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14. THE CONCEPT OF AVATARS
Varaha - Gupta Period, Early 5th century ADCave 5, Udayagiri, Madhya Pradesh, India.
This is the gist of the story. The question is who is this Hiranyaksha? According to Srimad Bhagavatam Hiranyaksha is the first Demon.
yatrodyatah ksiti-taloddharanaya bibhrat kraudim tanum sakala-yajna-mayim anantah antar-maharnava upagatam adi-daityam tam damstrayadrim iva vajra-dharo dadara (S.B. 2.7.1)
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