Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam / Canto 7: The Science of God / CHAPTER EIGHT / As described in this chapter, Hiraṇyakaśipu was ready to kill his own son Prahlāda Mahārāja, but the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared in front of the demon as Śrī Nṛkeśarī, half lion and half man, and killed him.