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Narayaneeyam Dasakam 24

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  Narayaneeyam Dasakam 24 -  Bhakta Prahlad Charitam Click here to listen to Narayaneeyam Dasakam 24 Hiranyaksha was killed by the Lord during the Varaha avataram, when he came in the form of a divine boar.  Outraged by the loss of his brother, Hiranya Kashipu swore to kill the Lord in revenge. He did severe penances, and Brahma deva granted him the boon of not being killed by man or animal, in the residence or outside, in neither day nor night, by any weapon, in the ground or the sky. Receiving the boons, Hiranya Kashipu tortured the deva loka and took control of heaven. He went in search of the Lord in Vaikunta, but the Lord disappeared from his vision and entered his heart. Thinking Lord has fled, seeing him in fear, he felt he had won. Prahlada had learnt the glory of devotion from sage Narada when he was in his mother Kayaathu's womb. So he continued to be devoted to the Lord even after he was born. He grew up to become an outstanding example of the best devotee in a...