# Cc. Antya 16.52 ## Text > namas te nara-siṁhāya > prahlādāhlāda-dāyine > hiraṇyakaśipor vakṣaḥ- > śilā-ṭaṅka-nakhālaye ## Synonyms *namaḥ*—I offer my respectful obeisances; *te*—unto You; *nara*-*siṁhāya*—Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; *prahlāda*—to Mahārāja Prahlāda; *āhlāda*—of pleasure; *dāyine*—giver; *hiraṇya*-*kaśipoḥ*—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; *vakṣaḥ*—chest; *śilā*—like stone; *ṭaṅka*—like the chisel; *nakha*-*ālaye*—whose fingernails. ## Translation **"I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. You are the giver of pleasure to Mahārāja Prahlāda, and Your nails cut the chest of Hiraṇyakaśipu like a chisel cutting stone.** ## Purport This and the following verse are quoted from the *Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa.*