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Packet 10: Bonus 13

In Vaishnavism (“VAISH-nahv-izm”), this figure is considered to be the god of destruction that will initiate the Pralaya. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this figure was able to kill Hiranyakashipu (“hee-run-yuh-KUH-shee-poo”) in spite of a boon from Brahma. This half-man, half-animal, figure was legendarily sent to protect Prahlada (“pruh-LAH-duh”).
ANSWER: Narasimha (“nuh-ruh-SIM-huh”) [or Nrusimha; or Narsingha; prompt on Vishnu]
[10e] Narasimha (“nuh-ruh-SIM-huh”) is one of these figures, along with Varāha, who killed Hiranyaksha (“HEE-rahn-YAK-shuh”). Krishna is one of these incarnations of Vishnu.
ANSWER: avatars of Vishnu [or Dashavatara]
[10m] One of the first depictions of Narasimha (“nuh-ruh-SIM-huh”) appears in this text, when Vishnu is described as a “wild lion” that is “powerful, prowling, and mountain-roaming.” This text contains the Gāyatrī (“GUY-uh-tree”) Mantra.
ANSWER: Rig Veda [prompt on vedas]
<Mythology, Vikram Narasimhan> | VAULT II Packet 10

HeardPPBE %M %H %
1815.5694%33%28%

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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Belmont ABelmont B0101020EM
Lexington AWaltham A10101030HEM
Mansfield AWaltham B10101030HEM

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕618.33100%33%50%
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕316.67100%33%33%
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕36.6767%0%0%
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕516.0080%40%40%
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓25.0050%0%0%
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓412.50100%25%0%
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓326.67100%100%67%
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓130.00100%100%100%
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓813.75100%13%25%