slaying of Hiranyakashipu
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The slaying of Hiranyakashipu is a pivotal Hindu mythological event in which the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, Narasimha, destroys the tyrant demon king to protect his devout son Prahlada and restore cosmic order.
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| slaying of Hiranyakashipu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22048545 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: slaying of Hiranyakashipu Context triple: [Narasimha Jayanti, commemorates, slaying of Hiranyakashipu]
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Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura) is a famous episode in Hindu mythology in which the demon king Narakasura is killed—often with the crucial role of Satyabhama—symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and celebrated in connection with the festival of Diwali.
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Mahishasuramardini
Mahishasuramardini is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Durga, celebrated for slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
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Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
The Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira is the grand royal consecration ritual in the Mahabharata through which Yudhishthira asserts his imperial sovereignty over other kings, setting the stage for the epic’s ensuing rivalries and conflict.
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Mahishasura
Mahishasura is a powerful buffalo demon in Hindu mythology, best known as the formidable adversary slain by the goddess Durga in a legendary cosmic battle.
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E.
Sita's exile
Sita's exile is a pivotal episode in the Ramayana in which Sita, despite proving her purity, is banished to the forest, symbolizing the conflict between personal virtue and societal expectations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: slaying of Hiranyakashipu Target entity description: The slaying of Hiranyakashipu is a pivotal Hindu mythological event in which the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, Narasimha, destroys the tyrant demon king to protect his devout son Prahlada and restore cosmic order.
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A.
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura)
Narakasura Vadha (slaying of Narakasura) is a famous episode in Hindu mythology in which the demon king Narakasura is killed—often with the crucial role of Satyabhama—symbolizing the triumph of good over evil and celebrated in connection with the festival of Diwali.
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B.
Mahishasuramardini
Mahishasuramardini is a fierce form of the Hindu goddess Durga, celebrated for slaying the buffalo demon Mahishasura and symbolizing the triumph of good over evil.
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C.
Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira
The Rajasuya sacrifice of Yudhishthira is the grand royal consecration ritual in the Mahabharata through which Yudhishthira asserts his imperial sovereignty over other kings, setting the stage for the epic’s ensuing rivalries and conflict.
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D.
Mahishasura
Mahishasura is a powerful buffalo demon in Hindu mythology, best known as the formidable adversary slain by the goddess Durga in a legendary cosmic battle.
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E.
Sita's exile
Sita's exile is a pivotal episode in the Ramayana in which Sita, despite proving her purity, is banished to the forest, symbolizing the conflict between personal virtue and societal expectations.
- F. None of above. chosen
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