com /hiranyaksha (788 words)

	Varaha - The Boar - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiranyaksha, who was the older of the two, decided that the only way to prevent the Devas from every regaining power was to deny them the sustenance of Havis.
		It was according to this curse that the two guardians had been born as Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu.
		Hiranyaksha who had gotten word of this attempt to save the world, was incensed.
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	Andhaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Andhaka was the demon son of Shiva, and was created from a drop of his sweat.
		After birth, Andhaka was given to Hiranyaksha to be raised, as he had no sons.
		Later, Andhaka become the king of Hiranyaksha's kingdom.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andhaka (297 words)

	Varaha Avatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		An ASURA by name HIRANYAKSHA had become mighty and powerful after a rigourous penence to BRAHMA from whom he had obtained boons.
		Hearing what Brahma told the animal, Hiranyaksha, in a fit of fury, hurled his mace at the animal.
		Hiranyaksha now started hitting the animal on its chest with his powerful fists.
	www.infoarticle.com /sanatandharma/varaha_avatara.asp (667 words)

	PlanetGuru The # 1 Portal for South Asians in the US
		In Varaha Avatar, Lord Vishnu incarnated himself as a boar to rid the world of the atrocities of the demon, Hiranyaksha, who had grown invincible by virtue of a boon that he won from Lord Brahma after years of prayers and penance.
		As per legend, once Hiranyaksha was granted the boon, he let loose a campaign of plunder across the world.
		To rescue the world from Hiranyaksha and his atrocities as well as to retrieve the Vedas, Lord Vishnu assumed the form of a boar or Varaha.
	planetguru.com /Articles/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleId=8425&ChannelId=FESMythology (501 words)

	Rogina Lopez-Epics of India-Chapter 3-Varaha
		The youngest son of Diti named Hiranyaksha was a bully of a demon that went around tormenting the other gods in search of the ultimate battle showdown.
		Hiranyaksha was creating havoc across the worlds and heavens while spreading his evil.
		The battle lasted 1,000 years even with Hiranyaksha using all of his powers and weapons, but Varaha used his tusks and pierced the demon, which caused the earth to quake.
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	Narasimha - The Man-lion - Indian Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		We saw in the previous story how Hiranyaksha was killed by the Varaha incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
		Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu succeeded his brother to the throne.
		If people had rejoiced at the death of the tyrant Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakashipu quickly dispersed their hopes of better conditions with his own reign of terror.
	members.cox.net /apamnapat/articles/Dasavatar03.html (1028 words)

	International Seva Conference (22-07-2002)
		Personages like Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakasipu and Kamsa were centred on their individual interests ignoring wholly the spiritual aspect.
		Understand the ephemeral nature of the world.” Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksha had all powers at their command, yet they could not attain Divine proximity.
		This was the fate of Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakasipu.
	sathyasaibaba1.tripod.com /international_seva1.htm (3720 words)

	AGNI PURANA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiranyaksha’s meditation pleased Brahma and Brahma granted him the boon that he would be invincible in battle.
		Thus, Hiranyaksha became the king of the heaven, the earth and the underworld.
		But finally, Hiranyaksha was gored to death by the boar’s tusks.
	www.telugutoranam.com /hinduism/index.php3?slide=agni (3712 words)

	Varahadeva
		Hiranyaksha blocked the blow with his own mace, however, and as a result, the Lord's club slipped from His hand.
		Thereafter, Hiranyaksha employed many conjuring tricks against the Lord, Who is Yogeshvara, and all who saw the magical display thought that the dissolution of the universe was at hand.
		Still biting his lip, Hiranyaksha's bodily luster had not faded, in spite of the absence of the soul, because the Lord's lotus foot remained touching it.
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	The Ten Avatars of Vishnu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When the evil demon, Hiranyaksha, had taken over the Earth, Vishnu appeared as a wild pig to attack him.
		Hiranyaksha was protected against all animals except pigs.
		When Hiranyaksha's evil twin brother took over the earth, Vishnu appeared as a cross between a man and a lion.
	www.cist.org /pv/dm/dr6122.htm (268 words)

	Srimad Bhagavatam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		They were born as Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu, the demon brothers.
		Hiranyakashipu was the elder; while Hiranyaksha the younger.
		Hiranyaksha was killed by Vishnu when he assumed the body of a boar for the sake of lifting the earth.
	bhaghavatam.blogspot.com (2939 words)

	SIGNIFICANCE OF MOTHER VAARAHI
		She is said to lift up the earth with her tusks to confer benefits on all creatures.
		Hiranyaksha (the golden_eyed demon) received a boon from Brahma after he practiced severe austerities in his devotion to Him.
		Hiranyaksha wreaked havoc, plundering everything of value from the creatures of the world, including the Hindu scriptures.
	www.parashakthitemple.org /html/vaarahi_Mathangi.htm (1520 words)

	Kirtanananda Swami's Daily Post (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Though Hiranyaksha had a perfect opportunity to strike his unarmed opponent, he honored the rules of single combat which further infuriated the Lord.
		O great souls, one who hears, chants or feels pleasure in the Lord’s Pastime of killing the Hiranyaksha demon in His Boar Incarnation and thus saved the world, is immediately freed from the reactions of all sinful activities, even the murder of a brahmana.
		Hiranyaksha next tried mystic tricks, but they were all useless and ineffective against the Lord of yogamaya.
	www.kirtananandaswami.org /101404.html (1480 words)

	Narasimha Killing Hiranyakasyapu
		This highly colourful and versatile composition comprising of bold figures, straight geometrical formations and symmetrical line-work represents Vishnu in his Narsimha form killing Hiranyakashyapu, the fountain-head of one of the clans of demons.
		Hiranyakasyapu and Hiranyaksha were the two sons of Diti by sage Kashyapa.
		Hiranyakashyapu was deeply aggrieved and hurt on the death of his brother Hiranyaksha.
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	Kingdom Of Sai - Shankaranthi Discourse - 14 January 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		As man has filled his heart with worldly thoughts and feelings, he is not able to put into practice his innate divine qualities.
		Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakasibu, Duryodana and Kamsa were by no means ordinary.
		Though they were very strong in their body and mind, they became weak as they were immersed in worldly feelings.
	www.kingdomofsai.org /DISCOURSES/Disc20030114.html (2569 words)

	Varaha
		The boar incarnation or avatar of Vishnu, assumed in order to deliver the world from the power of the demon Hiranyaksha.
		The latter had seized the earth and carried it to the depths of the ocean.
		After a battle which lasted for a thousand years, Varaha killed Hiranyaksha and returned the earth to the surface.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/v/varaha.html (147 words)

	Navaratri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakasipa are the mental characteristics of the sadhaka.
		When the body of the sadhaka is getting submerged in the waters of swadhistana, then by the emergence of Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha consciousness, the cursed life of the sadhaka (the lives of Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipa who are Jaya and Vijaya re-born) gets united with the JagadGuru and thus ends the first initiation.
		After coming out of the clutches of lust and wealth (SRI), and conquering the hyper-active state of Ravana and Inactive state of Kumbhakarna (RAMA), and avoiding assessment of Divine consciousness with childishness (KRISHNA), the human consciousness reaches its culminating point on the seventh, eighth and ninth day of Sadguru Navaratris with the PARAMAHAMSA diksha.
	www.missionrk.com /Literature/Navaratri.htm (770 words)

	The Legend of Narasimha
		Diti gave birth to demons and from Aditi were born gods, while from Vinita was born Garud, the carrier of Vishnu and the last one Kudroo created the hydras.
		Vishnu killed Hiranyaksha as he oppressed the devas.
		At the death of Hiranyaksha, Hiranyakashipu was overpowered with grief.
	www.twilightbridge.com /hobbies/festivals/holi/narashimha.htm (1144 words)

	indiayogi.com - Indian Gods and Goddesses - Varaha Avatar - The Boar Incarnation of Vishnu - ...
		In an unconscious connection to the Brahma origins of the tale, the Bhagvata Purana describes the boar as originating from the nostril of Brahma, gaining in size from a thumb to the most colossal of elephants.
		Varuna declined to fight citing age as a reason, but suggested that Hiranyaksha seek out Vishnu who was a worthy opponent and, by sheer coincidence just happened to be rescuing Bhoodevi from the waters at that moment.
		The foolish demon plunged into the waters and saw that the great boar was making for the surface and ignoring all the taunts and insults he was hurling at him.
	www.indiayogi.com /content/indgods/varaha.asp (1020 words)

	Varaha battles the demon Hirnayaksha: Other Gods: Gods: Hindu: Religion: Paintings - Art of Legend India Product Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The occasion for this manifestation of Vishnu was the dominance attained by the golden-eyed demon Hiranyaksha who has mastered the earth and taken it with him into the womb of the waters.
		Then, with Hiranyaksha in pursuit, Vishnu lifted the earth on his tusks to her safety.
		The challenge in the demon’s eyes is still strong as he rallies with a roar but Vishnu, magnificently rendered in his blue-grey body clad in his favorite yellow dhoti, and bearing his familiar emblems (conch shell, lotus, mace, discus) remains unruffled.
	www.artoflegendindia.com /details/PBAAH044 (320 words)

	Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> VARAHA AVATAR
		Brahma was very anxious to see the fight finished, before darkness fell, by Adivaraha (the first pig), for, as darkness approaches, the strength of Rakshasas, too, grows.
		That Hiranyaksha fell to the ground and died.
		Thus the evil was outdone and also mother earth was safely restored in her place.
	www.webonautics.com /mythology/avataar_varaha2.html (202 words)

	The avatars of Vishnu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The demon Hiranyaksha threw the earth into the cosmic ocean.
		Vishnu took the form of a giant boar and killed Hiranyaksha.
		Varaha then plunged into the ocean and elevated the earth on his giant tusk, saving the world from destruction.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /sanatana/avatars.htm (610 words)

	Narasimha Killing Hiranyakasyapu
		They pleased Brahma by their penance and won from him the boon of invincibility.
		Hiranyaksha did not spare even Brahma and stole away his Vedas and dragged the earth to his underworld domain.
		He decided to avenge his death by killing Lord Vishnu and as his first step prohibited Vishnu's worship and rituals all over.
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	Agni Purana, Part One: The Avataras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The sage Kashyapa and his wife Diti had a son named Hiranyaksha.
		The gods went to Vishnu and prayed that something might be done about Hiranyaksha.
		Hiranyaksha of course did not know that this boar was none other than Vishnu.
	www.indiadivine.org /agni-purana1.htm (3684 words)

	Hiranyaksha - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		He slew the demon Hiranyaksha who was obstructing Him and rescued the Earth.
		This page was last modified 02:20, 1 Jun 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Hiranyaksha contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Hiranyaksha (87 words)

	The Avatars of Vishnu
		Varaha brings the earth back from the bottom of the ocean where it was dragged down by a demon, known as Hiranyaksha; Varaha kills the demon.
		A demon Hiranyaksha, had prayed for Lord Brahma and got awarded a boon that no beast nor man nor god could kill him.
		It then killed Hiranyaksha and retrieved the Vedas from the asura and brought it back to the safe custody of the Lord Brahma.
	ksumail.kennesaw.edu /~shagin/WLavatarsVishnu.html (1124 words)

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