Question
Some traditions identify this god as the eleventh of the rudras, a set of avatars of Shiva. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this god also considered to be a spiritual child of the wind god Vāyu. This vānara god, who is considered the highest devotee of Rāma, is usually depicted as a monkey.
ANSWER: Hanuman [or Hanumān; or Māruti; or Anjaneya; or Hanumanth; or Bajrangbali]
[10m] Some tales state Shiva took the form of the eight-legged Sharabha to fight this avatar of Vishnu. This half-man, half-animal avatar of Vishnu disemboweled the asura Hiranyakashipu (“hee-run-yuh-KUH-shee-poo”), the father of his devotee Prahlada (“pruh-LAH-duh”).
ANSWER: Narasimha (“nuh-ruh-SIM-huh”) [or Nrusimha; or Narsingh]
[10h] In the Mahabharata, Shiva gives Arjuna the Pashupatastra (“PAH-shoo-puh-TAH-struh”) after duelling him in the guise of a performer of this activity. In another episode, Jara (“JUH-ruh”) performs this activity using a piece of metal he found inside a fish.
ANSWER: hunting [accept hunters; prompt on archery by asking “for what purpose?”] (Jara fatally wounded Krishna in the foot when hunting, mistaking his foot for a deer.)
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