Assuming the form then of a Manlion, I shall, for doing good to the gods, kill Hiranyakasipu, the son of Diti, who will be a great destroyer of sacrifices.
नारसिंहं वपुः कृत्वा हिरण्यकशिपुं पुनः॥ सुरकार्ये हनिष्यामि यज्ञघ्नं दितिनन्दनम्।