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Nrsimha Caturdasi
Nrsimha
Caturdasi is celebrated on fourteenth day on the
second half of Vaisakha (Madhusudana).
This holiday celebrates the advent of Lord Nrsimhadeva,
the fiercest incarnation of Krsna. Lord Nrsimhadeva came on earth to protect his devotee, Prahlad Maharaja, from the evil and atheistic clutches of
his father, Hiranyakasipu. Devotees usually celebrate
this day by reading Nrsimha lila found in the seventh canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam. Other ways
devotees celebrate this day is by chanting the Nrsimha
kavaca mantra (Om
Hrim Pram Ksraum)
one hundred eight times. In addition, devotees perform a complete fast until
sunset.
To
understand how Lord Nrsimhadeva appeared, please
visit Canto 7
of the Srimad Bhagavatam.
UPDATED: August 31, 2010