Narsimha Jayanti is a festival that celebrates the birth anniversary of Lord Narsimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is observed on the 14th day of the Hindu month of Vaishakha, which usually falls in the months of April or May in the Gregorian calendar. This year 2023, it falls on May 4, 2023.

Lord Narasimha is depicted as a half-lion and half-human form and is worshipped as a symbol of courage and protection. According to Shashtra Lord Narasimha appeared to protect his devotee, Prahlada, from his evil father Hiranyakashipu, who had been granted a boon that made him invincible.

4 Life Lessons from Lord Narasimha

Karma is Supreme

It is our own karma, not our origin, that ultimately determines who we are. Prahlada was born into a family of the most despicable and cruel asuras in existence, sworn enemies of dharma, but he is remembered as one of the greatest bhaktas ever due to his courageous and altruistic devotion. Even in the filthiest, muddiest ponds, a lovely lotus can blossom.

With our own efforts, we can win over any situation and time. One can acquire any skill irrespective of ones origin and get due recognition for it.

Respect Time 

As soon as the Demon unleashed tyranny, the God Narasimha could have easily slain Hiranyakashapu. However, he chose to wait for the proper moment.

Einstein once said, “Time exists so that everything doesn’t happen at once.”

Similarly, in our professional lives, we often desire that certain events would occur simultaneously. We are restless. The unavoidable reality of our existence is that the future arrives in installments, one moment at a time…and we must make each moment count. Numerous products, ideas, and concepts that are too ahead of or behind the times fail.

Respect the Constraints

Lord Vishnu’s incarnation Narasimha confronted more constraints and process obstacles than any other individual. Narasimha complied with every process obstacle and restriction imposed. When it comes to our work, we frequently find processes to be counterintuitive and tedious.

Similarly, in management, it is essential to comprehend obstacles and limitations and to acknowledge reality. Respect the constraints, learn to work around them, and do not allow them to overwhelm you.

Faith is Most Vital, Don’t Let it Break

The world is supported by faith, and no one exemplified this concept better than Narasimha! Threatened with death, Prahlada’s young devotee proclaims the omnipresence of God and declares with unwavering faith that the Supreme will even be present in the pillar. And Narasimha respects this belief.

In the same manner as working professionals, we are obligated to support our coworkers’ implicit faith-honoring commitments. We frequently observe conflicts as a result of an individual’s commitment to a client deadline or delivery that the rest of the organization or support team fails to uphold. When we violate someone’s implicit faith, we not only establish a culture of low faith, but we also destroy the moral integrity of the relationship. Therefore, maintaining faith is crucial in the business world.

No one is Above Universal Law

Nobody can circumvent the universe’s laws. When told that he could not be granted the boon of immortality, Hiranyakashipu requests a convoluted boon that he believes is equivalent, but it contains enough vulnerabilities for the Lord to kill him.

Embrace these teachings in our life and in addition to seeking blessings of Lord Narsimha, let us also learn life lessons from it.