Jainas threw him into a boiling lime cauldron, fastened him to a rock and flung him into the sea. He like Prahlada came out of these ordeals unscathed by ‘Nama Mahimai,’ uttering God’s name. Both persisted in their respective beliefs.
Little Prahlada’s unshaken faith in the primordial personality of the godhead, despite all tortures which he miraculously escaped, exasperated Hiranyakashipu. He roared in rage:

“Show Him to me inside this pillar here,
Who, thou declar’st and rebel gods believe,
Pervades this universe: if you fail I’ll fall on thee as on the
elephant does

The lion, and tearing thee to
pieces, drink
Thy blood and eat thy flesh!’’

How very true that one should be careful in thought and words that determine action! Blinded by wrath, Hiranyakashipu had petitioned his own end to the Lord.
Wisdom and intelligence are not sui generis. The solid column he pointed at, was the coalescence of the light of wisdom derived from intelligence. This illumination of the intellect comes from the Atman, Indwelling Spirit. Hiranyakashipu’s distrust, forfeited this essential human quality in him. Hence it is that when he struck his sword against the massive column, wisdom and intelligence were torn apart, and the Supreme Cosmic principle, Atman materialised Himself in the form of a combination of man and lion to kill the atheist.
Rumbling came the laugh of the Man-Lion, fierce, tremendous and ominous! Boy Prahlada danced with joy, his eyes filled with tears, and chanted aloud His holy name. The global vault burst, the Lion stood self-revealed. He grew and filled this universe and his countless arms annihilated the entire asura force in all the three worlds. Left behind were the bewildered demon king

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