The Story of Narasimha Narasimha kills Hiranyakashipu, as Prahlada and his mother bow before Lord Narasimha. Despite several warnings from his father Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada continues to worship Vishnu. His father tries to poison him, get him trampled by the elephants, and put him in a room with venomous snakes, but Prahlada survives each and every time.After tolerating much abuse from his father Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada is eventually saved by Vishnu by Narasimha, the man-lion avatar.