Can there be fear where there is pure devotion? Bhagawan reveals the answer through a beautiful dialogue between the devotee Prahlada and Lord Narasimha.

When we look at the Narasimha Avatar, we get a feeling of terror. Reflecting on the story of Prahlada and Narasimha, we will realise that when Narasimha was giving darshan  to Prahlada, he showed great kindness. But it looked as if Prahlada was standing in a corner full of fear. At that time, Narasimha looked at Prahlada and asked him if he was afraid of the fearsome figure which had come to punish his father; Prahlada explained he was not afraid of the Lord, as it was the sweetest form one can comprehend! He said he was indeed happy to see the Lord. Narasimha then asked why Prahlada was afraid. To this, Prahlada replied that he was afraid because the divine vision which he was then seeing was likely to disappear in a few moments, and he would soon be left alone! The fear which troubled Prahlada was that God would leave him in this world and disappear. Prahlada wanted to ask God not to leave him. God’s divine vision and divine beauty are such that only his devotees can appreciate them!