Editing Narasimha (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:The God Vishnu in Three Incarnations. Northern India (Mathura), Gupta period, mid-5th century AD. Boston Museum.jpg|thumb|Vishnu and his [[avatar|avatara]]s (''[[Vaikuntha Chaturmurti]]''): Depicting Vishnu as [[Krishna]] and Rama, Narasimha (lion), and [[Varaha]] (boar). [[Art of Mathura]], mid-5th century CE. [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|Boston Museum]].<ref name="CS">For English summary, see page 80 {{cite journal |last1=Schmid |first1=Charlotte |title=Les Vaikuṇṭha gupta de Mathura : Viṣṇu ou Kṛṣṇa? |journal=Arts Asiatiques |date=1997 |volume=52 |pages=60–88 |doi=10.3406/arasi.1997.1401 |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/arasi_0004-3958_1997_num_52_1_1401}}</ref>]]
In Sanskrit, the word ''Narasimha'' consists of two words "nara" which means man, and "simha" which means lion, referring to the man-lion avatara of Vishnu.<ref name="Williams2008p223"/><ref name="dalal2010p262"/>

His other names are ''Agnilochana'' ({{lang|sa|अग्निलोचन}}) – the one who has fiery eyes, ''Bhairavadambara'' ({{lang|sa|भैरवडम्बर}}) – the one who causes terror by roaring, ''Karala'' ({{lang|sa|कराल}}) – the one who has a wide mouth and projecting teeth, ''Hiranyakashipumardana'' ({{lang|sa|हिरण्यकषिपुमर्दान}}) – the one who killed Hiranyakashipu, ''Nakhastra'' ({{lang|sa|नखास्त्र}}) – the one for whom nails are his weapons, ''Simhavadana'' ({{lang|sa|सिंहवदन}}) – the one who has a lion face and ''Simha'' ({{lang|sa|सिंह}}) – the one who is a lion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.speakingtree.in/allslides/eight-sacred-names-of-narsimha-the-great-protector|title=Eight sacred names of Lord Narsimha to remove the fear|website=www.speakingtree.in|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>