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S6E9 - Let's Get Sanskrit! Narasimha and Hiranyakashipu

Greeking Out from National Geographic Kids

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Vishnu's Last Reincarnation

Yaksippu was a being known as an Asura, and he was cursed to live life on Earth as a human for three rebirths. The word can be translated as anti-god or even titan, but can also be translated as demon. Yaksippu's younger brother had already been killed by Vishnu's last reincarnation when our story starts. He caused way too much chaos and he had to come. And Hiranyakshipu, well, let's say he really didn't care for Vishnu. He was looking for revenge, in fact. Some say that the reason his hair was so shiny, it was full of rage. That was a joke.

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