The child devotee Prahlada prevailed on his father, Hiranyakasipu that the Lord Vishnu was omnipotent and omnipresent. Hiranyakasipu questioned his son’s faith. He hit a pillar and wanted Prahlada prove his point.

Narasimha unfolded Himself from the pillar with a mighty force that baffled Hiranyakasipu.

In a discourse, a scholar quipped that had Prahlada delayed his prayers, the Lord would have appeared in his full form, instead of half animal and half celestial!