Continuing my Krishna verses

नृसिंहो निर्गत: स्तम्भाच्चिच्छेद सहसोदरम् ।
हिरण्यकशिपो: रक्षन् प्रह्लादं निशितैर्नखै: ।।७३०।।
As Man-Lion, he suddenly came out of a pillar and tore apart the belly of the demon Hiranyakashipu with his sharp claws protecting [his son] Prahlada.

Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus
Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan
[Residence: Campbell, California]