Reminds me of a Hindu legend where a being called Hiranyakashipu gained certain powers: he was invulnerable to humans, devas (divine beings), and animals; he could not be killed in the daytime nor in the nighttime; he could not be killed indoors or outdoors; he could not be killed on the earth or in the air; he was invulnerable to living things and non-living things. So naturally:
Hiranyakashipu could not be killed by human, deva, or animal, but Narasimha was none of these, as he was an incarnate that was part human and part animal. He attacked Hiranyakashipu at twilight (when it is neither day nor night) on the threshold of a courtyard (neither indoors nor outdoors), and placed the asura on his thighs (neither earth nor in the air). Using his claws (neither living nor non-living things), he disembowelled and killed the asura.
That’s very cool, thanks for sharing this story. I like the claws part especially, as a biochemist who finds skin and nails super interesting because keratin is cool
Reminds me of a Hindu legend where a being called Hiranyakashipu gained certain powers: he was invulnerable to humans, devas (divine beings), and animals; he could not be killed in the daytime nor in the nighttime; he could not be killed indoors or outdoors; he could not be killed on the earth or in the air; he was invulnerable to living things and non-living things. So naturally:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiranyakashipu
That’s very cool, thanks for sharing this story. I like the claws part especially, as a biochemist who finds skin and nails super interesting because keratin is cool