Lord Nrisimhadev appeared on this day to kill Hiranyakashipu and save His devotee Prahlad Maharaja. ‘Nri’ means man and ‘Simha’ means lion. He appeared in an extraordinary form, half man half lion, to protect His devotee Prahlad and to vanquish the demon Hiranyakashipu, who had received boons from Lord Bramha. Lord Nrisimhadev ,removes all the obstacles of the devotees in the path of devotional service.
Srila Prabhupada writes (Bhagavatam 7.8.51, purport):
The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His form of Lord Nrisimhadeva is always ready to kill the demons who always create disturbances in the minds of honest devotees. To spread the Krishna consciousness movement, devotees have to face many dangers and impediments all over the world, but a faithful servant who preaches with great devotion to the Lord must know that Lord Nrisimhadeva is always his protector.
Nrisimha-chaturdasi is very special and devotees at ISKCON temples, all over the world, assemble in great numbers and with great joy to observe this festival and chant the glories of Lord Nrisimhadeva. On this day the Srimad-Bhagavatam class focuses on various aspects of Lord Nrisimhadeva’s pastimes.
With different kind of fruit juices, coconut water, Ganges water and sandalwood pulp, at dusk, a Maha-abhisheka is performed to the Deity of Lord Nrisimhadev. Considering that Lord Nrisimhadev has performed unbelievable miracles in the lives of many devotees, there is naturally great enthusiasm amongst them to participate in the abhisheka. After the arati, anukalpa-prasada [i.e. prasada as on ekadasi] is honored by the devotees.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, in his Navadvipa-bhava-taranga, writes of the significance that worship of Lord Nrisimhadeva has for a Gaudiya Vaishnava:
Therefore, I pray to the feet of Lord Nrisimhadeva to purify my heart and give me the desire to serve Sri Sri Radha and Krishna. The devotees aspire for such perfection under the shelter of Sri Nrisimhadeva.
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