Narasimha

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Narasimha
P3
Origin	Hinduism
Race(s)	AvatarShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II Shin Megami Tensei if... Shin Megami Tensei: 20XX Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Revelation Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner
Alignment(s)	Light-Law
Arcana(s)	StrengthPersona 3 Persona 3 FES Persona 3 Portable SunPersona 4 Persona 4 Golden Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth

Narasimha is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Narasimha.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: India - One of Vishnu's ten avatars. He is a human with a lion's head. Hiranyakashipu, the immortal king of the Rakshasas, tried to kill his son. Narasimha defeated Hiranyakashipu in retaliation.
Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine	インド神話に登場する半人半獅子の神。 維持神ヴィシュヌのアヴァターラの一つ。 アスラ族のヒラニヤカシプがブラフマーから、 神とアスラにも、人と獣にも、昼と夜にも、家の中と外にも、どんな武器にも 殺されない身体が欲しいという願いを叶えてもらった。 そのヒラニヤカシプを倒すためにヴィシュヌはライオンの頭をした人間の姿になり、 ヒラニヤカシプを倒したといわれている。A half-human, half-lion god in Indian mythology.One of the avatars of the preserver god Vishnu. Hiranyakashipu from the Asura was granted the wish for a body that could not be killed by god nor Asura, man or beast, during day or night, inside or outside of a residence, nor by any weapon. For the sake of defeating that Hiranyakashipu, Vishnu took on the form of a lion-headed man.
Persona 3	The 4th avatar of Vishnu. He took this form to defeat Hiranyakashipu, who can't be killed by human, animal, or deva, and killed his foe at dusk, since he couldn't die at other times.
Persona 4	The 4th avatar of Vishnu. He took this form to defeat Hiranyakashipu, who can't be killed by human, animal, or deva, and killed his foe at dusk, since he couldn't die at other times.
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth	The 4th avatar of Vishnu. He took this form to defeat Hiranyakashipu, who cannot be killed by human, animal, or deva. He killed his foe at dusk, the only time he was vulnerable.
Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth	The 4th avatar of Vishnu. He took this form to defeat Hiranyakashipu, who cannot be killed by human, animal, or deva. He killed his foe at dusk, the only time he was vulnerable.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ナラシンハ	Narasimha

Gallery

• File:SMT1 Narasimha Sprite.png
• File:SMT1 Narasimha Animated Sprite.gif
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  Model from Persona 4 Golden.