Why Nṛsiṁha Kills

 

दैत्येन्द्रो यदि जीवति त्रिभुवने प्रह्लाद एकस्थितो​

नूनं सोऽत्र भवेद्धतो यदि तदा प्रह्लाद आविर्भवेत् ।​

सर्वत्रेति विचिन्तयंस्त्रिभुवनप्रह्लाददानोत्सुको​

मन्ये श्रीनृहरिर्हिरण्यकशिपुं तं जघ्निवान्पाणिजैः ॥शार्दूलविक्रीडितम्॥​

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[Meter: Śārdūla-vikrīḍitam (Same as ṣaḍ-gosvāmy-aṣṭakam)]:​

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daityendro yadi jīvati tribhuvane prahlāda ekasthito​

nūnaṁ so'tra bhaved dhato yadi tadā prahlāda āvirbhavet​

sarvatreti vicintayaṁs tribhuvana-prahlāda-dānotsuko​

manye śrī-nṛharir hiraṇyakaśipuṁ taṁ jaghnivān pāṇijaiḥ​

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Translation: "If this king of all demons stays alive, then Prahlāda (my devotee) will certainly manifest only at one location within this universe. However, if this demon is killed, then Pra-hlāda (immense happiness) will manifest everywhere in the universe".​

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I believe that with this thought in his mind, Śrī Narahari — the personality eager to bestow Pra-hlāda (immense happiness) on the entire universe, killed that Hiraṇyakaśipu using his nails.​

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— Composed and Translated by Hari Pārṣada Dāsa.