A myth is thought to be a consecrated story about the starting points of the world, and in this manner a necessary part of all societies. It is accepted to be valid by the general population (society) from which it came on the grounds that it has a religious or profound essentialness joined to it. These are stories that clarify items or occasions in this present reality that as a rule result from some marvels or compel like a divine being. A second significance of myth is confusion; it's the part of science to discover reality in the strict and physical sense. It is said that myths are stories of religions that no more exist, that is unquestionably valid for the old Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians. Comment by Dipanjan Maitra: Some other word.
The first myth talks about an evil king’s attempt to kill the incarnation of Lord Vishnu who was forecasted to kill that evil king. The other myth is about another evil king who had a blessing from the Gods that he cannot be killed in the morning or at night, inside the house or outside of it, by either a man or an animal. So Lord Vishnu decides to kill him by incarnating himself into a half man, half lion called Narsinha, at dusk (neither morning, nor night), right in the middle of the entrance of the king’s palace (neither inside nor outside the house).
The similarities are that in both cases, Lord Vishnu incarnates himself on earth in new forms to end the evil that was prevailing at that point of time. The other Gods asked Lord Vishnu to free mother earth from the evilness that was rampant all across.
The major difference is that Kamsa, who tried to kill each and every child of Vasudeva and Devaki was ridden heavily by his urge to protect himself because someone told him that he would be killed by the 8th child of his sister Devaki which turned him into a tyrant king. The eighth child turned out be Krishna, the incarnation of Lord Vishnu who ended up killing the tyrant King Kamsa. On the other hand, Hiranyakashipu wanted to be the master of the universe and wanted to rule with an iron fist. The main reason behind him being such an egoistic king was because his younger brother Hiranyaksha was slain by Varaha, yet another incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He hence decided to avenge his brother’s death by trying to capture the entire universe. He ruled with extreme tyranny and had a huge ego resulted by the boon that was awarded to him. Hence Lord Vishnu incarnated as Narsinha (half man, half lion) to kill the tyrant king and destroy his ego and bring back peace on earth. Comment by Dipanjan Maitra: ***evil Comment by Dipanjan Maitra: Try to explain the context first, i.e. that the two myths are primarily Hindu myths and deal explicitly with the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Also, the theme must be explained beforehand: is it about Vishnu ending evil on earth, or is it more specifically about tyrant kingship? Secondly, the differences are not immediately clear since they both deal with Vishnu. Choosing another pantheon, or another God from the Hindu pantheon would have helped.
GRADE: B