Narasimha Jayanti 2025: Know Everything About Lord Narasimha

The specialty of Hindu or Sanatan Dharma is its different customs and festivals. Festivals keep coming throughout the year in our religion, which always give people an opportunity to mingle with each other, understand each other. One of these festivals is Narasimha Jayanti (Narasimha Jayanti 2025), which is celebrated in memory of the incarnation of Lord Narasimha which is the fierce form of Lord Vishnu.

Let learn some more things related to Narasimha Jayanti festival in this article.

Narasimha Jayanti is the date of appearance and incarnation or manifestation of the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu “Lord Narasimha“. According to the Hindu calendar, this date falls on the Chaturdashi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakh. The belief associated with this festival is that on this day Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of half human and half lion and killed the unrighteous demon king Hiranyakashyapa and protected his supreme devotee Prahlad.

This festival symbolizes the victory of truth and the power of devotion. On this day, devotees of Lord Vishnu or Vaishnavs fast, worship and chant the mantras of Lord Narasimha and receive his blessings.

In the year 2025, Narasimha Jayanti (Narasimha Jayanti 2025) will be celebrated on 11 May (Sunday). On this day, Vaishakh Shukla Chaturdashi Tithi is falling, which is considered to be the mythological date of the appearance of Lord Narasimha.

The best time for worship is considered to be “Narasimha Prakat Kaal“, which usually occurs at sunset. Devotees observe fast throughout the day and perform Puja in the evening.

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There are both religious and philosophical views behind celebrating Narasimha Jayanti festival:

• This day reminds us that God can appear in any form to protect his devotees.
• This festival emphasizes that the destruction of evil and ego is certain.
• The devotion, faith and courage of Bhakta Prahlad inspire us that the one who believes in truth and God is ultimately victorious.
• Fasting on this day not only destroys sins but also eliminates mental fears and brings spiritual energy in life.

Lord Narasimha is considered to be the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu among his ten incarnations. His form is considered to be very unique among all the incarnations because Lord Narasimha had half body of a human and half body of a lion. Lord Vishnu had taken this incarnation especially to protect his devotee Prahlad and to kill demon king Hiranyakashyap.

Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashyap were two brothers. Out of these, the elder brother Hiranyakashy was killed by Lord Vishnu in the form of Varah when Lord Vishnu took his 3rd incarnation. After the killing of his elder brother, Hiranyakashyap became the king of Asura Lok and he started the penance of Brahma Ji to become the lord of all the three worlds. Brahma Ji was very pleased with his penance and gave him a boon that he would neither be killed by a human nor by an animal, he would neither die during the day nor at night, he would neither die inside the house nor outside, he would neither die by any weapon nor by any weapon.

After getting this boon, Hiranyakashyap felt that now no one in this world can kill him and he declared in all the worlds that nobody will take the name of Lord Vishnu and said that whoever takes the name of Narayan will be given death penalty. However his own son was born as a devotee of Lord Vishnu..

Hiranyakashyap made many attempts to kill his son, out of which one attempt was to burn him in fire along with his sister, this event is celebrated as the festival of Holi. Once when Hiranyakashyap asked his son to stick to a hot pillar to kill him, Prahlad, thinking the pillar to be Lord Vishnu, embraced the pillar respectfully. By the grace of Lord Vishnu, the burning pillar also became cold and nothing happened to Prahlad.

Then Hiranyakashyap got angry and attacked his son with a sword and asked, tell me where is your Vishnu. Then Prahlad said that Lord Vishnu is everywhere, even in this pillar. As soon as Hiranyakashipu moved forward to attack Prahlad and the pillar, Lord Vishnu’s Narasimha form appeared from the pillar. Making this boon of Brahma Ji futile, Lord Vishnu killed him in the evening, at the entrance of the house, with his nails, in the form of half man and half lion.

This incident proved that God’s plan and power is beyond human understanding, and he is capable of doing justice no matter what the situation is.

Lord Vishnu took ten incarnations to protect the world, establish Dharma and destroy Adharma. Narasimha comes fourth among these incarnations. The three incarnations before him are as follows:

Matsya Avatar

In this incarnation, Lord Vishnu took the form of a fish and took Vaivasvat Manu’s boat to a safe place during the deluge and protected the Vedas.

Kurma Avatar

In this form, Lord Vishnu took the form of a turtle and stabilized Mount Mandarachal for churning the ocean, which yielded Amrit.

Varaha Avatar

In this avatar, God took the form of a giant Varah (boar) and freed the earth from the clutches of the demon named Hiranyaksha and re-stabilized it in the universe.

It is clear from these avatars that Lord Vishnu appears in every era in the right time and form to protect the creation and establish Dharma.

Narasimha Jayanti is not only a religious festival, but it is also a celebration of faith, courage, loyalty and the victory of truth. This day teaches us that if our devotion is true and our purpose is righteous, then God himself appears to protect us.