In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiṁha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
चतुर्दशं नारसिंहं बिभ्रद्दैत्येन्द्रमूर्जितम् । ददार करजैर्वक्षस्येरकां कटकृद्यथा
caturdaśaṃ nārasiṃhaṃ bibhraddaityendramūrjitam | dadāra karajairvakṣasyerakāṃ kaṭakṛdyathā
SB 1.3.18