Shri Ahobala Nrisimha stotram



These prayers were written in the glorification of the Deities Ahobala Nrisimha found in South India marking the appearance place of the Lord.



TEXT 1

lakshmi kataksha sarasi-ruha raja hamsam

pakshindra shaila bhavanam bhava-nasham-isham /

go-kshira sara-ghana-sara-patira-varnam

vande kripa-nidhim ahovala narasimham //



Laksmi devi's glance always rests upon the king of lions. He is the destroyer of material existance and the rocky resting place of Garuda. His complexion is that of the color of sandal wood and His splendor is that of milk. I offer my obeisances to the ocean of mercy, Ahobala Nrisimha.



TEXT 2

adyanta sunyam ajam avyayam aprameyam

aditya candra sikhi locanam adi-devam /

abja-mukhabja-mada-lolupa-matta-bringa

vande kripa-nidhim ahovala narasimham //



He is without beginning or end. He is unborn, unperishable and unmeasurable. He is the original Lord and His eyes are like flames brilliant as the sun and the moon. He is like an intoxicated honey bee searching for the nectar of the face of Lakshmi devi. I offer my obeisances to the ocean of mercy, Ahobala Nrisimha.



TEXT 3

kotira koti ghatitojjvala kanti kantam

kayura hara mani kundala manditangam /

cudagra-ranjita sudhakara purna bimbam

vande kripa-nidhim ahovala narasimham //



Him the beloved Lord, possesses effulgent manes made of millions and millions of dazzling hairs. His body is decorated by armlets, necklaces and diamond earrings. His wonderful face is adorned with a peacock feather. I offer my obeisances to the ocean of mercy, Ahobala Nrisimha.



TEXT 4

varaha vamana nrisimha subhagyam isham

krida vilola hridayam vibudhendra vandyam /

hamsatmakam paramahamsa mano-viharam

vande kripa-nidhim ahovala narasimham //



Him the all auspicious Nrisimha appears in different forms such as Varaha or Vamana. He Whose heart is always absorbed in a sporting mood, is worshipped by the king of the devas. Although He is the personification of terror, He makes the mind of the self-realized joyful. I offer my obeisances to the ocean of mercy, Ahobala Nrisimha.



TEXT 5

mandakini janana hetu padaravinda

vrindaraka-alaya vinodanam ujjvala-angam /

mandara-pushpa tulasi racita-angghri-padmam

vande kripa-nidhim ahovala narasimham //



His lotus feet is the source of the Mandakini river (Akasha Ganga or celestial Ganga). His body is brilliant and He constantly enjoys in His own abode. His lotus feet are decorated by the flowers of Tulasi and Mandara (one of the 5 celestial flowers). I offer my obeisances to the ocean of mercy, Ahobala Nrisimha.



TEXT 6

tarunya krishna tulasi-dala dhamarabhyam

dhatri ramabhi ramanam mahaniya rupam /

mantradhi-raja matha danava mana bhangam

vande kripa-nidhim ahovala narasimham //



He is the protector of youthful Krishna in the land of Tulasi. He possesses a huge form. He enjoys amouros sports with Bhu and Shri. He is the Lord of all the mantras and the destroyer and humiliator of the foolish danavas. I offer my obeisances to the ocean of mercy, Ahobala Nrisimha.







Shri Nrisimhashtakam



This is a very poetic prayer posing the anarthas of the living entities as wild animals, as many other prayers addressed to Lord Nrisimha this ashtakam too prays for the protection at the Lord's feet.



TEXT 1

dhyayami narasimhakyam

brahma vedanta-gocaram /

bhavabdhi taran opayam

shankha cakra dharam param //



I am meditating on the Supreme Person known as Nrisimha who is attainable through Vedanta philosophy. He is the carrier of the conch and the Sudarshana disc, and He is the only means for crossing the ocean of birth and death.



TEXT 2

nilam ramam ca paribhuya krpa rasena

stambhe sva-shakti-managham vinidhaya deva /

prahlada rakshana vidhavi yati krpa te

Shri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam //



You mercifully protect Nila and Rama with Your chaste, spiritual internal potency. You also extend Your protective energy over Prahlada Maharaja. O Nrisimha please protect me too, for I am also trying to be Your devotee.



TEXT 3

indra-adi deva nikarasya kirita koti

pratyupta ratna prati-bimbita pada-padma /

kalpa-anta kala ghana garjana tulya-nada

Shri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam //



Your lotus feet are comparable in effulgence to the brilliance of the sum total of the jewelry possessed by all the demigods. Your roaring is like that of the thundering clouds at the universal dissolution. O Nrisimha please protect me too, for I am also trying to be Your devotee.



TEXT 4

prahlada posha pralayarka samana vaktra

hum-kara nirjita nishacara vrinda nada /

Shri-narada muni sangha sugiyamana

Shri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam //



You are the maintainer of Prahlada Maharaja and Your open mouth is exactly as the sun which causes the destruction of the universe. O Lord, Your grunts frightens all the roaming predators of the night. You are always beautifully glorified by sages such as Narada Muni. O Nrisimha please protect me too, for I am also trying to be Your devotee.



TEXT 5

ratrin caradri jatarat parisramsya-mana raktam

nipiya pari-kalpita sa-antara-mala /

vidravita-akhila surogra nrisimha rupam

shri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam //



O Nrisimha, Your divine form is horrifying. You are tearing apart all the wild animals descending from the caves of the mountains to terrify and to drink the blood of everyone. O Nrisimha please protect me too, for I am also trying to be Your devotee.



TEXT 6

yogi-indra yoga pari-rakshaka deva deva

dina-arthi-hari vibhava-agama giyamana /

mam vikshya dinam asaranyam aganya-shilam

Shri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam //



O King of the yogis, Lord of lords and the protector of the process of yoga. You are the remover of the sufferings of those who are dear to You. Your wonderful form is described in the agamas. Please glance upon me who is without shelter and possesses no good qualities. O Nrisimha please protect me too, for I am also trying to be Your devotee.



TEXT 7

prahlada shoka vinivarana bhadra-simha

naktan-carendra mada khandana vira-simha /

indra-adi deva-jana sangnuta pada-padma

Shri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam //



You are the auspicious lion that dispersed the grief of Prahlada Maharaja. O Powerful Lion, who tears everything apart in an intoxicated mood, You are the Lord of the ferocious predators of the dark night. Your lotus feet are surrounded by all divine and pious personalities beginning with Lord Indra. O Nrisimha please protect me too, for I am also trying to be Your devotee.



TEXT 8

jnanena kecid avalambya padambhujam te

kecit sukarma nikarena pare ca bhaktya /

muktim gatah khalu janah kripaya murare

Shri narasimha paripalaya mam ca bhaktam //



Some people try to embrace Your lotus feet through the process of knowledge. Others try by performing pious activities and yet others by the path of devotion. O Murari by Your mercy all of them attain liberation. O Nrisimha please protect me too, for I am also trying to be Your devotee.



iti Shri nrisimha ashtakam sampurnam



Thus ends the Nrisimha ashtakam.





Shri Nrisimha Maha-mantra



ugram viram maha-vishnum

jvalantam sarvato mukham /

nrisimham bhishanam bhadram

mrityur mrityum namamy aham //



“I bow down to Lord Nrisimha who is ferocious and heroic like Lord Vishnu. He is burning from every side. He is terrific, auspicious and the death of death personified.”



This mantra is quoted or at least referred to in many scriptures. The Nrisimha Tapani Upanishad also gives the history of this mantra. In the last creation the presiding deity was Lord Nrisimhadeva and this was the mantra inspiring the entire creation into which Lord Brahma was initiated, as in the present creation the presiding deity is Shri Krishna and He initiated Brahma into the Kama-Gayatri.



In Jagannatha Puri the pujaris believe that Lord Jagannatha is from the previous creation and was originally worshipped as Lord Nrisimhadeva. Jagannatha Puri Dhama floats on the ocean of devastation and is thus never destroyed. Every twelve or nineteen years the Deities' forms are changed. The installation yajna for the new Deities takes about two weeks and is mainly comprised of a Nrisimha mantrawhich is chanted 20,000 times.





Nrisimha gayatri



om vajra-nakaya vidmahe

tikshna damstraya dhimahi

tan no narasimhah pracodayat(e)



“Let us meditate on He who is known as the possessor of nails as hard as thunderbolts and sharp teeth. Let us be enthused by Lord Nrisimhadeva.”



The original gayatri mantra, the Kama-gayatri, glorifies the qualities of Lord Shri Krishna, the Absolute Truth. Each expansion of the original Shri Krishna has unique attributes, which are glorified in corresponding gayatri mantras, all of which expand from the original Kama-gayatri. These gayatri mantras are mainly used in Deity worship.







Prayers by Shri Madhvacarya



deva nrisimha hiranyaka-shatro

sarva-bhayantaka daivata-bandho



“I bow to You. O divine Nrisimha –enemy of the demon Hiranyakashipu, terminator of all fears. And benefactor of the demigods.” (Dvadasha Stotram –6.5)





atibala-diti-suta hridaya vibhedana

jaya nrihari amala bhava mama sharanam

shubhatama kathashaya parama sadodita

jagadeka karana ramaramaramana



“O victorious and immaculate Nrhari, who rends the heart of the very strong son of Diti, O Rama object of the holiest scriptures, Supreme One, always lusterous, the sole cause of the universe, be my refuge.” (Dvadasha Stotram 9.8)







Shri Narasimha Naka Stuti



Shri Narasimha Naka Stuti was written by Shripada Madhvacarya as an introduction to Shri Vayu Stuti which was written by Shri Pandit Trivikramacarya, a disciple of Madhvacarya. Up to the present time Vayu Stuti is one of the main stutis of those following in the line of Shrila Madhvacarya. It is chanted daily as a parayana. It was very much to the liking of Madhvacarya who therefore wrote this short stuti as an introduction.



pantvasman puruhutavairi balavanmatanga madyadghata

kumbhoccadri vipatanadhi kapatu pratyekavajrayitah /

Shrimat kanthiravasya pratatasunakhara daritaratidura

pradhvasta dhvatashanta pravitata manasa bhavita nakivrinda //



May the wide spread and auspicious nails of the lion-faced Lord, Narasimha who is in the company of His consort Lakshmi protect us. His nails are like thunderbolts and are highly skilled in tearing asunder the lofty mountain like heads of the herds of strong and intoxicated elephants in the forms of demons, the foes of Indra.



lakshmikanta samantato vikalayan naiveshitus te saman

pashyamyuttama vastu duratarato pastam rasoyo stumah /

yadrosotkara dakshanetra kutila prantotthitogni sphurat

khadyotopamavisphylinya bhasita brahmeshushakrot karah //



O consort of Lakshmi ! Although I've an all around study of the shastras I don't find anything equal to You, my dear master. There is nothing superior to You. Brahma, shiva, Indra and their hosts are reduced to ashes by the sparks of fire resembling sparkling glowworms issuing from the curved edge of Your right eye filled with masses of wrath.







Shri Narasimha Stuti



Shri Narasimha Stuti is written by Pandit Trivikramacarya one of the leading disciples of Shripada Madhvacarya. Shripada Madhvacarya defeated Pandita Trivikramacarya at Vishnu-mangalam after a 15 day debate. The discussion ended with the surrender of the Pandit who gave up monism, his previous belief. He was a very learned scholar and therefore after his convertion Madhva asked him to write a commentary on his Sutra Bhashya commentary of the Vedanta Sutra, which was called Tattva-Pradipika. He is also the author of the Vayu-Stuti which upto the present day is one of the main parayanas for the followers of Shripada Madhvacarya. According to his diary was the famous biography of Madhvacarya, Shri Madhva Vijaya written by his son Pandit Narayanacarya.



TEXT 1

udaya ravi sahasra-dhyotitam ruksha-viksham

pralaya jaladhi-nadam kalpa-krid vahni-vaktram /

sura-pati-ripu-vakshah-kshoda-rakta-kshitangam

pranata-bhaya-haram tam narasimham namami //



The radiance of a thousand rising suns is the glow on the Lord's face. His eyes are fiery and His voice roars like the turbulent ocean of devastation. His body is wet with the blood of Indra's foe, Hiranyakashipu. Lord Narasimha the redeemer of the fear ridden I bow down to Your feet.



TEXT 2

pralaya-ravi-karalakara-ruk cakra-valam

virala-yaduru-rocirocitashanta-ralam /

prati-bhaya-tama-kopaktyutkatoccatöa-hasin

daha daha narasimhasahya-viryahitam me //



Your effulgence is dazzling like that of the destructive sun, 'pralayaravi'. It glows and glitters, makes the wicked tremble with fear. You laugh in a piercing high tone at the fear, ignorance and anger of the demons. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 3

sara-sa rabha-sapadapata-bharabhirava

pracakita-cala-sapta-dvandva-loka-stutas tvam /

ripu-rudhira-nishekenaiva shonamghri-shalin

daha daha narasimhasahya-viryahitam me //



Your lotus feet are reddened by the blood of the enemy. Fourteen lokas are scared by the stamping of Your feet. Demigods assemble, fear and tremble and pray for Your mercy. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 4

tava ghanaghana-ghosho ghoram aghraya jamgha

parigham alaghum uru-vyaja-tejo-girim ca /

ghana vighaöitam aga-daitya-jamghala-samgho

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



You take great pleasure in slaughtering the armies of demons, You wield Your heavy mace in a most cunning manner with the force of a great mountain. As You chop demons into pieces others immediately flee for their lives. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 5

kaöaki-kaöa-karala-dhaöakagrya-stha-labha

prakaöa-paöa-tadit te sat-katishöhati-paövi /

kaöuka kaöuka dushöaöopadrishöi-pramushöau

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



The mountains of your hips is adorned with yellow garments, which appear just like lightening in its intense brilliance. You removed the threat of the exceedingly wicked, O ferocious One. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 6

prakhara-nakhara-vajrotkhata-rukshari-vakshah

shikhari-shikhara raktai rakta nandoha-deha /

suvalibha-shubha-kukshe bhadra gambhira-nabhe

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



As Your nails, sharp like thunderbolts, tore the abdomen of the enemy, blood surged from the body of the demon and bathed You. Your lotus like navel is deep and Your abdomen is decorated with the auspicious three lines. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 7

sphurayati tava sakshat saiva nakshatra-mala

kshapita-ditija-vaksho-vyapta-nakshatra-marga /

ari-dara-dhara-janvasakta-hasta-dvayaho

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Your two hands as they directly rip open the chest, of the son of Diti, appear like a necklace of stars. Supporting him on Your knees, You tore his chest apart which blocked the path of the stars. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 8

kaöu-vikaöa-saöaudho-dhaööanad bhrashöa-bhuyo

ghana-paöala-vishalakasha-labdhavakasham /

kara-parigha-vimarda-prodyamam dhyayatas te

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



A slight movement of His terrible manes has shattered the enemy, And cleared dense clouds opening the sky for war. I meditate on His raised hands ready to strike as a powerful club. Burn Narasima burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 9

haöa-luöada-laghishöhotkanöha-dashöo 'sta-vidyut

saöa-shata-kaöianorah-piöha-bhit sushöu nishöham /

paöati nu tava kanöhadhishöha-ghorantramala

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Your throat is shaking with determination to subdue the wicked. The biting of the lower lip and the dance of manes show Your angry mood. The garland of intestine shows Your joy of tearing the demon's heart out. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 10

hata-bahu-mihirabhasa hy asamhara-ramho

huta-vaha-bahu-hetir hrepikananta-hetih /

ahata-yihita moham samvihansai ham asyam

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Your uncheckable potency defeats the luster of many-many suns. The weapons sent against You are like sacrificial offerings and Your reply is unlimited weaponry. Please, express Your anger and put down, strike and slay my illusion. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 11

guru-guru-giri-rajat-kandarantargad eva

dina-mani-mani-shriingevanta-vahni-pradipte /

daddhad ati-kau-damshöre bhishanojjihva-vaktram

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Your fearful face with sharp, blazing teeth and tongue extended, appears like the peaks of a huge mountain of gems, lit up by the sunrise and by fire coming from within it's caves. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 12

adharita-vibudhadhi-dhyana-dhairya vididhyad

vividha-vibudhadhi shraddha-pitendrari-nasham /

vidadhad ati-kaöahoddhaöanoddhaööa-hasam

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



The enemy of Indra made waves in the ocean of demigods, He destroyed their meditation and stole the shraddha offerings meant for the forefathers. But You, O Narasimha melted him in the pot of Your shrill laughter. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 13

tri-bhuvana-trina-matra-trana-trishnardra

netra-trayam ati-laghitarcir vishöapavishöapadam /

navatara-ravi-tamram dharayan ruksha-viksham

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Everyone in the three worlds down to the blades of grass was burned away, but You with Your three eyes annihilated this burning flame, Hiranyakashipu. Your appearance is threatening and Your color is coppery like that of the rising sun. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 14

bhramad abhi-bhava-bhubhrid bhuri-bhubhara-sad

bhidbhida-nava-vibhava-bhru-vibhramadabhra-shubhra /

ripu-bhava-bhayam etar bhasi bho bho vibho 'bhir

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



You wander around without resistance as the supreme sustainer of the earth. You divided the burden of the earth into nine parts simply by the movement of Your eyebrows. You are effulgent and fearful to Your enemies, and You fear no one. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 15

shravana-khacita-cancat-kundaloccanda-ganda

bhrukuöi kaöu lalaöa-shreshöha-nasarunoshöa /

varada surada rajat-kesarotsaritare

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Ear rings swing in Your ears and Your eyebrows are always risen. You have red lips, beautiful nose and teeth like pearls in a row. Your mane sweeps the enemies away, blessing us, clearing our way. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 16

pravikavaca-kaca-rajad-ratna koöira-shalin

gala-gata galad-usradara ratnangadadhya /

kanaka-kaöaka-kanci sinjini sudrikavan

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



You wear no armor but You are decorated by beautiful locks of shining hair. You are beautified by ornaments and Your effulgence is as if You swallowed the sun. Your hands exhibit mudras and Your waist is decorated with a golden chain, which tinkle about. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 17

ari-daram asi hetau capa-banau gadam

san-mushalam api kapolam cankusham pasha-shulam /

dadhad api vidhutantra-sragvi-bhinnari-vaksho

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



You are equipped with bow and arrow, as well as various ashtras. Club, mace, goad, noose and trident adorn Your hands. You bifurcated the demon who is thus purified, than You wore his intestine as a garland. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.





TEXT 18

caöa caöa caöa duram mohayan bhramayarin

kada kada kada kayam jvalaya sphoöayasva /

jahi jahi jahi vegam shatravah sanubhandam

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Fall upon my foes, fall upon them, fall upon them. Bewilder them and drive them away. Consume, consume, consume their bodies and burn them piece by piece. Conquer, conquer, conquer forcefully my enemies and their followers. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 19

vidhi-bhava-vibhudesha-bhramakagni-sphulinga

prasavi-vikaöa-damshörojjihva-vaktra trinetra /

kala kala kala kalam pahi mam te subhaktam

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



Brahma, shiva and Indra are bewildered by Your tongue, a fire band between Your teeth. O three eyed one, Your face is most fearful, like time personified. Sound out the fate of the demons and kindly protect me, Your surrendered servant. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 20

kuru kuru karunam tvam sankuram daitya-pote

disha disha vishadam me shashvatim deva-drishöim /

jaya jaya jaya murte 'narta jetavya paksha

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



O victorious one who is never defeated, have mercy, have mercy upon me. Dispel, dispel my ignorance just as You uprooted the child of Diti. Bestow upon me the divine vision to see You always. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 21

stutir iyam ahita-ghnisevita narasimhi

tanur iva parishanta-malini sabhitolam /

tad akhila-gurum agrya-Shrida-rupa-mahadbhih

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



This prayer offered with devotion to Lord Narasimha destroys all inauspicious things. Let that universal teacher, who appears as if garlanded by the destroyed body of Hiranyakashipu, bestow all good fortune and opulence upon His worshippers. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.



TEXT 22

likuca-tilaka-sunuh sad-dhitartanusari

narahari-nitim etam shatru-samhara-hetum /

akrita-sakala-papa-dhvamsanim yah pathet tam

daha daha narasimhasahy-viryahitam me //



The author, the son of a great man who belongs to the Likucha clan, wrote this immaculate Stuti, when chanted removes sins and destroys enemies. Leads one to Lord Narahari's loka and saves him from the whirlpool of passions. Burn Narasimha burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power.







A prayer from the Dasavatara Stotram of Jayadeva Goswami



tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-shringam

dalita-hiranyakashipu-tanu-bhringam /

keshava dhrita-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisha hare

jaya jagadisha hare, jaya jagadisha hare //



O my Lord, Your hands are very beautiful, like the lotus flower, but with Your long nails You have ripped apart the wasp Hiranyakashipu. Unto You, Lord of the universe, do I offer my humble obeisances. (Shrila Prabhupada's translation.)







Shri Mantra Raja Pada Stotram



This is a very famous prayer mentioned in the Ahirbhudhnya Samhita glorifying the Nrisimha Maha-mantra. This wonderful stotram was written by an acarya of the Shri sampradaya, Shri shankara Parameshvaren.



TEXT 1

vrittot-phulla vishalaksham

vipaksha kshaya diksitam /

ninada trasta vishvandam

vishnum ugram namamyaham //



I bow down to the formidable Lord Vishnu whose large, round eyes are wildly open and is ready to destroy the opposite party. Simply by His roaring He makes the whole world afraid.



TEXT 2

sarvair avadhyatam praptam

sabalaugham diteh sutam /

nakhagraih shakali cakre

yastam viram namamyaham /



The son of Diti, Hiranyakashipu was considered by everyone as an imperishable being. However the Lord shattered the body of the demon into pieces along with his huge army. I bow down to such a heroic Lord.



TEXT 3

pada-vashöabdha patalam

murdha-avishöa tri-vishöapam /

bhuja pravishöashöa disham

mahavishnum namamyaham //



I bow down to the great Lord Vishnu whose feet have seized patalaloka the last of the seven worlds under the earth. His head entered the heavenly planets and His arms entered the eight directions.



TEXT 4

jyotish-yarkendu nakshatra

jvala-nadinyan-ukramat /

jvalanti tejasa yasya

tam jvalantam namamyaham //



I bow down to the Lord whose sparkling splendor is the source of the bright light of the sun, of all the planets, the moon, the stars and that of the fire.



TEXT 5

sarvendriyair api vina

sarva sarvatra sarvada /

janati yo namamyadyam

tamaham sarvato mukham //



I bow down to the primeval Lord who is unlimited and thereby also the knower of everything. He is present everywhere at all times and He possesses no material senses.



TEXT 6

naravat-simha vac-caiva

rupam yasya mahatmanah /

maha-saöam maha-damshöram

tam nrisimham namamyaham //



I bow down to the great Lord Nrisimha whose form resembles that of a man and that of a lion. He has a big mane and large fangs.



TEXT 7

yan-nama smaranad bhita

bhuta vetala rakshasah /

rogad yashca pranashyanti

bhishanam tam namamyaham //



I bow down to the terrific Lord, by the remembrance of whose name all the bhutas, vetalas, rakshasas and all kinds of diseases become fearful and are immediately destroyed.



TEXT 8

sarvo'pi yam samashritya

sakalam bhadram ashnute /

shriya ca bhadraya jushöo

yastam bhadram namamyaham //



I bow down to the all auspicious Lord who is served by the auspicious goddess of fortune and by taking shelter of whom everyone achieves all auspiciousness.



TEXT 9

sakshat svakale sampraptam

mrityum shatru-ganan-api /

bhaktanam nashayaid-yastu

mrityu-mrityum namamyaham //



I bow down to the Lord who is the death of death personified. He is the destroyer of death and the hordes of enemies by appearing at the right time when His devotees are attacked.



TEXT 10

namaskar atmakam yasmai

vidhayatma-nivedana /

tyakta duhkho 'khilan kaman

ashnute tam namamyaham //



I bow down to the Lord unto Whom by surrendering and paying obeisances one becomes free from all distresses and enjoys every desire he may have.



TEXT 11

dasa bhutah svatah sarve

hyatmanah paramatmanah /

ato'hamapi te dasa

iti matva namamyaham //



O Lord, You are the Supreme Soul. I bow down to You and consider myself Your servant seeing everyone else has voluntarily become Your servant.



TEXT 12

shankarenadarat proktam

padanam tattvam uktamam /

tri-sandhyam yo japet tasya

vidya 'yuh Shris-ca vardhate //



Thus shankara has explained the real meaning of every word. One who recites This prayer three times daily will increase his knowledge, duration of life and beauty.









Shri Nrisimhashöakam

This prayer was written by a Shri Vaishnava acarya by the name Shrimad Paramahamsat Yati Jiyar.



TEXT 1

Shrimad akalanka paripurna shashikoöi

Shridhara manohara saöapaöakanta /

palaya kupalaya bhavambudhi nimagnam

daityavarakala narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Nrisimha, You are the husband of Shri, the goddess of fortune. You are the death of the greatest demon, Hiranyakashipu. I am sinking into the ocean of birth and death, O Kripalaya, the treasure house of mercy, please protect me.



TEXT 2

pada kamalavanata pataki jananam

pataka davanala patatri varaketo /

bhavana parayana bhavarti haraya mam

pahi kripayaiva narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, You are the forest fire of sins of the sinful people who bow down to Your lotus feet. You are known as Garuda-dvaja, whose chariot flag is adorned by Garuda. O Lord Nrisimha, You are the cause of creation and the best shelter. Please protect me and bestow Your mercy upon me which alone can remove the distress of birth and death.



TEXT 3

tunga nakha-pankti-dalitasuravarasrik

panka nava kunkuma vipankila mahorah /

pandita nidhana kamlalaya namaste

pankaja nishnëa narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, Your raised nails have ripped apart the great demon, Hiraëyakashipu. The blood that squirted out made Your chest wet and made it look like that fresh kumkum was applied on You. O Lord Nrisimha, You are the shelter of the best persons including Kamala, the goddess of fortune. You always dwell in Your abode which resembles a lotus flower. I offer my obeisances unto You.



TEXT 4

maulishu vibhushaëam iva maravaraëam

yogihridayeshu ca shirassu nigamanam /

rajad aravinda ruciram padayugam te

dehi mama murdhni narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Nrisimha, please keep Your illuminating lotus feet on my head which are placed as ornaments on the helmets of the demigods, in the hearts of the yogis and on the nigamas, the Vedic scriptures.



TEXT 5

varija vilocana mad antima dashayam

klesha vivashikrita samasta karaëayam /

ehi ramaya saha sharaëya vihaganam

natham adhiruhya narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Nrisimha, O lotus eyed one, please give me Your audience along with Rama, Your consort riding on the back of Garuda, the king of birds, when all my senses will be suffering in distress and I will be in my last difficulty at the time of giving up my body.



TEXT 6

haöaka kiriöavara hara vanamala

tararashana makara kuëdala maëindraih /

bhushitam-ashesha-nilayam tava vapurme

cotasi cakastu narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Nrisimha, Your transcendental body, which is the ultimate shelter of everything, is decorated with a beautiful golden crown, a forest garland, shark like earrings, various excellent jewels and an out projecting wide tongue. Let this form illuminate my mind.



TEXT 7

indu ravi pavaka vilocana ramayah

mandira mahabhuja lasadvara rathanga /

sundara ciraya ramatam tvayi mano me

nandita suresha narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, O beautiful One, let my mind always be engaged in enjoying Your form. The sun, the moon and the fire are Your eyes and Your strong arm is beautified by a huge wheel. O Lord Nrisimha, You are the only shelter of goddess Rama(Lakshmi) and You are honored even by Lord Indra.



TEXT 8

madhava mukunda madhusudana murare

vamana nrisimha sharaëam bhava natanam /

kamada ghriëin nikhila karaëa nayeyam

kalam amaresha narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, O Mukunda, Madhusudana, Murari, Vamana, You are the shelter of the surrendered souls. O Lord of the demigods, cause of all causes, please do not neglect me. Kindly fulfill my desire of passing my whole life chanting Your holy names.



TEXT 9

ashöakam idam sakala pataka bhayaghnam

kamadam ashesha duritamaya ripughnam /

yah paöhati santatam ashesha nilayam te

gacchati padam sa narasimha narasimha //



O Lord Nrisimha, one who reads these eight prayers daily becomes free from all the fear of sinful reactions. All his desires become fulfilled, kills all his enemies and destroys al kinds of diseases. He will attain the abode of Lord Nrisimha, the Lord reclining on shesha.









Shri Yoga Nrisimha Suprabhatam

Yoga Nrisimha Suprabhatam was written by a Shri Vaishëava saint a contemporary of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shri Tottaiyacarya Swami. In accordance with the philosophical understanding of approaching the Lord through His servants the first two prayer is addressing Lakshmi and the rest are glorifying Nrisimhadeva. Being a great devotee of Shri Nrisimhadeva he lived in Solanghipuram where the beautiful deity of Alegiya Simha is residing. This prayer is chanted upon waking up the Lord.



uttishöhottishöa bhagavan uttishöha nara keshari /

uttishöha kamala nabha trailokyam mangalam kuru //



Wake up, wake up O Supreme Personality of Godhead. Wake up half man, half lion. Wake up O You whose navel is like a lotus flower and thus make the three worlds auspicious.





TEXT 1

matah sudhaphala late mahaniyashile

vaksho vihara rasike nrihare rajasram /

kshiramburashitanaye shritakalpavalli

Shriman nrisimha dayite tava suprabhatam //



O Mother, creeper of nectarine fruits, You are the possessor of many elevated qualities. You constantly enjoy on the chest of Nrisimha without interruption. Your body is like that of the milk ocean. You are the garland of fulfilled desires to those who fully take shelter of You. O beloved of Nrisimha, good morning.



TEXT 2

tava suprabhatamanavadyavaibhave

ghaöikesha-sadguëa-nivasa-bhutale /

ghaöita khilartha ghaöika drishekhare

ghaöika drinatha dayite dayanidhe //



Good morning to You whose greatness and opulence is unapproachable. You are the sum total of all good qualities found on this earthly plane. You are the purpose behind all achievements. O ocean of mercy, You are the beloved of the Lord of the Ghaöika mountain.



TEXT 3

atryadika munigaëa viracayya sandhyam

divyasravan madhujarika-saroruhaëi /

padarpaëaya pariguhya purah prapannah

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



O Shri Nrisimha please accept our offerings, from those surrendered unto You, to Your lotus feet which are considered as weapons in the heavenly planets pouring honey. You are raised at dawn by group of sages headed by Atri.



TEXT 4

sapta rishi sangha kuta-samstuti-suprasanna

Shriman nrisimha guëa rupa ramamahibhyam /

sakam nrisimha giri -sattvakuta dhivasa

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



You are beautifully glorified by the sapta rishis. O Lord Nrisimha, You possess lovely bodily features and wonderful qualities. You reside on the Simha-giri mountain. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 5

devari bhanjana-marutsuta-datta shankha

cakratapatrita-phaëishvara-patrisheshin /

devendra mukhaya-sura pujita-padapadma

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



You are the destroyer of the asuras, the enemies of the saintly. You were given shankha and Cakra by the son of Maruta. You are protected by the hoods of Lord shesha. Your lotus feet are worshipped by the demigods headed by Lord Indra. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 6

svamin suresha madhuresha samahitartha

dhyana praviëa vinatavanajagaruka /

sarvajna santata samirita sarva vritta

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



O Lord, God of gods, O sweet One. You are most conversant with the purpose of mystic meditation. You are the rejuvenator of those who desire to surrender unto You. You are knower of everything, O manipulator of everything, You just like a violent storm move everything around. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 7

prahlada rakshaëa nidana kutavatara

mugdhasvakiyanakharaih sphuöitaravaksha /

sarvabhivandya-nijavaisbhava candrakanta

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



You are the protector of Prahlada Maharaja and this was the purpose of Your incarnation. You by the tips of Your beautiful nails tore apart the chest of Your enemy. Your opulence is worshipable by everyone. Your luster is like that of the shining moon. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 8

bhaktocitadisarasah suguëam prakushöam

tirtham suvarëadhaöa-puritamadareëa /

dhritva shruti pravacanaikapara lasanti

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



Those who solely hear only the shastras they always long for that holy place (Vaikuëöha) that by Your mercy is always infested with brilliance and most excellent qualities and rasas that raise from bhakti. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 9

samshlaghaniya-paramottara-rangavasi

suristuti prathita vigraha-kantikanta /

sadbhih sarmacita-padambhuja sadhurakshita

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



You are fully praise worthy being the best on battle field. You form which is the source of brilliance is described in the prayers of the learned. Protector of the pious, Your lotus feet are properly worshipped by the saintly. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 10

tirthani gomukha gatanyakhilani dhritva

bhavyani bhavyanikarah parito lasanti /

gayanti ganachaturastava divyakrittam

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



Those who desire the essence of the essence they expertly propagate Your glories by chanting about Your transcendental pastimes. This way they purify all the places just as if they would take all the holy places into their horn bugle for propagation. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 11

varanasi-prathita-vishëupadi-prayaga

vikhyata-vishvanatha-sad ghaöikacalendra /

samprarthitartha-paridama-kritaikadiksha

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



In Varanasi people worship Ganga, at Prayaga they worship Vishvanatha, Lord shiva, and You are famous as the Lord of the Ghaöika mountain who gives a good lesson at the right time. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 12

parshvadvayasthita-ramamahishobhamana

Shri colasimhapura-bhagyakritavatara /

svamin sushila sulabhashrita parijata

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



You are surrounded on both sides by Lakshmi, (Bhu and Nila). Your very auspicious incarnation took place at the city of Colasimhapura. O Lord of spotless manners, at whom it is very pleasant to take shelter just like at a parijata tree. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 13

Shri Shrinivasa-ghanadeshikavarya-bhakti

samvardhita-pratidinotsava-shobhamana /

kalyaëacelakanakaijjvalabhushaëadaya

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



O best of the Ghana-deshikas, Your auspicious benevolence is like an ever increasing festival of devotion. Your appearance, fully adorned in gold, is very merciful. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 14

Shribrahmatirthataöamgata-manjanabham

devam praëamya varadam ghaöikadrimetya /

vadhula-manidhi-mahagururesha aste

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



By visiting the Ghaöika mountain and offering obeisances to the Lord who stood on the bank of Brahma-tirtha and whose navel looks like a lotus flower, one will certainly become very intelligent, captivating and definitely a great spiritual teacher. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



TEXT 15

acaryapurushavara hyabhiramavriddha

arhabhipujyatara-mangalavastuhastah /

tvat padapankaja-sishevishaya prapannah

Shriman nrisimha vijayi bhava suprabhatam //



Those who are most worshippable amongst great teachers and are very advanced in the process of worshipping Lord Rama always keep most auspicious paraphernalia in their hands for Your worship, they are always engaged in the service of Your lotus feet. O Lord let Your awakening be victorious.



Shriman nrisimha girishekhara suprabhatam

ye manavah pratidinam paöitum pravrittah /

tebhyah prasannavadanah kamalasahayah

sarvaëi vanchita phulani dadati kamam //



Those who everyday engage the reading of this suprabhatam, which is the crest jewel of Lord Nrisimha's mountain, the pleasing faced companion of the goddess of fortune will supply all desired fruits according to their wishes and taste.









Prayers from the Shrimad-Bhagavatam



The Shrimad-Bhagavatam itself contains enough prayers for an entire book therefore we tried to focus more on verses that describe the form or the activities of the Lord.



caturdasham narasimham

bibhrad daityendram urjitam /

dadara karajair urav

erakam kaöa-krid yatha //



In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nrisimha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraëyakashipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane (1.3.18).



trai-pishöaporu-bhaya-ha sa nrisimha-rupam

kritva bhramad-bhrukuöi-damshöra-karala-vaktram /

daityendram ashu gadayabhipatantam arad

urau nipatya vidadara nakhaih sphurantam //



The Personality of Godhead assumed the incarnation of Nrisimhadeva in order to vanquish the great fears of the demigods. He killed the king of the demons, Hiraëyakashipu, who challenged the Lord with a club in his hand, by placing the demon on His thighs and piercing him with His nails, rolling His eyebrows in anger and showing His fearful teeth and mouth (2.7.14).



om namo bhagavate narasimhaya

namas tejas-tejase avir-avirbhava

vajra-nakha vajra-damshöra karmasayan /

randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa om svaha

abhayam abhayam atmani bhuyishöha om kshraum //



I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrisimhadeva, the source of all power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demoniac desires for fruitive activity in the material world. Please appear in our hearts and drive away our ignorance, so that by Your mercy we may become fearless in the struggle for existance in this material world (5.18.8).



dugeshv aöavy-ali-mukhadishu prabhuh

payan nrisimho 'sura-yuthaparaih /

vimuncato yasya mahaööa-hasam

disho vinedur nyapatamsh ca grabhah //



May Lord Nrisimhadeva, who appeared as the enemy of Hiraëyakashipu, protect me in all directions. His loud laughing vibrated in all directions and caused the pregnant wives of the asuras to have miscarriages. May that Lord be kind to protect me in difficult places like the forest and battlefront (6.8.14).



vidikshu dikshurdhvam adhah samantad

antar bahir bhagavan narasimhah /

prahapayal loka-bhayam svanena

sva-tejasa grasta-samasta-tejah //



Prahlada Maharaja loudly chanted the Holy Name of Lord Nrisimha. May Lord Nrisimhadeva, roaring for His devotee, Prahlada Maharaja, protect us from all fear of dangers created by stalwart leaders in all directions through poison, weapons, water, fire, air and so on. May the Lord cover their influence by His own transcendental influence. May Nrisimhadeva protect us from all directions and in all corners, above, below, within and without (6.8.34).



samrambha-dushprekshya-karala-locano

vyattananantam vilihan sva-jihvaya /

asrig-lavakataruëa-kesharanano

yathantra-mali dvipa-hatyaya harih //



The hair on Lord Nrisimhadeva's face, being sprinkled with drops of blood, was reddish and looked very beautiful. Lord Nrisimhadeva pierced Hiraëyakashipu's abdomen with His nails, pulled out the demon's intestines and wore them as a garland, which enhanced His beauty. Thus the Lord became very fearsome, like a lion engaged in fighting an elephant (7.8.30).



nakhankurotpaöita-hrit-saroruham

visrijya-tasyanucaran udayudhan /

ahan samastan nakha-shastra-paëibhir

drodaëda-yurtho 'nupathan sahasrashah //



The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who had many, many arms, first uprooted Hiraëyakashipu's heart and then threw him aside and turned toward the demon's soldiers. These soldiers had come in thousands to fight with Him with raised weapons and were very faithful followers of Hiraëyakashipu, but Lord Nrisimhadeva killed all of them merely with the ends of His nails (7.8.31).



saöavadhuta jaladah parapatan

grahash ca tad-drishöi-vimushöa-rocishah /

ambhodhayah shvasa-hata vicukshubhur

nirhrada-bhita digibha vicukrushuh //



The hair on Nrisimhadeva's head shook the clouds and scattered them here and there, His glaring eyes stole the effulgence of the luminaries in the sky, and His breathing agitated the seas and oceans. Because of His roaring, all the elephants in the world began to cry in fear (7.8.32).



dyaus tat-saöotkshipta-vimana-saëkula

protsarpata kshama ca padabhipidita /

shailah samutpetur amushya ramhasa

tat-tejasa kham kakubho na rejire //



The airplanes of the devas were thrown into outer space and the upper planetary system by the hair on Nrisimhadeva's head. Because of the pressure of the Lord's lotus feet, the earth appeared to slip from its position, and all the hills and mountains sprang up due to His intolerable force. Because of the Lord's bodily effulgence, both the sky and all directions diminished in their natural illumination (7.8.33).



tatah sabhayam upavishöam uttame

nripasane sambhrita-tehjasam vibhum /

alakshita-dvairatham atyamarshaëam

pracaëda-vaktram na babhaja kashcana //



Manifesting a full effulgence and a fearsome countenance, Lord Nrisimha, being very angry and finding no contestant to face His power and opulence, then sat down in the assembly hall on the excellent throne of the king. Because of fear and obedience, no one could come forward to serve the Lord directly (7.8.34).



evam sva-karma-patitam bhava-vaitaraëyam

anyonya-janma-maraëashana-bhita-bhitam /

pashyan janam sva-para-vigraha-vaira-maitram

hanteti paracara piprihi mudham adya //



My dear Lord, You are always transcendentally situated on the other side of the river of death, but because of the reactions of our own activities, we are suffering on this side. Indeed, we have fallen into this river and are repeatedly suffering the pains of birth and death and eating horrible things. Now kindly look upon us-not only upon me but also upon all others who are suffering-and by Your causeless mercy and compassion, deliver us and maintain us (7.9.41).



ko nv atra te 'khila-guro bhagavan prayasa

uttaraëe 'sya bhava-sambhava-lopa-hetoh /

mudheshu vai mahad-anugraha arta-bandho

kim tena te priya-janan anusevatam nah //



O my Lord, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, original spiritual master of the entire world, what is the difficulty for You, who manage the affairs of the universe, in delivering the fallen souls engaged in Your devotional service? You are the friend of all suffering humanity, and for great personalities it is necessary to show mercy to the foolish. Therefore I think that You will show Your causeless mercy to persons like us, who engage in Your service (7.9.42).



om namo bhagavate tubhyam

purushaya mahatmane /

haraye 'dbhuta-simhaya

brahmaëe paramatmaëe //



O my Lord, full of six opulences, O Supreme Person! O Supreme Soul, killer of all miseries! O Supreme Person in the form of a lion and man, let me offer my respectful obeisances unto You! (7.10.10).



The blessings of the section on Nrisimhadeva in the Bhagavatam.



etad ya adi-purushasya mrigendra-lilam

daityendra-yutha-pa-vadham prayatah paöheta /

daityatmajasya ca satam pravarasya puëyam

shrutvanubhavam akuto-bhayam eti lokam //



Prahlada Maharaja was the best among exalted devotees. Anyone who with great attention hears this narration concerning the activities of Prahlada Maharaja, the killing of Hiraëyakashipu, and the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nrisimhadeva, surely reaches the spiritual world, where there is no anxiety (7.10.47.).



namas te 'dbhuta-simhaya

sadhu-loka-bhayapaha /



Obeisances to You, the amazing lion [Lord Nrisimha], who remove Your saintly devotees' fear (10.40.19).





Ugra-Nrisimha dhyana

In the practical aspects of deity worship there is a section called yoga or purificatory procedures, performed just before the worship of the deities. Dhyana, meditation on the form of the Lord for the purification of the mind, is a part of yoga. These prayers of the Shrimad Bhagavatam are the dhyana mantras in the worship of Ugra Nrisimha.



mimamsamanasya samutthito 'grato

nrisimha-rupas tad alam bhayanakam //



pratapta-camikara-caëda-locanam

sphurat saöa-keshara-jrimbhitananam /

karala-damshöram karavala-cancala-

kshuranta-jihvam bhrukuöi-mukholbaëam //



stabdhordhva-karëam giri-kandaradbhuta-

vyattasya-nasam hanu-bheda-bhishaëam /

divi-sprishat kayam adirgha-pivara-

grivoru-vakshah-sthalam alpa-madhyamam //



candramshu-gauraish churitam tanuruhair

vishvag bhujanika-shatam nakhayudham /

durasadam sarva-nijetarayudha-

praveka-vidravita-daitya-danavam //



Hiraëyakashipu studied the form of the Lord, trying to decide who the form of Nrisimhadeva standing before him was. The Lord's form was extremely fearsome because of His angry eyes, which resembled molten gold; His shining mane, which expanded the dimensions of His fearful face; His deadly teeth; and His razor-sharp tongue, which moved about like a dueling sword. His ears were erect and motionless, and His nostrils and gaping mouth appeared like caves of a mountain. His jaws parted fearfully, and His entire body touched the sky. His neck was very short and thick, His chest broad, His waist thin, and the hairs on His body as white as the rays of the moon. His arms, which resembled flanks of soldiers, spread in all directions as He killed the demons, rogues and atheists with His conchshell, disc, club, lotus and other natural weapons (7.8.19-22).







The Manyu Sukta of the Rig Veda



Manyu, the personification and presiding Deity of anger, is a form of Nrisimhadeva. This shukta is chanted during fire sacrifices for the destruction of enemies.

Rig Veda: 10.6.15



TEXT 1

harih om

yaste manyo 'vidhadujra jayaka jaha ojah pushyati vishvamanupak /

sahyama dasamaryam tvaya yuja sahaskritena sahasa sahasvata //



O Manyu, the persons who worship You, who is like a thunderbolt, the destroyer of enemies, enjoys all power and strength combined, may we overcome our enemies with You as our friend, invigorating and strong.



TEXT 2

manyurindro manyurevasa devo manyurhota varuëo jatavedah /

manyum visha iIate manushiryah pahi no manyo tapasa sajoshah //



Manyu is Indra, He is Varuna and Agni. Those of human descent praise Manyu. Protect us Manyu, be pleased with our austerities.



TEXT 3

abhihi manyo tapasastaviyan tapasa yuja vi jahi shatrun /

amitraha vritraha dasyuha ca vishva vasunya bhara tvam nah //



Come to us Manyu, you who are the strongest of the strong. With austerity as your companion, overthrow our enemies. Give us spiritual wealth, O slayer of enemies, adversaries and foes.



TEXT 4

tvam hi manyo abhi bhutyojah svayam bhurbhamau abhimatishahah /

vishva carshaëih sahurih sahava-nasmasvoja pritanasu dhehi //



Give us strength in battle, Manyu, O you who posses overpowering strength. You are self-existent, furious, the overthrower of enemies, the beholder of all, enduring, and vigorous.



TEXT 5

abhagah sannapa pareto asmi tava kratva tavishasya pracetah /

tam tva manyo akraturjihiIa-ham sva tanur-baladeyaya mehi //



O Lord Manyu, not taking part in Your worship (not offering oblations at the sacrifice) I was forced to retreat before my enemies. I avoided and neglected Your worship. Yet please be kind and give me strength.



TEXT 6

ayam te asmyupa mehyarvan praticinah sahure vishvadhayah /

manyo vajrin-nabhi mama vavritsva hanava dasyugm ruta bodhyapeh //



I am Yours! Come to me, turn Your face towards me! O resister of the foes, sustainer of all, Manyu, the holder of a thunderbolt, come to me. Let us slay the demons, and help Your devotees.



TEXT 7

abhi prehi dakshinato bhava me 'dha vritraëi janghanava muri /

juhomi te dharuëam madhvo agra mubha upamshu prathama pibava //



Approach me by my right side and let us slay a multitude of foes. I offer You the best part of the Soma juice, let us drink it together in privacy.



Rig Veda: 10.6.16

TEXT 1

tvaya manyo saraöhamarujanto harshamaëaso dhrishita marutvah /

tigmeshava ayudha samshishana abhi prayantu naro agnirupah //



May the priests, who resemble Agni, ascend the same chariot as You, O Manyu, who is accompanied by the Maruts. May You proceed in battle, advancing, exulting, indignant, armed with sharp arrows, whetting Your weapons.



TEXT 2

agniriva manyo tvishitah sahasva senanirnah sahure huta edhi /

hatvaya shatrun vi bhajasva veda aujo mimano vi mridho nudasva //



Blazing like fire, O Manyu, overcome our foes, come as our general, when invoked by us in battle. Having slain the enemies, divide their wealth. Granting us strength, scatter our foes.



TEXT 3

sahasva manyo abhimatimasme rujan mriëan pramriëan prehi shatrun /

ugram te pajo nanva rurudhre vashi vasham nayasa ekaja tvam //



O Manyu, overthrow our enemies. Advance against our foes, wounding, killing, annihilating them. O You who depend on no-one, who can resist Your fierce might?



TEXT 4

eko bahunamasi manyaviIito vishamvisham yudhaye sam shishadhi /

akrittaruk tvaya yuja vayam dyumantam ghosham vijayaya kriëmahe //



You are praised, O Manyu, as the conqueror of all. Help us contend with all men. With You as our friend, O radiant one, we cry out in victory.



TEXT 5

vijeshakridindra ivanavabravo 'smakam manyo adhipa bhaveha /

priyam te nama sahure griëimasi vidma tamutsam yata ababhutha //



O Manyu, giver of victory, You are irreproachable like Lord Indra. Please protect this sacrifice. O Enduring One, we sing to you appropriate praises. We know this to be the source where You have come from.



TEXT 6

abhutya sahaja vajra sayaka saho bibharshya-bhibhuta uttaram /

kratva no manyo saha medhyedi maha-dhanarya puruhuta samsriji //



O Manyu, You are like a destructive thunderbolt, the overpowerer of foes, the twin brother of victory and have extreme strength. Be favourable to us, Manyu, in our deeds, O You who are invoked by many in the shock of battle.



TEXT 7

samsrishöam dhanam ubhayam samakrita

masmabhayam dattam varuëashca manyuh /

bhiyam dadhana hridayeshu shatravah

parajitaso apa ni layantam //



May Manyu and Varuna bestow upon us undivided spiritual and material wealth; may our enemies, fear within their hearts, be overcome and utterly destroyed.





Prayers from the Nrisimha Purana



Shri Nrisimha Praëama

These prayers were offered by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to Lord Nrisimhadeva in the Jagannatha temple. Once entering the temple compound through the Simha-Dvara there are 22 steps one has to climb. On the southern side of the steps there is a Nrisimha temple, Mahaprabhu would take darshan first there, while paying obeisances He would recite these verses. After that he would go on for Jagannatha's darshan.



namas te nara-simhaya

prahladahlada-dayine /

hiraëyakashipor vakshah

shila-öanka-nakhalaye //



I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nrisimhadeva. You are the giver of pleasure to Maharaja Prahlada, and Your nails cut the chest of Hiraëyakashipu like a chisel cutting stone.



ito nrisimhah parato nrisimho

yato yato yami tato nrisimhah /

bahir nrisimho hridaye nrisimho

nrisimham adim sharaëam prapadye //



Lord Nrisimhadeva is here, and He is also there on the opposite side. Wherever I go, there I see Lord Nrisimhadeva. He is outside and within My heart. Therefore I take shelter of Lord Nrisimhadeva, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead.



tapta-haöaka-keshanta

jvalat-pavaka-locana /

vajradhika-nakha-sparsha

divya-simha namo’stu te //



O Divine Lion, Your fiery eyes radiate inside Your mane appearing like Molten gold, and the tips of Your nails are stronger than a thunderbolt. Obeisances to You.” (N.P 1.2)



pantu vo narasimhasya

nakha-langula-koöayah /

hiraëyakashipor-vakshah

kshotrasrik-kardamaruëah //



May the tips of Your nails, which are like a plough, protect You. The nails which are red with the muddy blood in the course of tilling the land of the chest of Hiraëyakashipu (N.P. 1.3).





Riëa-mocana Nrisimha Stotra

In the Rig Veda Samhita it is stated that when one is born he has three kinds of obligations. To the sages, to the demigods and to the forfathers. The obligations are performing austerities, performing yajnas and begetting children respectively. This stotram of the Nrisimha Puraëa is a prayer for the release of all kinds material and worldly obligations.



TEXT 1

devata-karya-siddhyartam

sabha-söambha-samudbhavam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



Lord Nrisimha is to be worshipped if perfection is desired. Unto the all-powerful Shri Nrisimha, who appeared from the pillar of the assembly hall, I offer my obeisances so that I may become released from mundane obligations.



TEXT 2

lakshmyalingita vamangam

bhaktanam vara-dayakam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



Embraced on His left side by Lakshmidevi, Lord Nrisimha gives benedictions to His devotees. My obeisances to the all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, so that I may be released from all other obligations.



TEXT 3

antra-mala-dharam shankha

cakrabjayudha-dhariëam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



Wearing a garland of intestines, He carries the conch, disc, lotus, club and another weapons. Unto Lord Nrisimha, the all-powerful, I offer my obeisances to become free from worldly debts.



TEXT 4

samaraëat sarva-papa-ghnam

kadruja-visha-nashanam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



By remembrance of Lord Nrisimha all sins are destroyed and the poisonous effect of the descendants of Kadru (serpents) are nullified. My obeisances unto Him the all-powerful, so that I may become free from all other debts.



TEXT 5

simha-nadena mahata

dig-danti bhaya-nashanam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



By His greatly ferocious roar and His fearful teeth, which encompass all ten directions, He destroys all fear. Unto the all-powerful Lord Nrisimha my obeisances, so that I may become free from worldly obligations.



TEXT 6

prahlada-varadam Shrisham

daityeshvara-vidaraëam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



Lord Nrisimha is the Lord of Lakshmi and the giver of benedictions to Prahlada Maharaja, yet He ripped apart the king of the demons, Hiraëyakashipu. May I become free from debts by offering obeisances unto the all-powerful Lord Nrisimha.



TEXT 7

krura-grahaih piditanam

bhaktanan abhaya-pradam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



When His devotees are oppressed by inauspicious planets, Lord Nrisimha gives them fearlessness. I offer my obeisances unto the all-powerful Lord Nrisimha so that I may be released from worldly obligations.



TEXT 8

veda-vedanta-yajnesham

brahma-rudradi-vanditam /

Shri nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye //



Lord Nrisimha is the master of the Vedas, Vedanta and the process of sacrifice. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahma, Lord shiva and the other demigods. I offer my obeisances unto the all-powerful Lord Nrisimha so that I may be freed from all other debts.



TEXT 9

ya idam paöhate nityam

riëa-mocana-samjnitam /

anriëi jayate sadyo

dhanam shighram avapnuyat //



Whoever reads this regularly, consciously desiring freedom from debts, immediately becomes freed from all obligations and very soon attains opulence.







Shri Nrisimha-Stava from Shri Vishëu-dharmoööara Puraëa



The Shri Vishëu-dharmoööara Puraëa is an Upapuraëa. Just as Puraëas have three divisions according to the three modes of material nature the Upapuraëas also have the same divisions. This sattvik Upapuraëa mostly consists of prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His different manifestations.



TEXT 1

om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

namo narasimhayadi-devaya

sarva-loka-paramaya narayaëaya

nitya-sannihita-samprapya-

shakti-bala-virya-tejo-vibhavaya

maha-rajata-parvata-prakasha-vapushe

brihat-kesara-saöaya

vishva-pradeshabhyunnata-tamra-

ruci-vishpur jita-prabha-hema-varëaya



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, the all pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead. Supreme in all the worlds He is the resting place of all the living entities. Eternally glorious with strength, power, heroism, and splendor, He is brilliant like a great silver mountain, splendid with a great mane, dazzling with a ruddy golden glory that fills the universe.



TEXT 2

prapanna-jana-badhapanayana-

nimittotpanna-bhru-kuöi-kuöila-lalataya

shata-hradavarta-dipta-vikshipyamaneshu

galaya jvalad-anala-lola-pinga-vritta-diptakshaya

sphuöa-cipiöa-dhamani-saha-

pura-vibhishaëa-praëa-vamshaya



The knitting of His eyebrows, which adornes His forehead, removes all troubles and obstacles from His surrendered devotees. His neck is effulgent like a hundred whirlpools. His restless, glistening, red eyes are like blazing fires. His short neck is the city where His frightening breath resides.



TEXT 3

sphurat-purëobhaya-kapola-desha-parshvaya

bala-candrakaroshöha-puöa-vinirgata-bhrajamanati-

tikshëa-sita-mahogra-damshöra-sarvasyavasamagama-kshobha-

shani-sahasravapatambuda-vrata-garjitati-bhima-ninadaya

muhur-muhur-vyapta-bhimardha-vada-

nadesha-drishyamana-shuddhi-shikhara-dashana-

pankti-tara-vibhasvara-sandhya-

anuranjita-nabha-sthala-prakasha-vapushe



His cheeks are splendid, His lips are like rising moons. His sharp, white, fearsome teeth glistening. His frightening roar is like thousands of thunderbolts from the slowly moving clouds. As He roars His sharp teeth glitter like stars in the sky at sunset.



TEXT 4

talu-lola-jihva-latagra-sthira-

samayukta-citta-bhavamsa-kuöa-

skanda-madhya-desha-supratishöhita-

pina-vritta-caru-kambu-grivaya

Shrivatsankitalankrita-maha-vakshah-sthalaya

vividhra-rucira-parama-sugandhi-muktaka-

pushpa-grathita-pralamba-mala-dharaya



His vine like tongue moves around restlessly on His palate. His shoulders broad, His thick neck graceful like a conch shell. His great chest is marked with the shrivatsa and decorated with a garland of fragrant muktaka flowers.



TEXT 5

marutaditya-pracara-balanuvi jaya

unnatabhyunnata-bahu-prakoshöha-kara-tala-

karajogra-ghora-praharaëaya hiraëyakashipu

rudhira-pana-sutikshëa-vajrayudhaya parama

pita-kausheya-vastra-baddha-kakshi-aparikaraya



His broad and frightening arms, hands, and fingers move about like the sun and the wind. His sharp thunderbolt weapon is drenched in the blood of Hiraëyakashipu. His waist is bound with a yellow silk sash.



TEXT 6

vajra-samhatonnata-sucira-sushlishöha-sandhi

kaöi-uru-janu-maha-purusha-narasimhadi-devaya

sthira-sayukta-bhaktocita-prasrita-tanvakara-gudha

gulpha-sandhi-maha-bahu-vega-maha-javaya

caraëa-vikrama-prabhava-prakampyamana-prithivi-talaya



His form containing the features of a lion and a man, His graceful hips, thighs, and knees powerful like a raised thunderbolt and marked with the signs of a great personality. His slender form is always worshipped by His devotees, his ankles are graceful, His great arms powerful and swift, His footsteps makes the earth tremble.



TEXT 7

Shri-vriksha-shankha-cakra-gada

dhvajankusha-dharatapatradarshaka

matsya-kurma-vici-yupa-candrarka

vrishabhashva-gaja-ratha-parama-purusha

parama-mangalya-roma-kuöa-cchayaya

tanu-mahendra-vasu-rudraditya

sandhyasvi-marud-gaëa-samstuta

acintyarcitabhimukha-prasanna-caraëaya



His form is marked with the glorious signs of a tree, conchshell, disc, club, whirlpool, flag, elephant goad, parasol, mirror, fish, tortoise, wave, yupa, moon, sun, bull, horse, elephant, and chariot, His form is thus marked with the signs of an exalted personality. His form is marked with the signs of great auspiciousness, His mane is like a great shadow and his graceful, splendid, inconceivable, and blissful feet are worshipped and praised by Indra, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Adityas, the Sandhyas, the Ashvis, and the Maruts.



TEXT 8

bhagavan namas te tvam agacchagaccha

bhagavann atma-bala-virya-tejo-guëatma-vikrama

sankhya-yogadhyatma-pavitra-shauca-dharma

mahatmya anvita avirbhavavita uttishöha

parama-deva sarva-gatraëi abhidhunvan sarva-papani

apamrijya vipranashavishöanam vipranashayavidyanam

parama-purusha parama-mangalya bhakta-vatsala

bhaktanugrahayabhayam-pradaya



Lord, obeisances unto You! O Lord, please come! Please come! O Lord glorious with power, heroism, splendor, virues, strength, sankhya, yoga, transcendental knowledge, purity, and religion, please appear! O Supreme Lord, by the shaking Your limbs please wipe away all my sins. Please destroy all dangers and illusions. O Supreme person, O Supreme Auspiciousness, O lover of Your devotees, O Lord merciful to your devotees, please remove all my fears.



TEXT 9

tad brahma satyam anadyam anuttamam nihshrieyasam

tad bhagavan acashöam tad bhagavan vidatam

nirasya papmanam nirasya kalmasham

shashvac chantim upanaya shreya upanaya

svastim upanaya ashisham upanaya



You are the Supreme. You are the Absolute truth. You are beginningless, peerless and the best. You are the all-opulent Supreme Personality of Godhead. O Lord, please remove my sins. Please remove my sins. Please grant me perpetual peacefulness. Please give what is best for me. Please give me auspiciousness by blessing me.



TEXT 10

brahma prapadye tvam vishëo bhagavan puëdarikaksho

jnanaishvarya-shakti-bala-tejo-guëatmaka parama-purusha

parama-mangalya padma-nabha haya-shirah adi-varaha

narasimha vamana trivikrama rama rama vasudeva

sankarshaëa pradyumna aniruddha purusha satyashruta vasudeva

adi-madhya-nidhanaka-ceshöita ceshöatma-mayaho-ratra-yati

manjishöha-shukla-vasah suparëa-tala makara-dhvaja parama

vidyakarma kala-nabha svasti asamabhyah svasti prajabhyah



O great one, I surrender unto You. O Lord Vishëu, O lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead, O master of knowledge, opulence, power, strength, glory, and virtue, O supreme person, O supreme auspiciousness, O lotus-naveled Lord, O Lord Hayagriva, O Lord Varaha, O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Vamana, O Lord Trivikrama, O Lord Prashurama, O Lord Ramacandra, O Lord Balarama, O Lord Krishëa the son of Vasudeva, O Lord Vasudeva, O Lord Sankarshaëa, O Lord Pradyumna, O Lord Anirudha, O Purusha-avatara, O Satyashruta, O Lord Vasudeva, O creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the worlds, O creator of the days and the nights, O Lord dressed in elegant white garments, O Lord seated on Garuda, O father of Kamadeva, O Lord who gives transcendental knowledge, O Lord who grants freedom of karma, O Lord whose navel is time, I surrender unto You. May You bless all Your peerless devotees as well as all the other people with auspiciousness.



TEXT 11

tvam eva mantram tvam raksha

tvam aushadham anuttamam /

trividhad api duhkhan mam

paracodaya jagat-pate //



You are the Vedic mantras. You are my protection as well as the final medicine. O master of the worlds, please protect me from the three kinds sufferings!



TEXT 12

brahman parapadye tvam vishëo

sharanagata-vatsala /

tada shuddho maha-matir

bhava-duhkha-vinirgatah //



O Lord Vishëu, the greatest one. O Lord affectionate to Your surrendered devotees, I surrender to You. Please make me pure. Please make me kind at heart. Please free me from the sufferings of this material world.







The Nrisimha Stuti of the Hari Bhakti Sudhodaya



The Hari Bhakti Sudhodaya is a collection of wonderful prayers, such as those of Prahlada Maharaja and Dhruva Maharaja, mainly from the Shrimad-Bhagavatam composed by shrila Sanatana Goswami. These prayers are excerpts from that collection.



TEXT 1

Shri govinda mukunda keshava shiva Shri-vallabha Shrinidhe

shri-vaikuëöha sukaëöha kuëöhitakhala svaminn akuëöhodaya /

shuddha dhyoya vidhutadhurta dhavala Shri madhava adhokshaja

Shriddhabaddha vidhehi nastvayi dhiyam dhoram dharitro dhara //



O Shri Govinda, Mukunda, Keshava, shiva. You are dearest to Lakshmi and You are her abode. You are the Lord of Vaikuëöha whose neck is very beautiful. You are the shelter of the weak and the source of all power. O Pure One, You are the purifier of the wicked. You are also known as Madhava or Adhokshaja. You are bound by the faith of Your devotees. Please give us constant remembrance of You, O supporter of the earth.



TEXT 2

acyuta guëacyuta kalesha sukalesha

Shridhara dharadhara vibuddha janabuddha /

avaraëavaraëa vinila ghananila

Shrikara guëakara subhadra balabadra //



O Acyuta whose qualities are infallible You are the Supreme Lord of all factors of time. You are the supporter of Shri and Bhu. O Genius, You are the generator of all intelligence. You whose skin is the color of dark blue sapphires, are the destroyer of all subtle contamination. You bring about prosperity and good qualities, O possessor of auspicious strength.



TEXT 3

karëa sukha varëana sukharëava murare

suvarëa rucirambra suparëaratha vishëo /

arëava nikotana bhavarëava bhayam no

jirëaya lasad guëa gaëarëava namaste //



O enemy of the demon Mura, it is pleasing to hear about You for You are the ocean of happiness. Your garment shines out like gold, O Vishëu who is carried by Garuda. You are like a sheltering island in the ocean of material existence, please destroy our fears. I am offering obeisances to

You whose qualities are sung in the ocean of songs.







The Nrisimha-Kavaca of the Brahmaëda Puraëa



TEXT 1

nrisimha-kavacam vakshye

prahladenoditam pura /

sarva-raksha-karam punyam

sarvopadrava-nashanam //



I shall now recite the Nrisimha-kavaca, formerly spoken by Prahlada Maharaja. It is most pious, vanquishes all kinds of impediments, and provides one all protection.



TEXT 2

sarva-sampat-karam caiva

svarga-moksha-pradayakam /

dhyatva nrisimham devesham

hema-simhasana sthitam //



It bestows all opulence, and can give one elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. One should meditate upon Lord Nrisimha, Lord of the demigods, seated upon a golden throne.



TEXT 3

vivritasyam tri-nayanam

sharad-indu-sama-prabham /

lakshmyalingita-vamangam

vibhutibhi rupashritam //



His mouth is wide open, He has three eyes and He is as radiant as the autumn moon. He is embraced by Lakshmi devi on His left side, and His form is the shelter of all opulences, both material and spiritual.



TEXT 4

catur-bhujam komalangam

svarëa-kuëdala-shobhitam /

saroja-shobhitoraskam

ratna-keyura-mudritam //



The Lord has four arms, and His limbs are very soft. He is decorated with golden earrings. His chest is resplendent like the lotus flower, and His arms are decorated with jewel studded ornaments.



TEXT 5

tapta-kancana-sankasham

pita-nirmala-vasasam /

indradi-sura-maulishöhah

sphuran maëikya-diptibhih //



He is dressed in a spotless yellow garment, which exactly resembles molten gold. He is the original cause of existence, beyond mundane sphere, for the great demigods headed by Indra. He appears bedecked with rubies which are blazingly effulgent.



TEXT 6

virajita-pada-dvandvam

shankha-cakradi-hetibhih /

garutmata ca vinayat

stuyamanam mudanvitam //



His two feet are very attractive and He is armed with various weapons such as the conch, disc, etc. Garuda joyfully offers prayers with great reverence.



TEXT 7

sva-hrit-kamalasamvasam

kritva tu kavacam pathet /

nrisimho me shirah patu

loka-rakshartha-sambhavah //



Having seated Lord Nrisimhadeva upon the lotus of one's heart, one should recite the following mantra: " May Lord Nrisimha, who protects all the planetary systems, protect my head."



TEXT 8

sarvago'pi stambha vasah

phalam me rakshatu dhvanim /

nrisimho me drishau patu

soma-suryagni-locanah //



Although the Lord is all-pervading, He hid Himself within a pillar. May He protect my speech and the results of my activities. May Lord Nrisimha, whose eyes are the moon, the sun, and fire, protect my eyes.



TEXT 9

smritam me patu nriharih

muni-varya-stuti-priyah /

nasam me simha-nasas tu

mukham lakshmi-mukha-priyah //



May Lord Nrihari, who is pleased by the prayers offered by the best of sages, protect my memory. May He who has the nose of a lion protect my nose, and may He whose face is very dear to the goddess of fortune protect my mouth.



TEXT 10

sarva-vidyadhipah patu

nrisimho rasanam mama /

vaktram patv indu-vadanam

sada prahlada-vanditah //



May Lord Nrisimha, who is the knower of all sciences, protect my sense of taste. May He whose face is beautiful as the full moon and who is offered prayers by Prahlada Maharaja protect my face.



TEXT 11

nrisimhah patu me kaëöham

skandau bhu-bhrid ananta-krit /

divyastra-shobhita-bhujah

nrisimhah patu me bhujah //



May Lord Nrisimha protect my throat. He is the sustainer of the earth and the performer of unlimitedly wonderful activities. May He protect my shoulders. His arms are resplendent with transcendental weapons. May He protect my shoulders.



TEXT 12

karau me deva-varado

nrisimhah patu sarvatah /

hridayam yogi-sadhyash ca

nivasam patu me harih //



May the Lord, who bestows benedictions upon the demigods, protect my hands, and may He protect me from all sides. May He who is achieved by the perfect yogis protect my heart, and may Lord Hari protect my dwelling place.



TEXT 13

madhyam patu hiraëyaksha

vakshah-kukshi-vidaraëah /

nabhim me patu nriharih

sva-nabhi-brahma-samstutah //



May He who ripped apart the abdomen of the great demon Hiranyaksha (Hiraëkashipu) protect my waist, and may Lord Nrihari protect my navel. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahma, who sprang from His own navel.



TEXT 14

brahmaëda-kotayah kaöyam

yasyasau patu me kaöim /

guhyam me patu guhyanam

mantranam guhya-rupa-drik //



May He on whose hips rest all the universes protect my hips. May the Lord protect my private parts. He is the knower of all mantras and all mysteries, but He Himself is not visible.



TEXT 15

uru manobhavah patu

januni nara-rupa-drik /

janghe patu dhara-dhara

harta yo 'sau nri-keshari //



May He who is the original Cupid protect my thighs. May He who exhibits a human-like form protect my knees. May the remover of the burden of the earth, who appears in a form which is half-man and half-lion, protect my calves.



TEXT 16

sura-rajya-pradah patu

padau me nriharishvarah /

sahasra-shirsha-purushah

patu me sarvashas tanum //



May the bestower of heavenly opulence protect my feet. He is the Supreme Controller in the form of a man and lion combined. May the thousand-headed Supreme enjoyer protect my body from all sides and in all respects.



TEXT 17

mahograh purvatah patu

maha-viragrajo 'ghnitah /

maha-vishëur dakshiëe tu

maha-jvalas tu nairritah //



May that most ferocious personality protect me from the east. May He who is superior to the greatest heroes protect me from the southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the Supreme Vishëu protect me from the south, and may that person of blazing luster protect me from the southwest.



TEXT 18

pashcime patu sarvesho

dishi me sarvatomukhah /

nrisimhah patu vayavyam

saumyam bhushaëa-vigrahah //



May the Lord of everything protect me from the west. His faces are everywhere, so please may He protect me from this direction. May Lord Nrisimha protect me from the northwest, which is predomi nated by Vayu, and May He whose form is in itself the supreme ornament protect me from the north, where Soma resides.



TEXT 19

ishanyam patu bhadro me

sarva-mangala-dayakah /

samsara-bhayatah patu

mrityor mröyur nrikeshari //



May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows all auspiciousness, protect me from the northeast, the direction of the sun-god, and may He who is death personified protect me from fear of death and rotation in this material world.



TEXT 20

idam nrisimha-kavacam

prahlada-mukha-maëditam /

bhaktiman yah pathenaityam

sarva-papaih pramucyate //



This Nrisimha-kavaca has been ornamented by issuing from the mouth of Prahlada Maharaja. A devotee who reads this becomes freed from all sins.



TEXT 21

putravan dhanavan loke

dirghayur upajayate /

kamayate yam yam kamam

tam tam prapnoty asamshayam //



Whatever one desires in this world he can attain without doubt. One can have wealth, many sons, and a long life.



TEXT 22

sarvatra jayam apnoti

sarvatra vijayi bhavet /

bhumyantariksha-divyanam

grahanam vini varaëam //



He becomes victorious who desires victory and indeed becomes a conqueror. He wards off the bad influences of planets, earthly, heavenly and everything in between.



TEXT 23

vrishcikoraga-sambhuta-

vishapaharaëam param /

brahma-rakshasa-yakshaëam

durotsaraëa-karaëam //



This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects of serpents and scorpions, and brahma rakshasas, ghosts and yakshas are driven far away.



TEXT 24

bhuje va tala-patre va

kavacam likhitam shubham /

kara-mule dhritam yena

sidhyeyuh karma-siddhayah //



One may write this most auspicious prayer on his arm, or inscribe it on a palm-leaf and attach it to his wrist, and all his activities will become perfect.



TEXT 25

devasura-manushyeshu

svam svam eva jayam labhet /

eka-sandhyam tri-sandhyam va

yah pathen niyato narah //



One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once or thrice (daily), he becomes victorious whether among demigods, demons or human beings.



TEXT 26

sarva-mangala-mangalyam

bhuktim muktim ca vindati /

dva-trimshati-sahasraëi

pathet shuddhatmanam nrinam //



One who, with purified heart, recites this prayer 32,000 times attains the most auspicious of all auspicious things, and material enjoyment and liberation are already understood to be available to such a person.



TEXT 27

kavacasyasya mantrasya

mantra-siddhih-prajayate /

anena mantra-rajena

kritva bhasmabhir mantranam //



This kavaca-mantra is the king of all mantras. One attains by it what would be attained by anointing oneself with ashes and chanting all other mantras.



TEXT 28

tilakam vinyased yas tu

tasya graha-bhayam haret /

tri-varam japamanas tu

dattam varyabhimantrya ca //



Having marked one's body with tilak, taking acamana with water and reciting this mantra three times, the fear of all inauspicious planers is removed.



TEXT 29

prasayed yo naro mantram

nrisimha-dhyanam acaret /

tasya rogah praëashyanti

ye ca syuh kukshi-sambhavah //



That person who recites this mantra, meditating upon Lord Nrisimhadeva, has all of his diseases vanquished, including those of the abdomen.



TEXT 30

garjantam garjayantam nija-bhuja-paöalam sphoöayantam hatantam

rupyantam tapayantam divi bhuvi ditiyam kshepayantam kshipantam /

krandantam roshayantam dishi dishi satantam samharantam bharantam

vikshantam purëayantam kara-nikara-shatair divya-simham namami //



Lord Nrisimha roars loudly and causes others to roar. With His multitudes of arms He tears the demons asunder and kills them in this way. He is always seeking out and tormenting the demonic descendants of Diti, both on this earth planet and in the higher planets, and He throws them down and scatters them. He cries with great anger as He destroys the demons in all directions, yet with His unlimited hands He sustains, protects, and nourishes the cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, who has assumed the form of a transcendental lion.



iti Shri brahmaëda-puraëe prahladoktam Shri-nrisimha-kavacam sampurëam



Thus ends the Nrisimha-kavaca as it is described by Prahlada Maharaja in the Brahmaëda Puraëa.







Shri Nrisimha kavaca of the Trailokya-Vijaya



This Nrisimha-Kavaca is part of the Trailokya Vijaya chapter of the Brahma-Samhita (not the Brahma Samhita that Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu found). These mantras were given by Shrila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura for the protection of those sannyasa disciples who were sent to the the west for preaching.



TEXT 1

Shri narada uvaca

indra-adi deva vriindesha

pateshvara jagat-pate

maha vishëor nriisimhaya /

kavaco bruhi me prabho

yasya prana thanad vidvan

trailokya vijayi bhavet //



shri Narada Muni said: My dear father, lord and master of the universe. You are the lord of the demigods headed by Indra. Kindly tell me the Kavaca mantra of Lord Nrisimha the great incarnation of Vishëu. By reading this Kavaca aloud a learned person becomes victorious through the three worlds.



TEXT 2

Shri brahmovaca

shriëu narada vakshyami

putra shreshöha tapodhana /

kavacam narasimhasya

trailokya vijaya bhavet //



Lord Brahma said: My dear Narada best of my sons,who is rich in austerity please hear me. I shall speak this Kavaca of Lord Narasimha which gives victory over the three worlds.



TEXT 3

yasya prapathanad vayami

trailokya vijayi bhavet /

shreshöhaham jagatam vatsa

paöhanat dharaëat yatah //



My dear boy by the recitation of this Kavaca an eloquent person will become victorious throughout the three worlds. It is by reciting and meditating on this that I am the creator of all these planetary systems.



TEXT 4

lakshmir jagat-trayam pati

samharta ca maheshvarah /

paöhanad dharaëad deva

babhuvush cadigishvarah //



It is by reciting and meditating upon this that Lakshmi can maintain the three worlds, and Lord shiva (Maheshvara) can destroy them. Similarly are the demigods the controller of the different directions.



TEXT 5

brahma mantra nayam vakshye

bhutadi vinvakaram

yasya prasadad durvasa /

trailokya vijayi munih

paöhanad dharaësd yasya

shasta ca krodha bhairavah //



I shall speak this essence of Vedic mantras, which wards off all kinds of ghosts and hobgoblins. By it's grace the sage Durvasa became victorious throughout the three worlds demanding respect and most fearful in His anger.



TEXT 6

trailokya-vijayasyasa

kavacasya prajapatih /

rishish chandash ca gayatri

nrisimho devata vibhuh //



For this Kavaca, which is directly perceived as giving victory over the three worlds, I (Brahma) am the rishi, Gayatri is the meter, and the all-powerful Nrisimha is the Deity.



TEXT 7-8

kshraum bijam me shirah patu

candra-varëo maha-manuh /

ugram viram maha-vishëum

jvalantam sarvatomukham /

nrisimham bhishaëam bhadram

mrityu-mrityum namamy aham //

dva-trimshad-aksharo mantro

mantra-rajah sura-drumah //



One should place Lord Nrisimha's mantra-bija, "kshraum" on One's head, thinking : May my head be protected by the moon colored One, who is the greatest among the humans. My obeisances unto the ferocious and powerful, the great Vishëu, the fiery One, whose faces are on all sides, the fearful one, Nrisimha, who causes the death of even death personified, or the One who overcomes even death. One should place this mantra, composed of thirty-two syllables upon his head. It is the king of all mantras. It is like a wish-fulfilling tree for the demigods and devotees.



TEXT 9

kaëtham patu dhruvam kshraum hrid

bhagavato cakshusha mama /

narasimhaya ca jvala-

maline patu mastakam //



One should also place "kshraum" firmly upon his neck for protection.Placing the word "bhagavate" upon his heart, "Narasimhaya" upon his two eyes, and "jvala-maline" on the top of his head, one meditates upon the different parts of this Nrisimha-mantra protecting the different parts of his body.



TEXT 10

dipta-damshöraya ca tatha

agni-netraya ca nasikam /

sarva-raksho-ghnaya sarva

bhuta-vinashanaya ca //



One should place on his nose the syllables "dipta-damshöraya agni-netraya sarva-raksho-ghnaya sarva bhuta-vinashanaya". Which means: Obeisances unto Him, whose teeth are blazing, and who destroys all ghosts and rakshasas.



TEXT 11

sarva-jvara-vinashaya

daha daha paca-dvayam /

raksha raksha sarva-mantra

svaha patu mukham mama //



Meditating on the protection of one's face, one should place there the syllables: "sarva-jvara-vinashaya daha daha paca-dvayam raksha raksha / kshraum / ugram viram maha-vishëum jvalantam sarvatomukham nrisimham bhishaëam bhadram mrityu-mrityum namamy aham / kshraum bhagavate narasimhaya ca jvala-maline dipta-damshöraya agni-netraya sarva-raksho-ghnaya sarva bhuta-vinashanaya svaha" This means: Unto He, who vanquishes all fevers, obeisanses. Burn, burn, cook, cook, protect, protect. My obeisances unto the ferocious and powerful, the great Vishëu, the fiery One, whose faces are on all sides, the fearful One, Nrisimha,who causes the death of even death personified, or the one who overcomes even death. Unto the Personality of Godhead Narasimha, garlanded with blazing energy, whose teeth are glowing and whose eyes are fiery, who kills all rakshasas and demons and annihilates the ghosts, my obeisanses.



TEXT 12

taradi ramacandraya

namah payad gudam mama

klim payat pani-yugmam ca /

taram namah padam tatah

narayaëaya parshvam ca

am hrim kraum kshraum ca hum phaö //



Meditating on the protection of one's rectum, one should first sip water for purification and chant "om ramacandraya namah". Sipping water again one should place the bija-mantra "klim" on both of his hands together. Thereafter one should place "om namah" on his feet and "narayaëaya" on his side, as well as the bija-mantras "am hrim kraum kshraum hum phat".



TEXT 13

varaksharah katim patu

om namo bhagavate padam /

vasudevaya ca prishöham

klim krishëaya uru-dvayam //



Praying for the protection of one's waist, one should place there the varakshara, "om". One should place the syllables "om namo bhagavate" upon his feet, "vasudevaya" on his back, and "klim krishëaya" upon his thighs.



TEXT 14

klim krishëaya sada patu

januni ca manuttamah /

klim glaum klim shyamalaëgaya

namah payat pada-dvayam //



Upon his knees, one should place the mantra "klim krishëaya", thinking that the Lord may always protect me in His form as the best among the humans. Then one should sip water for purification and place the mantra "klim glaum klim shyamalaëgaya namah" upon his feet.



TEXT 15

kshraum narasimhaya kshraum ca

sarvangam me sadavatu //



One should meditate upon the constant protection of the body, placing the mantra "kshraum narasimhaya kshraum" upon all his limbs.



TEXT 16

iti te kathitam vatsa

sarva-mantraugha-vigraham /

tava snehan mayakhyatam

pravaktavyam na kasyacit //



Lord Brahma continued: My dear boy, thus I have told You the embodiment of the potencies of all mantras. Because of Your great affection I have explained it to You, although it is not to be spoken to just anyone.



TEXT 17

guru-pujam vidhayatha

grihëiyat kavacam tatah /

sarva-puëya-yuto bhutva

sarva-siddhi-yuto bhavet //



Having performed worship of the spiritual master, one may accept this Kavaca. Having become enriched in his pious activities, he will attain all perfections.



TEXT 18

shatam ashöottaram caiva

purashcarya vidhih smritah /

havanadin dashamshena

kritva sadhaka-sattamah //



Performing the ritualistic ceremonies of purification (purashcarya), one hundred and eight times is equal to one-tenth the benefit received by the best of devotees who chant this Kavaca mantra.



TEXT 19

tatas tu siddha-kavacah

puëyatma madanopamam /

sparddham uddhuya bhavana

lakshmir vaëi vaset tatah //



Lakshmi, the goddess of fortune, and Sarasvati, the goddess of speech and learning, reside in the home of that fortunate soul who has become perfected by this Kavaca, giving up the intoxication of competing with others for supremacy.



TEXT 20

pushpanjalyashöakam dattva

mulenaiva paöhet sakrit /

api varsha-sahasraëam

pujayah phalam apnuyat //



Simply offering eight times pushpanjali and reading only once the original version, one attains the result of even a thousand years of worship.



TEXT 21

bhurje vilikhya gutikam

svarëastham dharayed yadi /

kaëöhe va dakshiëe bahau

narasimho bhavet svayam //



If one writes this down on a leaf or bark and keeps it within a golden capsule on his neck or right arm, Lord Nrisimhadeva will be personally present.



TEXT 22

yoshid vama-bhuje caiva

purusho dakshiëe kare /

vibhriiyat kavacam puëyam

sarva-siddhi-yuto bhavet //



A woman may keep it on her left arm, a man on the right hand. Certainly this most auspicious Kavaca brings all perfection to the bearer.



TEXT 23

kaka-vandhaya ca ya nari

mrita-vatsa ca ya bhavet /

janma-vandhya nashöa-putra

bahu-putravati bhavet //



A woman who is totally barren, or who bears only one child, or whose sons are lost or dead may become possessed of many sons.



TEXT 24

kavacasya prasadena

jivan mukta bhaven-narah /

trailokyam kshobhayasyeva

trailokya vijayi bhavet //



By the grace of this Kavaca, a man becomes jivan-mukta, liberated even in this life time. He is able to move the whole universe, and certainly becomes victorious throughout the three worlds.



TEXT 25

bhuta-preta-pishacash ca

rakshasa danavash ca ye /

tam drishöva prapalayante

deshad deshantaram dhruvam //



Certainly bhutas, pretas, pishacas, rakshasas and danavas all immediately flee from the country and go to another upon seeing it.



TEXT 26

yasmin gehe ca kavacam

grame va yadi tishöhati /

tam deshantu parityajya

prayanti catiduratah //



In that home or even in the same village where this Kavaca exists, all such demoniac creatures, once having understood it's presence, give up that place and go far, far away.



iti Shri-brahma-samhitayam trailokya-vijayam nama /

Shri-Shri-nrisimha-kavacam sampurëam //



Thus ends the Nrisimha-Kavaca, of the Trailokya-Vijaya in the samhita of Brahma.







Prayers offered by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu



shri Chaitanya Mahapabhu would regularly visit the Nrisimha temple next to the Gundica mandir and would always take darshan of Nrisimhadeva before seeing Lord Jagannatha. Also in Madhya-lila when the Lord's south indian tour is described is mentioned how upon visiting different temples of Nrisimhadeva such as Jiyada-Nrisimha at Simhacala, Ahobalam-Nrisimha at Rakshiëatya and Panakal-Nrisimha at Mangalagiri, Shri Gauranga Mahaprabhu would dance and offer prayers in ecstasy.



The prayer offered to Jiyada-Nrisimha (Madhya 8.5).



Shri nrisimha, jaya nrisimha, jaya jaya nrisimha /

prahladesha jaya padma-mukha-padma-bhringa //



“All glories to Nrisimhadeva! All glories to Nrisimhadeva, who is the Lord of Prahlada Maharaja and, like a honeybee, is always engaged in beholding the lotuslike face of the goddess of fortune.”



For the prayers offered to the deity of Nrisimhadeva by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu present in the Jagannatha temple see Prayers by Shridhara Swami in section one (7.9.1.), and Nrisimha Praëama (section two).







Lord Ramacandra's Nrisimha-Pancamrita



These prayers are quoted from the 47th chapter of the Harivamsa Puraëa narrating the story of Lord Ramacandra visiting the Deity of Ahobalam Nrisimha.



ahobalam narasimham gatva ramah pratapavan /

namaskutya Shri nrisimham astaushit kamala patim //



The glorious Rama once visited Ahobala where He saw the deity of Lord Nrisimha. He offered His obeisances to Lord Kamalapati (husband of the goddess of fortune) and prayed as follows.



TEXT 1

govinda keshava janardana vasudeva

vishvesha-vishva madhusudana vishvarupa /

Shri padmanabha purushottama pushkaraksha

narayaëacyuta nrisimho namo namaste //



O Govinda, Keshava, Janardana, Vasudeva, Vishvesha (the controller of the universe), Vishva, Madhusudana, Vishvarupa, Shri Padmanabha, Purushottama, Pushkaraksha, Narayaëa, Acyuta. O Lord Nrisimha I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.



TEXT 2

devah samastah khalu gopi mukhyah

gandharva vidyadhara kinnarash ca /

yat pada-mulam satatam namanti

tam narasimham sharaëam gato'smi //



I have taken shelter of Lord Nrisimha unto whose lotus feet demigods, prominent yogis, gandharvas, vidyadharas and kinnaras are constantly offering their obeisances.



TEXT 3

vedan samastan khalu shastragarbhan

vidyam balam kirtimatim ca lakshmim /

yasya prasadat purusha labhante

tam narasimham sharaëam gato'smi //



I have taken shelter of Lord Nrisimha by whose mercy people receive all the vedas, the essence of all scriptures, knowledge, strength, reputation and wealth.



TEXT 4

brahma shivas tvam purushottamash ca

narayaëo'sau marutam patish ca /

candrarka vayvagni marud-ganash ca

tvam eva tam tvam satatam nato'smi //



You are Lord Brahma, Lord shiva and the best person Lord Narayaëa. You are the master of the Marutas and You are the sun, the moon, air and the fire as well as the Marut-ganas. I offer my obeisances unto You.



TEXT 5

snapne'pi nitya jagatam ashesam

srashöa ca hanta vibhura prabheyah /

trata tvam eka strividho vibinnah

tam tvam nrisimham satatam nato'smi //



I offer my obeisances unto Lord Nrisimha who is the creator, the maintainer and the destroyer of the entire universe. Although You perform all of these three acts simultaneously You are completely beyond these activities. You are the all pervading, unlimited supreme spirit.



iti stutva raghushreshöhah

pujayamasa tam harim /

pushpa vrishöih papatashu

tasya devasya murdhani //



Praying this way the best of the Raghus, Lord Ramacandra worshipped Lord Hari. At that time the demigods showered a rain of flowers on the head of Lord Nrisimhadeva.



raghaveëa kutam stotram

pancamrita manuktamam /

paöhanti ye dvijavarah

tesham svargastu shashvatah //



This is the best of prayers, called pancamrita or five nectars compiled by Lord Rama Himself. One who reads this will be liberated eternally.







Prayers from unknown sources



In this section we will present a number of very beautiful prayers which unfortunately are from sources unknown to the Academy. But since they are very wonderful we felt it appropriate to include them in this book though we could not find out their origin.



om namo bhagavate Shri maha-nrisimhaya

damshöra karalavadanaya ghora-rupaya vajra-nakhaya

jvala maline mama vighnan paca paca

mama bhayan bhindi bhindi

mama shatrun vidravaya vidravaya mama

sarva rishöan prabhanjaya prabhanjaya

chata chata hana hana chindi chindi

mama sarva-bhishöan puraya puraya mam

raksha raksha hum phaö svaha



Nrisimhadeva! Your form is very terrible with Your long and sharp teeth. You are very fearful to see with strong large nails and garlanded by flames. Destroy, destroy my obstacles! Kick out, kick out my fear! Scatter, scatter my enemies! Destroy, destroy my karma! Flash, flash! Kill, kill! Cut, cut! Ever fulfill, ever fulfill all my desires to serve You. Safeguard, safeguard me and all around me.



om am hriim kshraum om phat tattaka hataka-keshagra-jvalat-paduka /

locana-bhadradika nakha-sparsha divya-simha namo 'stu te //



O my Lord, O transcendental Lion, I offer my obeisances to You along with Lakshmi. Sometimes flying in the sky, sometimes moving on foot, Your mane-hairs blaze with a golden brilliance. Your glance and the touch of Your nails are the source of all-auspiciousness.







Shri Nrisimha Dvadasha Nama Stotra



This is a short stotram containing 12 names of Lord Nrisimha, when chanted often the gayatri of Nrisimhadeva is added at the end.



TEXT 1

pratamastu-mahajvalo

dvitiyas-tugrakesharih /

tritiyah-krishëa pingakshah

caturthastu-vidharaëah //



1) Greatly fiery One. 2) Angry Lion. 3) One with blackish brown eyes. 4) One who rips apart.



TEXT 2

pancasya-pancamashcaiva

shashöa-kashipu mardhanah /

saptamo-daitya hanta ca

ashöamo-dina-vallabhah //



5) One who has five mouths. 6) The killer of Hiraëyakashipu.

7) The killer of the demons. 8) Beloved to the wretched.



TEXT 3

navamo-prahlada-varado

dashamo-'nanta hastakah /

ekadasho-maha-raudro

dvadashah-karuëa nidhih //



9) Benefactor of Prahlada. 10) One who has unlimited hands.

11) Terrible One. 12) Ocean of mercy.







Shri Nrisimha Ashöottara Nama Stotram



This is a stotram listing 108 names of Lord Narahari. In South India in many temples the pujaris often offer such lists of names to the deities while throwing flower petals dipped in sandal wood paste at the feet of the Lord after reciting each name.



TEXT 1

narasimho mahasimho

divya simho mahabala /

ugra simho maha deva

stambajash cogra locaëa //



Half man half lion. Great lion. Transcendental lion. Greatly strong. Terrible lion. Greatest of demigods. Born of a pillar. Possessor of terrible eyes.



TEXT 2

raudra sarvadbhuta shriman

yoganandas trivikramah /

harim kolahalash cakri

vijaya jaya vardhaëa //



Angry One. The all wonderful. Who is accompanied by Lakshmi. The one blissful in yoga. The tallest. Lord Hari. One who roars. The holder of the Sudarshana. Ever glorious. Always victorious.



TEXT 3

pancananah param brahma

caghoro ghoravikramah /

jvalan mukho jvalamali

maha jvalo maha prabhuh //



One with five mouths. Supreme Brahman. Horrible One. Whose activities are terrible. Possessor of flaming mouth. Possessor of fiery garland. Greatly fiery. Great Master.



TEXT 4

nitilaksha sahasrakso

dumirikshyah parantapah /

maha damstra yudhah prajnash

candakopi sadashivah //



Whose eyes resemble sesame seeds. Thousand eyed One. Who is difficult to see. Chastiser of enemies. Possessor of great teeth. Expert in war. Who is angry at Canda (a demon, brother of Pracanda). Always auspicious.



TEXT 5

hiranyaka-nisudana

daitya danava bhanjanah /

guëa bhadro maha bhadro

bala-bhadrah subhadrakah //



The killer of Hiraëyakashipu. The treathener of the daityas and the danavas. One with auspicious qualities. Greatly auspicious. Possessor of auspicious strength. The very auspicious one.



TEXT 6

karalo vikaralash ca

vikarta sarva-katrika /

shishumaras trilokatma

ishah sarveshvara-vibhuh //



Fearful One. Very fearful. Non-doer. The doer behind everything. The killer of the killer (Hiraëyakashipu). The soul of the three worlds. The controller. The controller of everything. Master.



TEXT 7

bhairava-dambharo divyash

cacyutah kavi madhavah /

adhokshajo 'ksharah sarvo

vana-mali vara-pradah //



Whose activities are fearful. Transcendental. Infallible. Poet. The husband of the goddess of fortune. Beyond material conception. Inde structible. All in all. Adorned by a garland of forest flowers. Giver of benedictions.



TEXT 8

vishvambharo 'dbhuto bhavyah

Shri-vishëuh purushottamah /

anangastro nakshatrash ca

suryo jyotir sureshvarah //



The maintainer of the universe. The wonderful one. Ever existing. The all pervading. The best person. The holder of Cupid's weapon. Star. The effulgent sun. Lord of demigods.



TEXT 9

sahasra bahuh sarvajnah

sarva-siddhi pradayakah /

vajra-dhamstro vajra-nakho

mahananda param-tapah //



Thousand handed one. Knower of the everything. Bestower of all mystic powers. Whose teeth are like thunderbolt. Whose nails are like thunderbolt. Greatly blissful. The highest of ascetics.



TEXT 10

sarva-mantraikarupash ca

sarva-yantra vidaraëah /

sarva tantra mahavyaktah

suvyakto bhakta-vatsalah //



The form of all mantras. The destroyer of all obstacles in the path of progress. The goal of all rituals. The unmanifested One. Whose manifestation is auspicious. The protector of the devotees.



TEXT 11

vaishakha-shukla bhutoltha

sharanagata-vatsalah /

udara-kirtih punyatma

mahatma chanda-vikramah //



Who is born in the month of Vaishakha in shukla paksha. The up holder of the earth planet. Affectionate to those surrendered unto Him. Whose fame is spread all over. Pure soul. Great soul. Glorified in the vedas.



TEXT 12

vatatrayo prapujash ca

bhagavan parameshvarah /

Shri-vatsamkah Shri-nivaso

jagad-vyapi jaganmayah //



Who is worshipped by the three deities (Brahma, Vishëu, shiva). The Supreme Personaliy of Godhead. The Supreme controller. Who is marked by the Shri Vatsa. The shelter of Shri (Lakshmi). Who pervades through the universe. Whose body is the universe.



TEXT 13

jagat palo jagannatho

mahakyo dvirupabrit /

paramatma param-jyoti

nirguëash ca nri-keshari //



The protector of the universe. The Lord of the universe. Who is known as the Great One. Who has two features (man and lion). The supersoul. Supreme Effulgence. Who is devoid of material qualities. Half man half lion.



TEXT 14

para-tattvam param-dhama

sac-cid-ananda-vigrah /

lakshmi nrisimha sarvatma

dhira prahlada-palakah //



The highest truth. The highest abode. Whose form is sac-cid ananda. Lakshmi-Nrisimha, the soul of all living beings. The protector of the sober Prahlada.







Prayers by Shridhara Swami



Shrila Shridhara Swami was a very advanced vaishëava coming in the line of Vishëu Swami's sampradaya. His commentaries on Shrimad-Bhagavatam and other scriptures were not only accepted but very much appreciated too by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The principle Deity of his sampradaya is Nrisimhadeva therefore Shridhara Swami composed many prayers in glorification of the Lord.

In his commentary on the First Canto of Shrimad-Bhagavatam (1.1.1), Shridhara Swami describes Lord Nrisimhadeva in this way:



prahlada-hridayahladah

bhaktavidya-vidaraëam /

sharad-indu-rucim vande

parindra-vadanam harim //



Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Nrisimhadeva, who is always enlightening Prahlada Maharaja within his heart and who always kills the nescience that attacks the devotees. His mercy is distributed like moonshine, and His face is like that of a lion. Let me offer my obeisances unto Him again and again.



This verse was composed by Shridhara Swami in his commentary on Shrimad-Bhagavatam (7.9.1).



ugro 'py anugra evayam

sva-bhaktanam na-keshari /

keshariva sva-potanam

anyeëam ugra-vikramah //



Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs. Similarly, although very ferocious to non devotees like Hiraëyakashipu, Lord Nrisimhadeva is very, very soft and kind to devotees like Prahlada Maharaja.

The following verse was composed by Shridhara Swami in his commentary on Shrimad-Bhagavatam (10.87.1):



vag-isha yasya vadane

lakshmir yasya ca vakshasi /

yasyaste hridaye samvit

tam nrisimham aham bhaje //



Lord Nrisimhadeva is always assisted by Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, and He is always embracing to His chest the goddess of fortune. The Lord is always complete in knowledge within Himself. Let us offer obeisances unto Nrisimhadeva.

Shrila Shridhara Swami prays, in his commentary on the verse 10.87.31 of Shrimad-Bhagavatam .



antar-yanta sarva-lokasya gitah

shrutya yuktya caivam evavaseyah /

yah sarva-jnah sarva-shaktir nrishimhah

Shrimantam tam cetasaivavalambe //



In my heart I take shelter of Him who is glorified as the inner controller of all the worlds, and whom the Vedas ascertain in truth through logical reasoning. He is Nrisimha, the omniscient and omnipotent Lord of the goddess of fortune.





Shri Lakshmi-Nrisimhakaruëa-rasa-stotra



This stotra was written by Shripada Adi shankaracarya praying for the mercy of Shri Lakshmi-Nrisimha Deva. This stotra is very similar in its prayerful mood to the other devotional writtings of Adi shankaracarya such as Govindashöakam and Prabhodashudhakara about Lord Krishëa which reflect nothing of his impersonal teachings. shaëkaracarya was an incarnation of Lord shiva but with the purpose of teaching the mayavada philosophy therefore the vaishëava understanding is that the preaching of impersonalism was done by Mahima a demoniac manifestation of Lord shiva. Such wonderful prayers are composed by the Sadashiva form of shambhu.



TEXT 1

Shrimat-payo-nidhi-niketana cakra-pane

bhogindra-bhoga-maëi-rajita puëya-murte /

yogisha shashvata sharaëya bhavabdhi-pota

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



Lord, Your form is all beautiful because You are the master of the goddess of fortune. You reside in the ocean of milk, and You carry the Sudarshana disc in Your hand. Your all-auspicious form is made even more resplendent by the jewel like body of Anantadeva, the king of serpents upon whom You rest. You are the eternal deliverer from the ocean of birth and death for all those who seek Your shelter and You are the master of all mystics. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 2

brahmendra rudra-marud arka-kiriöa-koöi

sanghaööitangri-kamalamala-kanti-kanta /

lakshmi lasat-kuca saroruha-raja-hamsa

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //





Lord Brahma, Lord Indra, Lord shiva, the Maruts and the sun-god all fall down with their tens and millions of helmets at Your lotus feet, which are most dear to the goddess of fortune, Lakshmi, who appeares as beautiful as a royal swan enjoying the lotus flower of Your chest. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 3

samsara-dava dahanakula bhishanoru

jvalavalibhih ati-daghda tanuru-hasya /

tvat pada-padmasarasim sharanagatasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



The conditioned soul suffers on the path of repeated birth and death exactly like one caught in a forest fire. Being very fearful, his body burnt by the licking flames, he cries most pitiably. Just as one tormented by a forest fire may take shelter in a pond. Your lotus feet are just like a pond giving refuge to the surrendered soul from the forest fire of samsara. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 4

samsara-jala-patitasya jagan-nivasa

sarvendriyarta-badishagra-jhashopamasya /

protkampita-pracurataluka-mastakasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



O abode of the universe, I have fallen into the net of repeated birth and death. Just like an aquatic animal, I eagerly accept the hook baited with the sense objects. And just as the fish is caught trembling, and his head is cut off, so my real consciousness is lost as I am punished by the material nature. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 5

samsara-kupam ati-ghoram agadha-mulam

samprapya duhkha-shata-sarpa-samakulasya /

dinasya deva kripaya padam agatasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



Having fallen into the horrible and bottomless well of repeated birth and death, I am tormented by the serpent of hundred fold miseries. In this fallen condition, O Lord, by Your mercy I am surrendered to Your lotus feet. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 6

samsara-bhikara-karindra-karabhighata

nishpidyamana-vapushah sakalarti-nasha /

praëa-prayaëa bhava-bhiti-samakulasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



You slay the king of the demons, Hiraëyakashipu, whose body is as strong as an elephant by squeezing him with Your hands. In this way You destroy all miseries by breaking the fearful cycle of birth and death. You are the ultimate goal of life for those who are disturbed by fear of material existence. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 7

samsara-sarpa-visha-digdha mahogra-tivra

damshöragra-koöi-paridashöa vinashöa-murte /

nagari-vahana sudhabdhi-nivasa shaure

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



I have been bitten by the tens of millions of terrible sharp fangs of the snake of material existence. Having been injected with it's powerful poison, I have lost my consciousness as the eternal servant of Krishëa. The best remedy for snakebite is nectar, therefore O Lord shauri, You reside in the ocean of nectar and Your carrier is Garuda the great enemy of snakes. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 8

samsara-vriksha agha-bijam ananta-karma

shakha-yutam karaëa-patram ananga-pushpam /

aruhya duhkha-phalinam patitam dayalo

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



The tree of samsara, or material existence, is sprouted from the seed of sinful desire. The unlimited reactions to fruitive activities are it's branches, the senses are it's leaves and it's flowers is Cupid's at traction of sex desire. O merciful one, I climbed up this tree but I have only obtained the fruit of misery and am now fallen. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 9

samsara-sagara-vishala-karala-kala

nakra-graha-grasita-nigraha-vigrahasya /

vyadhasya raga-nicayormiëi piditasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



In the broad ocean of material existence I am broken and smashed again and again by the powerful waves of my accumulated attachments. Grasped in the jaws of the fearful crocodile of the external time factor, I am pierced, ripped apart, and swallowed. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 10

samsara-sagara-nimajjana-muhyamanam

dinam vilokaya vibho karuëa-nidhe mam /

prahlada-kheda-parihara-kritavatara

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



O all-powerful, ocean of mercy, cast Your glance upon me. I am bewildered, helplessly sinking in the sea of samsara. You descended to remove the distress of Your devotee Prahlada Maharaja. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 11

samsara-ghora-gahane carato murare

marogra vbhikara mriga pracurarditasya /

artasya matsara-nidagdha-suduhkhitasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



O Murari, I have fallen into the pit of material existence and I am wandering just like an animal greatly tormented by fear of horrible death that awaits him. Distressed and miserable, I am burnt by envy. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 12

baddhva gale yama-bhaöa bahu taryajantah

karshanti yatra bhava-pasha-shatair yutam mam /

ekakinam para-vasha cakitam dayalo

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



Binding me with ropes, the servants of Yamaraja drag me to his abode, beating me severely along the path. Bound by material existence in hundreds of ways, I stand alone, helpless and trembling, under the influence of the superior force of daivi maya. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 13

lakshmi-pate kamala-nabha suresha vishëo

yajnesha yajna madhusudana vishvarupa /

brahmaëya keshava janardana vasudeva

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



You are the Lord of Lakshmi and the mster of the demigods. O Vishëu, Your navel is just like the lotus. You are the Lord of sacrifice and the embodiment of sacrificial performance. O Madhusudana, Vishvarupa, You are always favorably disposed to the brahmaëas. O Keshava, Janardana, Vasudeva, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 14

ekena cakram apareëa kareëa shaëkham

anyena sindhu-tanayam avalambya tishöhan /

vametareëa varadabhaya-padma-cihnam

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



In one of Your four hands You hold the Sudarshana disc and in another a conch. With another You embrace Lakshmi, who was born from the milk ocean, and with another on the left You bestow fearlessness. The palm of that hand which is raised to give benediction is marked with the lotus symbol. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 15

andhasya me hrita-viveka-maha-dhanasya

corair mahabalibhir indriya-namadheyaih /

mohandhakara-kuhare vinipatitasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



Although I was very wealthy, I am blind and without discrimination. I have been robbed of my great treasure (Krishëa consciousness) by the thieves known as the senses. Despite all my attempt to appease them with different types of offerings, they have thrown me into the pit of illusion and darkness. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 16

prahlada-narada-parasara-puëdarika

vyasadi-bhagavata-pungava-hrin-nivasa /

bhaktanurakta-paripalana-parijata

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam //



You reside in the hearts of the best devotees such as Prahlada Maharaja, Narada Muni, Parashara Muni, Puëdarika, Vyasadeva and others. You are very fond of Your devotees and You are their parijata tree of protection. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands.



TEXT 17

lakshmi-nrisimha-caraëabja-madhu-vratena

stotram kritam shubha-karam bhuvi shankareëa /

ye tatpaöhanti manuja hari-bhakti-yuktah

te yanti tat-pada-sarojam akhaëda-rupam //



This prayer, bestowing auspiciousness in this world, has been composed by shankaracarya, who is a honeybee in the lotus flower of the feet of Shri-Shri Lakshmi-Nrisimha. Those who read this prayer with devotion to Lord Krishëa attain the shelter of Shri-Shri Lakshmi-Nrisimha's lotus feet and also attain their eternal spiritual form, which is never annihilated.







Prayers By Vadiraja Tirtha



Narahari- ashöakam



TEXT 1

yaddhitam tava bhaktanam asmakam nrihare hare

tadashu karyam karyajna pralayakayutaprabha //



One who knows what is good for His devotees, who is as bright as thousands of suns at the time of devastation - Lord Narasimha please bless those who are your devotees with beneficial things.





TEXT 2

raöatsa togra-bhrukuöika öhora-kutilekshana

nripancasya jvalajvalo jvalasyadrim hare hara //



One who roars loudly,who has twisted and matted hair, who has deadly eye-brows, who looks around cruelly, lion-faced Lord Narasimha, please destroy my enemies.





TEXT 3

unnaddha-karëavinyasa vivritanana bhishaëa

gatadushana me shatrun hare narahare hara //



One who has extended ears and a wide-open mouth, making enemies flee in fear,who does not possess any faults - Lord Narasimha, please destroy all enemies.



TEXT 4

hare shikhishikhodbhavadurah kruranakhotkara

arin samhara damsörogra-sphura-jihva nrisimha me //



One who has pointed teeth, who has an effulgent chest like fire, who possesses ferocious nails,who has a shining tongue, Lord Narasimha - kill my enemies.



TEXT 5

jaöarasthajagajjala karakoö yudyutayudha

kaöikalpa-taöikalpavasanari hare hara //



One who keeps the whole universe in His stomach,who has weapons in His hands,who wears silk around His waist - Lord Narasimha please kill

my enemies.



TEXT 6

rakshodhyaksha brihadvakshoruksha-kukshividaraëa

naraharyaksha me shatrupakshakaksham hare daha //



One who killed the king of the demons,who has broad shoulders, who has killed Hiraëyakashipu on His lap - Lord Narasimha please destroy the

forest of enemies.



TEXT 7

vidhimaruta- sharvendra-purva-girvaëa-pumgavaih

sada nataëghridvandvarin narasimha hare hara //



One who is praised and worshipped by Brahma, Vayu, Rudra, Indra etc who always worship You solely, who has two stronglegs - Lord Narasimha, please kill my enemies.



TEXT 8

bhayam karorv-alankara varahumkara varjita

hare narahare shatrun mama samhara samhara //



One who has creates fear in all enemies, who is specially ornamented, one who roars 'humkara' loudly - O Narasimha please kill, kill my enemies.





vadirajayati proktam naraharashöakam navam

paöhanrisimhakripaya ripun samharatikshaëath //



One who sings this prayer to Lord Narasimha composed by Vadiraja Yati, by the blessings of Narasimha, will find that all his enemies will

be killed very soon.







Haryashöakam



TEXT 1

svamuddhartum hare vetti kim kupe patitah pashuh |

kshipannanghrim muhurkrandan kripam janayati prabho ||



Does an animal fallen into a well know how to lift itself out, O Hari?

By beatings of its limbs, and repeated cries, it causes mercy, O Lord.





TEXT 2

anichhato.api tasyajnasyangam kukshim ca damabhih |

shanairnibadhya svajanair hare sa paramuddharet ||



And even if it is unwilling, its limbs are targeted with a lasso;

thus slowly bound, so also, the Supreme Hari lifts His own people

(from samsara).



TEXT 3

sa hare lalayet pankam kshalayet palayettriëaih |

shamaye daushadhair mantraih svagoshöhastasya vedanam ||



That Hari wipes away the mud, washes, and nurtures the animal;

removes its collected sufferings with medicine and incantations.





TEXT 4

tatha narapashor isha bhavakupe.arditasya me |

hare parihara shesha klesham keshighna keshava ||



So also, I am a human-animal suffering in the world-well, my Lord;

O Hari! You who are Keshava, the killer of Keshi, rescue me from

myriad flaws.





TEXT 5

mam hi jivanmritam kartum yatante paritah khalah |

tannihatya hare shighram sevayam te niyunkshva mam ||



In order to make me a walking corpse are engaged various villains;

having killed them soon, O Hari, select me for your service.





TEXT 6

kamadya.antara shatrubhyo bahya shatrubhya eva ca |

bhitam hare.asuradbhitam prahladahlada pahi mam. ||



Internal enemies such as lust, etc., and eternal enemies as well;

having removed the fear of these, you who are fearful to asuras,

give me joy as you did to Prahlada.





TEXT 7

adhinvyadhinarinrajno drohiëo.anyamshca durjanan |

kshipram nashaya sarvajna sarvashakte hare mama ||



Anxieties, diseases, women, kings, traitors, and bad people other

than these; destroy them soon, my Omniscient, Omnipotent Hari!





TEXT 8

kalim khaëdaya tadbhrityan daëdayashu hare mama |

manashodhaya sattattvam bodhayeshöam prasadaya ||



Pulverize Kali, and punish his followers, my Hari;

purify the mind, place noble precepts therein, and give me the

desirable.





vadirajayati proktam evam haryashöakam navam |

paöhan-nrisimha kripaya ripun-samharati kshaëat. || 9 ||



This prayer called Haryashöakam stated by the saint Shri Vadiraja;

upon reading the same one's enemies are destroyed instantly by

Nrisimha's grace.



iti Shrimad vadiraja pujyacaraëa viracitam

haryashöakam sampurëam





Vadiraja’s Dashavatara Stuti



dambholitikshëa-nakhasambheditendra-ripu kumbhindra pahi kripaya |

stambharbha kasahana-dim-bhaya dattavara gambhira nada nrihare |

ambhodijanusaraë-ambhojabhu-pavana kumbhina shesha khagaraö |

kumbhindra krittidhara jambhali shanmukha mukhambhoru habhi nuta mam ||





Lord Narasimha has killed Indra's enemy Hiraëyakashipu with His sharpest nails which are equal to the 'vajra-yudha' (Indra's thunderbolt). His act is similar to a lion brutally killing an elephant. Like many others, Lord Narasimha was not born out of any relationship of parents, but was born out of a pillar, so therefore He may be called ‘the son of the pillar”.

Lord Narasimha will not excuse any enemies of Vaishëavas or will He paradon them. He was very much pleased by the prayers of the small child Prahlada, who is the son of Hiraëyakashipu and the Lord blessed him for his devotion. Narasimha's, roaring sound is very pleasant to hear. Lakshmii Devi prays to Narasimha continuously. Others like Brahma, Vayu, Sesha, Garuda, Rudra, Indra, Sanumukha and other demigods pray to Him through their Lotus-like mouths, “ O Narasimha please protect me.” (Dashavatara Stuti v.8)





Lakshmi-Nrisimha Pancaratna Stotram

By Adi Sankaracarya



tvat prabhu-jiva-priyam ichhasi cen-narahari-pujam kuru satatam

prati-bimalankriti-dhritikushalo bimbalankritimatanute |

cetobhriëga bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam

bhaja bhaja lakshmi-narasinhanagha-pada-sarasi-jamakarandam|| 1||



shukttau rajata-pratibha jata katakadyartha-samarth ced-

duhkhamayi te sansritiresha nirvritidane nipuëa syat |

cetobhriëga bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam

bhaja bhaja lakshmi-narasinhanagha-pada-sarasi-jamakarandam || 2||



akritisamyachhalmalikusume sthalanalinatvabhramamakaroh

gandharasaviha kimu vidyete viphalam bhramyasi bhrishavirasesmin |

cetobhriëga bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam

bhaja bhaja lakshmi-narasinhanagha-pada-sarasi-jamakarandam || 3||



srakcandanavanitadinvishayansukhadanmatva tatra viharase

gandhaphalisadrisha nanu temi bhoganantara-duhkhakritah syuh |

cetobhriëga bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam

bhaja bhaja lakshmi-narasinhanagha-pada-sarasi-jamakarandam || 4||



tava hitamekam vacanam vakshye shriëu sukha-kamo yadi satatam

svapne drishöam sakalam hi mrisha jagrati ca smara tadvaditi|

cetobhriëga bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam

bhaja bhaja lakshmi-narasinhanagha-pada-sarasi-jamakarandam || 5||



iti shrimat paramahamsa parivrajakacaryasya

shri govinda bhagavata-pujyapada shishyasya

shrimacchankara bhagavatah kritau

lakshmi-nrisimha panca-ratnam sampurëam









Sri Nrisimha-Sahasranama







Text 1



om namo narasimhaya

vajra-damshöraya vajriëe

vajra-dehaya vajraya

namo vajra-nakhaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose teeth are thunderbolts (vajra-damshöra), who holds a thunderbolt (vajri), whose body is a thunderbolt (vajra-deha), who is a thunderbolt (vajra), whose claws are thunderbolts (vajra-nakha), . . .



Text 2



vasudevaya vandyaya

varadaya varatmane

varadabhaya-hastaya

varaya vara-rupiëe



. . . who is the son of Vasudeva (vasudeva), to whom all should bow down (vandya), who is the giver of boons (varada), who is most glorious (varatma), whose hand gives the blessing of fearlessness (varadabhaya-hasta), and who is the greatest (vara), whose transcendental form is glorious (vara-rupi).



Text 3



vareëyaya varishöhaya

shri-varaya namo namah

prahlada-varadayaiva

pratyaksha-varadaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the greatest (vareëya and varishöha), and who is the goddess of fortune's husband (shri- vara). Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the giver of benedictions to Prahlada (prahlada-varada), who is the giver of benedictions to they who approach Him (pratyaksha-varada), . . .



Text 4



parat-para-pareshaya

pavitraya pinakine

pavanaya prasannaya

pashine papa-hariëe



. . . who is the supreme master, greater than the greatest (parat-para-paresha), who is the most pure (pavitra), who carries a bow (pinaki), who is the most pure (pavana), who is filled with transcendental bliss (prasanna), who carries a rope (pashi), and who removes sins (papa-hari).



Text 5



purustutaya puëyaya

puruhutaya te namah

tat-purushaya tathyaya

puraëa-purushaya ca



O Lord Nrisimha, glorified with many prayers (puru-stuta), who is the most pure (puëya), whose holy names are chanted by the devotees (puru-huta), who are the Supreme Person (tat-purusha), the Supreme Truth (tathya), the ancient Supreme Personality of Godhead (puraëa-purusha), obeisances unto You!



Text 6



purodhase purvajaya

pushkarakshaya te namah

pushpa-hasaya hasaya

maha-hasaya sharngiëe



O Lord Nrisimha, who are the supreme priest (purodha), the oldest (purvaja), lotus-eyed (pushkaraksha), lotus-smiled (pushpa- hasa), fond of joking (maha-hasa), and who hold the Sharnga Bow (sharngi), obeisances unto You!



Text 7



simhaya simha-rajaya

jagad-vasyaya te namah

aööa-hasaya roshaya

jala-vasaya te namah



O Lord who are a lion (simha), the king of lions (simha- raja), and the master of the universe (jagad-vashya), obeisances unto You! O Lord who laugh loudly (aööa-hasa), are angry (rosha), and reside on the water (jala-vasa), obeisances unto You!



Text 8



bhuta-vasaya bhasaya

shri-nivasaya khadgine

khadga-jihvaya simhaya

khadga-vasaya te namah



O Lord Nrisimha, who reside in everyone's heart (bhuta-vasa), who are effulgent (bhasa), who are the resting-place of Goddess Lakshmi (shri-nivasa), who hold a sword (khadgi), whose tongue is a sword (khadga-jihva), who are a lion (simha), and who hold a sword (khadga-vasa), obeisances unto You!



Text 9



namo muladi-vasaya

dharma-vasaya dhanvine

dhananjayaya dhanyaya

namo mrityunjayaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the root of all (muladi- vasa), the home of religion (dharma-vasa), the great archer (dhanvi), the winner of wealth (dhananjaya), and the most glorious (dhanya). Obeisances to He who is the conqueror of death (mrityunjaya).



Text 10



shubhanjayaya sutraya

namah satrunjayaya ca

niranjanaya niraya

nirguëaya guëaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the conqueror of handsomeness (shubhanjaya), the thread upon which all is strung (sutra), the conqueror of foes (satrunjaya), untouched by matter (niranjana), who lies down on the Karaëa Ocean (nira), who is free from the modes of material nature (nirguëa), who is glorious with transcendental qualities (guëa), . . .



Text 11



nishprapancaya nirvaëa-

pradaya nividaya ca

niralambaya nilaya

nishkalaya kalaya ca



. . . who is aloof from the material world (nishprapa{.sy 241}ca), who is the giver of liberation (nirvaëa-prada), who is all-pervading (nivida), who is independent (niralamba), whose complexion is dark (nila), who is perfect and complete (nishkala), who appears in many incarnations (kala), . . .



Text 12



nimeshaya nibandhaya

nimesha-gamanaya ca

nirdvandvaya nirashaya

nishcayaya niraya ca



. . . who is the blinking of an eye (nimesha), who is the bondage of material existence (nibandha), who appears in the blinking of an eye (nimesha-gamana), who is free of duality (nirdvandva), who is all-pervading (nirasha), who is the Absolute Truth (nishcaya), . . .



Text 13



nirmalaya nibandhaya

nirmohaya nirakrite

namo nityaya satyaya

sat-karma-nirataya ca



. . . who is free from all material impurity (nirmala), who is self-control (nibandha), who is free from illusion (nirmoha), whose form is not material (nirakriti), who is eternal (nitya), who is spiritual (satya), and whose activities are all spiritual (sat-karma-nirata).



Text 14



satya-dhvajaya munjaya

munja-keshaya keshine

harishaya ca shoshaya

gudakeshaya vai namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who carries truth as His flag (satya-dhvaja), who is the sacred munja grass (munja), whose hair is the sacred munja grass (munja-kesha), whose hair is graceful (keshi), who is the master of Brahma and Shiva (harisha), who makes all that is inauspicious wither away (shosha), who is the conqueror of sleep (gudakesha), . . .



Text 15



sukeshayordhva-keshaya

keshi-simha-rakaya ca

jaleshaya sthaleshaya

padmeshayogra-rupiëe



. . . whose mane is glorious (sukesha and urdhva-kesha), who is the suryamaëi jewel of great-maned lions (keshi-simha-raka) who is the master of the waters (jalesha), who is the master of all places (sthalesha), who is the husband of the goddess of fortune (padmesha), and who is ferocious (ugra-rupi).



Text 16



kusheshayaya kulaya

keshavaya namo namah

sukti-karëaya suktaya

rakta-jihvaya ragiëe



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is graceful like a lotus flower (kusheshaya), who is the greatest (kula), who has a glorious mane (keshava), whose ears delight in hearing His devotees' prayers (sukti-karëa), who is the Vedic prayers personified (sukta), whose tongue is red (rakta-jihva), and who loves His devotees (ragi).



Text 17



dipta-rupaya diptaya

pradiptaya pralobhine

pracchinnaya prabodhaya

prabhave vibhave namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose form is splendid (dipta- rupa, dipta, and pradipta), who is all-attractive (pralobhi), who is the destroys of all that is inauspicious (pracchinna), who gives spiritual enlightenment (prabodha), who is the supreme master (prabhu), who has all powers (vibhu), . . .



Text 18



prabhanjanaya panthaya

pramayapramitaya ca

prakashaya pratapaya

prajvalayojjvalaya ca



. . . who destroys all that is inauspicious (prabha{.sy 241}jana), who is glorious like the sun (pantha), who is the Absolute Truth (prama), who is limitless (apramita), who is splendid (prakasha, pratapa, prajvala, and ujjvala), . . .



Text 19



jvala-mala-svarupaya

jvala-jihvaya jvaline

maho-jvalaya kalaya

kala-murti-dharaya ca



. . . whose effulgent form seems to be garlanded with flames (jvala-mala-svarupa), whose tongue is a flame (jvala-jihva), who is splendid like a host of flames (jvali and maho-jvala), who is time personified (kala and kala-murti-dhara), . . .



Text 20



kalantakaya kalpaya

kalanaya krite namah

kala-cakraya shakraya

vashaö-cakraya cakriëe



. . . who puts an end to time (kalantaka), who is all-powerful (kalpa, kalana, and krit), who is the wheel of time (kala-cakra), who is the most expert (shakra), who is the word vashaö in the Vedic mantras (vashaö-cakra), who holds the Sudarshana cakra (cakri), . . .



Text 21



akruraya kritantaya

vikramaya kramaya ca

kritine kritivasaya

kritaghnaya kritatmane



. . . who is gentle to the devotees (akrura), who is death to the demons (kritanta), who is all-powerful (vikrama, krama, kriti, and kritivasa), who kills the demons (kritaghna), who is the all- pervading Supersoul (kritatma), . . .



Text 22



sankramaya ca kruddhaya

kranta-loka-trayaya ca

arupaya svarupaya

haraye paramatmane



. . . who descends to this world (sankrama), who is angry with the demons (kruddha), who steps over the three worlds (kranta- loka-traya), whose form is not material (arupa), whose form is transcendental (svarupa), who removes all that is inauspicious (hari), who is the Supersoul (paramatma), . . .



Text 23



ajayayadi-devaya

akshayaya kshayaya ca

aghoraya su-ghoraya

ghoraghora-taraya ca



. . . who is never defeated (ajaya), who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead (adi-deva), who is immortal (akshaya), who kills the demons (kshaya), who is gentle (aghora), who is ferocious (su-ghora), and who rescues the gentle devotees from the fearsome demons (ghoraghora-tara).



Text 24



namo 'stv aghora-viryaya

lasad-ghoraya te namah

ghoradhyakshaya dakshaya

dakshiëaryaya sambhave



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is both gentle and powerful (aghora-virya). O Lord Nrisimha, who are splendid with ferocious power (lasad- ghora), who are the most ferocious (ghoradhyaksha), the most expert (daksha), the most saintly (dakshiëarya), and the most auspicious (sambhave), . . .



Text 25



amoghaya guëaughaya

anaghayagha-hariëe

megha-nadaya nadaya

tubhyam meghatmane namah



. . . who are infallible (amogha), a flood of transcendental virtues (guëaugha), pure (anagha), and the remover of sins (agha- hari), who roar like thunder (megha-nada), and who roar ferociously (nada). Obeisances to You, Lord Nrisimha, who are like a monsoon cloud (meghatma).



Text 26



mogha-vahana-rupaya

megha-shyamaya maline

vyala-yajnopavitraya

vyaghra-dehaya vai namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is like a host of monsoon clouds (mogha-vahana-rupa), who is dark like a monsoon cloud (megha-shyama), who wear a garland (mali), whose sacred-thread is a snake (vyala-yajnopavitra), and who has the form of a lion (vyaghra-deha).



Text 27



vyaghra-padaya ca vyaghra-

karmiëe vyapakaya ca

vikaöasyaya viraya

vistara-shravase namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who has the paws of a lion (vyaghra-pada), and the ferocious deeds of a lion (vyaghra- karmi), who is all-pervading (vyapaka), whose face is fearsome (vikaöasya), who is very powerful and heroic (vira), and who is all-famous (vistara-shravah).



Text 28



vikirëa-nakha-damshöraya

nakha-damshörayudhaya ca

vishvaksenaya senaya

vihvalaya balaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who has sharp claws and teeth (vikirëa- nakha-damshöra), whose weapons are His claws and teeth (nakha- damshörayudha), whose armies are everywhere (vishvaksena), who has a great army (sena), who is ferocious (vihvala), who is powerful (bala), . . .



Text 29



virupakshaya viraya

visheshakshaya sakshiëe

vita-shokaya vistirëa-

vadanaya namo namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose eyes are fearsome (virupaksha), who is powerful and heroic (vira), whose eyes are handsome (visheshaksha), who is the witness of all (sakshi), who never grieves (vita-shoka), and whose mouth is wide (vistirëa- vadana).



Text 30



vidhanaya vidheyaya

vijayaya jayaya ca

vibudhaya vibhavaya

namo vishvambharaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the author of the rules of scriptures (vidhana), who is the goal to be attained by following the rules of scripture (vidheya), who is victory (vijaya and jaya), who knows everything (vibudha), who is the only friend (vibhava), and who is the maintainer of the universe (vishvambhara).



Text 31



vita-ragaya vipraya

viöanka-nayanaya ca

vipulaya vinitaya

vishva-yonaye namo namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is not affected by the mode of passion (vita-raga), who is the first of brahmaëas (vipra), whose eyes are glorious (viöanka-nayana), who form is large (vipula), who is humble (vinita), and who is the creator of the universe (vishva-yoni), . . .



Text 32

cid-ambaraya vittaya

vishrutaya viyonaye

vihvalaya vikalpaya

kalpatitaya shilpine



. . . , who is the master of the spiritual sky (cid-ambara), the wealth of the devotees (vitta), all-famous (vishruta), unborn (viyoni), ferocious (vihvala), most expert (vikalpa, kalpatita, and shilpi), . . .



Text 33



kalpanaya svarupaya

phaëi-talpaya vai namah

tadit-prabhaya taryaya

taruëaya tarasvine



. . . who is the creator (kalpana), whose form is transcendental (svarupa), whose couch is a serpent (phaëi-talpa), wgho is splendid like lightning (tadit-prabha), who is the final goal (tarya), who is eternally youthful (taruëa), who is all-powerful (tarasvi), . . .



Text 34



tapanaya tapaskaya

tapa-traya-haraya ca

tarakaya tamo-ghnaya

tattvaya ca tapasvine



. . . who is effulgent (tapana and tapaska), who removes the three-fold miseries of material life (tapa-traya-hara), who is the deliverer (taraka), who destroys the darkness of ignorance (tamo- ghna), who is the Absolute Truth (tattva), and who is glorious (tapasvi).



Text 35



takshakaya tanu-traya

taöine taralaya ca

shata-rupaya shantaya

shata-dharaya te namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the architect of the worlds (takshaka), who protect Your devotees (tanu-tra), who stay on the farther shore of the ocean of repeated birth and death (taöi), who are splendid (tarala), who manifest a hundred forms (shata-rupa), who are peaceful (shanta), and who hold a thunderbolt (shata-dhara).



Text 36



shata-patraya tarkshyaya

sthitaye shata-murtaye

shata-kratu-svarupaya

shashvataya shatatmane



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is graceful like a hundred- petal lotus (shata-patra), who is carried by Garuda (tarkshya), who is the maintainer (sthiti), who manifests a hundred forms (shata-murti), who is a hundred yajnas personified (shata-kratu- svarupa), who is eternal (shashvata), who manifests a hundred forms (shatatma), . . .



Text 37



namah sahasra-shirase

sahasra-vadanaya ca

sahasrakshaya devaya

disha-shrotraya te namah



. . . who has a thousand heads (sahasra-shirah and sahasra- vadana), who has a thousand eyes (sahasraksha), and who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead (deva). Obeisances unto You, O Lord Nrisimha, whose ears are the different directions (disha- shrotra).



Text 38



namah sahasra-jihvaya

maha-jihvaya te namah

sahasra-namadheyaya

sahasrakshi-dharaya ca



Obeisances unto You, O Lord Nrisimha, who have a thousand tongues (sahasra-jihva), a great tongue (maha-jihva), a thousand names (sahasra-namadheya), and a thousand eyes (sahasrakshi- dhara).



Text 39



sahasra-bahave tubhyam

sahasra-caraëaya ca

sahasrarka-prakashaya

sahasrayudha-dhariëe

O Lord Nrisimha, who have a thousand arms (sahasra-bahu), and a thousand feet (sahasra-caraëa), who are splendid like a thousand suns (sahasrarka-prakashaya), who hold a thousand weapons (sahasrayudha-dhari), . .



Text 40



namah sthulaya sukshmaya

susukshmaya namo namah

sukshuëyaya subhikshaya

suradhyakshaya shauriëe



. . . who are larger than the largest (sthula), smaller than the smallest (sukshma and susukshma), ferocious (sukshuëya), the maintainer (subhiksha), and the ruler of the demigods (suradhyaksha), heroic (shauri), obeisances unto You.



Text 41



dharmadhyakshaya dharmaya

lokadhyakshaya vai namah

prajadhyakshaya shikshaya

vipaksha-kshaya-murtaye



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the ruler of religious principles (dharmadhyaksha), religion personified (dharma), the ruler of the worlds (lokadhyaksha), the ruler of the living entities (prajadhyaksha), the teaching of the Vedas (shiksha), the destroyer of the demons (vipaksha-kshaya-murti), . . .



Text 42



kaladhyakshaya tikshnaya

muladhyakshaya te namah

adhokshajaya mitraya

sumitra-varuëaya ca



. . . the controller of time (kaladhyaksha), ferocious (tikshna), the ruler of the root of matter (muladhyaksha), beyond the perception of the material senses (adhokshaja), the true friend (mitra), and the Deity worshiped by Mitra and Varuëa (sumitra- varuëa).



Text 43



shatrughnaya avighnaya

vighna-koöi-haraya ca

rakshoghnaya tamoghnaya

bhutaghnaya namo namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the killer of enemies (shatrughna), free to do whatever He wishes (avighna), the Lord who removes millions of obstacles (vighna-koöi-hara), the killer of demons (rakshoghna), the destroyer of ignorance (tamoghna), and the killer of ghosts (bhutaghna).



Text 44



bhuta-palaya bhutaya

bhuta-vasaya bhutine

bhuta-vetala-ghataya

bhutadhipataye namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the protector of the people (bhuta-pala), the Lord who appears before His devotee (bhuta), the Lord who descends to the material world (bhuta- vasa), the master of the material world (bhuti), the destroyer of ghosts and evil spirits (bhuta-vetala-ghata), and the controller of the material world (bhutadhipati).



Text 45



bhuta-graha-vinashaya

bhuta-samyamate namah

maha-bhutaya bhrigave

sarva-bhutatmane namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the killer of ghosts and evil spirits (bhuta-graha-vinasha), the controller of the material world (bhuta-samyaman), the greatest (maha-bhuta), a descendent of Maharshi Bhrigu (bhrigave), and the all-pervading Supersoul (sarva-bhutatma).



Text 46



sarvarishöa-vinashaya

sarva-sampatkaraya ca

sarvadharaya sarvaya

sarvarti-haraye namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the destroyer of all calamities (sarvarishöa-vinasha), the bringer of all good fortune (sarva-sampatkara), the resting place of all the worlds (sarvadhara), everything (sarva), and the remover of all sufferings (sarvarti-hari).



Text 47



sarva-duhkha-prashantaya

sarva-saubhagya-dayine

sarvadayapy anantaya

sarva-shakti-dharaya ca



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the remover of all sufferings (sarva-duhkha-prashanta), the giver of all good fortune (sarva-saubhagya-dayi), the giver of everything (sarvada), limitless (ananta), the master of all potencies (sarva-shakti-dhara), . . .



Text 48



sarvaishvarya-pradatre ca

sarva-karya-vidhayine

sarva-jvara-vinashaya

sarva-rogapahariëe



. . . the giver of all powers and opulences (sarvaishvarya- pradata), the giver of all duties (sarva-karya-vidhayi), the destroyer of all fevers (sarva-jvara-vinasha), the physicimn who cures all diseases (sarva-rogapahari), . . .



Text 49



sarvabhicara-hantre ca

sarvaishvarya-vidhayine

pingakshayaika-shringaya

dvi-shringaya maricaye



. . . the destroyer of all magic spells (sarvabhicara-hanta), and the giver of all powers and opulences (sarvaishvarya- vidhayi), red-eyed (pingaksha), who have one horn (eka-shringa), who have two horns (dvi-shringa), who are splendid like the sun (marici), . . .



Text 50



bahu-shringaya lingaya

maha-shringaya te namah

mangalyaya manojnaya

mantavyaya mahatmane



. . . who have many horns (bahu-shringa), who are not different from Your Deity form (linga), who have a great horn (maha-shringa), who are the supreme auspiciousness (mangalya), who are supremely handsome and charming (manojna), who are the proper object of meditation (mantavya), who are the Supreme Personality of Godhead (mahatma), . . .



Text 51



maha-devaya devaya

matulinga-dharaya ca

maha-maya-prasutaya

prastutaya ca mayine



. . . who are the Supreme Personality of Godhead (maha-deva and deva), who hold a matulinga (matulinga-dhara), who are the origin of the maha-maya potency (maha-maya- prasuta), who are glorified by the sages (prastuta), who are the master of the illusory potency maya (mayi), . . .



Text 52



anantananta-rupaya

mayine jala-shayine

mahodaraya mandaya

madadaya madaya ca



. . . who manifested limitless forms (anantananta-rupa), who are the master of the illusory potency maya (mayi), who rest on the waters (jala-shayi), whose belly is gigantic (mahodara), who are gentle (manda), who give bliss to the devotees (madada), who are transcendental bliss personified (mada), . . .



Text 53



madhu-kaiöabha-hantre ca

madhavaya muraraye

maha-viryaya dhairyaya

citra-viryaya te namah



. . . who killed Madhu and Kaiöabha (madhu-kaiöabha-hanta), who are the goddess of fortune's husband (madhava), who are the enemy of the Mura demon (murari), who are all-powerful (maha- virya), who are all-patient (dhairya), and who are wonderfully powerful (citra-virya).



Text 54



citra-kurmaya citraya

namas te citra-bhanave

mayatitaya mayaya

maha-viraya te namah



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are a wonderful tortoise (citra-kurma), wonderful (citra), splendid like a wonderful sun (citra-bhanu), beyond the illusory potency maya (mayatita), the master of the illusory potency maya (maya), and all-powerful (maha-vira).



Text 55



maha-tejaya bijaya

tejo-dhamne ca bijine

tejomaya nrisimhaya

namas te citra-bhanave



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are splendid and powerful (maha-teja), the seed of all existence (bija), the Lord who resides in the splendid spiritual world (tejo-dhama), the seed of all existence (biji), effulgent (tejoma), half-man and half-lion (nrisimha), and splendid like a wonderful sun (citra- bhanu).



Text 56



maha-damshöraya tushöaya

namah pushöi-karaya ca

shipivishöaya hrishöaya

pushöaya parameshöine



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who has large and fearsome teeth (maha-damshöra), who is filled with happiness (tushöa), who maintains and protects His devotees (pushöi-kara), effulgent (shipivishöa), happy (hrishöa), powerful (pushöa), and the supreme controller (parameshöi).



Text 57



vishishöaya ca shishöaya

garishöhayeshöa-dayine

namo jyeshöhaya shreshöhaya

tushöayamita-tejase



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the greatest (vishishöa, shishöa, and garishöha), who fulfills His devotees' desires (ishöa- dayi), the oldest (jyeshöha), the best (shreshöha), happy (tushöa), and unlimitedly powerful (amita-tejah).



Text 58



sashöanga-nyasta-rupaya

sarva-dushöantakaya ca

vaikuëöhaya vikuëöhaya

keshi-kaëöhaya te namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, to whom the devotees offer daëdavat obeisances (sashöanga-nyasta-rupa), who are the killer of all the demons (sarva-dushöantaka), the master of the spiritual world (vaikuëöha and vikuëöha), and who have a lion's neck (keshi-kaëöha).



Text 59



kaëöhiravaya luëöhaya

nishaöhaya haöhaya ca

sattvodriktaya rudraya

rig-yajuh-sama-gaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose throat is filled with a roar (kaëöhi-rava), who robs the devotees of their entrapment in the world of birth and death (luëöha), who is supremely honest (nishaöha), who is ferocious (haöha), who is situated in transcendental goodness (sattvodrikta), who is angry (rudra), who is the hymns of the Rig, Yajur, and Sama Vedas (rig-yajuh-sama- ga), . . .



Text 60



ritu-dhvajaya vajraya

mantra-rajaya mantriëe

tri-netraya tri-vargaya

tri-dhamne ca tri-shuline



. . . who is the flage of the seasons (ritu-dhvaja), a thunderbolt (vajra), the king of mantras (mantra-raja), and the best advisor (mantri), who has three eyes (tri-netra), three classes of followers (tri-varga), three abodes (tri-dhama), a trident (tri-shuli), . . .



Text 61



tri-kala-jnana-rupaya

tri-dehaya tridhatmane

namas tri-murti-vidyaya

tri-tattva-jnanine namah



. . . who knows everything of the three phases of time (tri- kala-jnana-rupa), who has three forms (tri-deha), and three expansions (tridhatma). Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who knows the three truths (tri-murti-vidya and tri-tattva-j{.sy 241}ani).



Text 62



akshobhyayaniruddhaya

aprameyaya manave

amritaya anantaya

amitayamitaujase



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is peaceful (akshobhya), who cannot be thwarted (aniruddha), who is immeasurable (aprameya), the goddess of fortune's husband (manu), immortal (amrita), limitless (ananta and amita), unlimitledly powerful (amitaujah), . .



Text 63



apamrityu-vinashaya

apasmara-vighatine

ana-dayana-rupaya

anayana-bhuje namah



. . . the destroyer of untimely death (apamrityu-vinasha), the destroyer of forgetfulness (apasmara-vighati), the giver of life (anada), the form of life (ana-rupa), life (ana), and the enjoyer of life (ana-bhuk).



Text 64



nadyaya niravadyaya

vidyayadbhuta-karmaëe

sadyo-jataya sanghaya

vaidyutaya namo namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is glorified with many prayers (nadya), who is supremely pure (niravadya), who is filled with transcendental knowledge (vidya), whose activities are wonderful (adbhuta-karma), who suddenly appears before His devotee (sadyo-jata), who is accompanied by His devotees (sangha), and who is splendid like lightning (vaidyuta).



Text 65



adhvatitaya sattvaya

vag-atitaya vagmine

vag-ishvaraya go-paya

go-hitaya gavam-pate



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who stays far from the path of the materialists (adhvatita), who is the Absolute Truth (sattva), who is beyond the descriptive power of material words (vag- atita), who is most eloquent (vagmi and vag-ishvara), who is the protector of the cows (gopa), the auspiciousness of the cows (go- hita), and the master of the cows (gavam-pati), . . .



Text 66



gandharvaya gabhiraya

garjitayorjitaya ca

parjanyaya prabuddhaya

pradhana-purushaya ca



. . . whose voice is melodious (gandharva), who is profound (gabhira), who roars ferociously (garjita), who is very powerful (urjita), who roars like thunder (parjanya), who is the most wise (prabuddha), who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the controller of the material world (pradhana-purusha), . . .



Text 67



padmabhaya sunabhaya

padma-nabhaya manine

padma-netraya padmaya

padmayah-pataye namah



. . . who is splendid like a lotus flower (padmabha), whose navel is graceful (sunabha), whose navel is a lotus flower (padma-nabha), who is glorious (mani), whose eyes are lotus flowers (padma-netra), who is graceful like a lotus flower (padma), and who is the goddess of fortune's husband (padmayah- pati).



Text 68



padmodaraya putaya

padma-kalpodbhavaya ca

namo hrit-padma-vasaya

bhu-padmoddharaëaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose abdomen is a lotus flower (padmodara), who is supremely pure (puta), who appeared in the Padma-kalpa (padma-kalpodbhava), who stays on the lotus of His devotee's heart (hrit-padma-vasa), and who picked up the earth as if it were a lotus flower (bhu-padmoddharaëa).



Text 69



shabda-brahma-svarupaya

brahma-rupa-dharaya ca

brahmaëe brahma-rupaya

padma-netraya te namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisi\mha, who are the Vedas personified (shabda-brahma-svarupa and brahma-rupa-dhara), the Supreme Personality of Godhead (brahma), and the Lord whose form is spiritual (brahma-rupa), and whose eyes are lotus flowers (padma- netra).



Text 70



brahma-daya brahmaëaya

brahma-brahmatmane namah

subrahmaëyaya devaya

brahmaëyaya tri-vedine



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who gives the most valuable gift (brahma-da), who is worshiped by Brahma (brahmaëa), who is the Supersoul who guides the brahmaëas (brahma-brahmatma), who is worshiped by the brahmaëas (subrahmaëya), who is the glorious Supreme Personality of Godhead (deva), who is worshiped by the brahmaëas (brahmaëya), and who is the author of the three Vedas (tri-vedi).



Text 71



para-brahma-svarupaya

panca-brahmatmane namah

namas te brahma-shirase

tadashva-shirase namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose form is spiritual (para- brahma-svarupa), who is the panca-brahma (panca- brahmatma), who is the head of the Vedas (brahma-shirah), and who appears in a form with a horse's head (tadashva-shirah).



Text 72



atharva-shirase nityam

ashani-pramitaya ca

namas te tikshna-damshöraya

lalaya lalitaya ca



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the head of the Atharva Veda (atharva-shirah), who hurl a thunderbolt (ashani- pramita), whose teeth are sharp (tikshna-damshöra), and who are graceful and playful (lala and lalita).



Text 73



lavaëyaya lavitraya

namas te bhasakaya ca

lakshaëa-jnaya lakshaya

lakshaëaya namo namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are handsome (lavaëya), who are a scythe for mowing down the demons (lavitra), who are effulgent (bhasaka), who know everything (lakshaëa-jna), and who are filled with transcendental qualities (laksha and lakshaëa).



Text 74



lasad-ripraya lipraya

vishëave prabhavishëave

vrishëi-mulaya krishëaya

shri-maha-vishëave namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who purify sins (lasad- ripra), who are glorious (lipra), all-pervading (vishëu), all- powerful (prabhavishëu), the root of the Vrishëi dynasty (vrishëi- mula), Lord Krishëa (krishëa), and Lord Maha-Vishëu (shri-maha- vishëu).



Text 75



pashyami tvaa maha-simham

hariëam vana-malinam

kiriöinam kuëdalinam

sarvangam sarvato-mukham



I gaze on You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are a great lion (maha- simha), who take away all that is inauspicious (hari), who wear a forest garland (vana-mali), a helmet (kiriöi), earrings (kuëdali), who are all-pervading (sarvanga), whose faces are everywhere (sarvato-mukha), . . .



Text 76



sarvatah-paëi-padoram

sarvato-'kshi-shiro-mukham

sarveshvaram sada-tushöam

samartham samara-priyam



. . . whose hands, feet, and thighs are everywhere (sarvatah- paëi-padora), whose eyes, heads, and faces are everywhere (sarvato-'kshi-shiro-mukha), who are the controller of all (sarveshvara), who are always blissful (sada-tushöa), who are all- powerful (samartha), who are fond of a fight (samara-priya), . . .



Text 77



bahu-yojana-vistirëam

bahu-yojana-mayatam

bahu-yojana-hastanghrim

bahu-yojana-nasikam



. . . who are many yojanas in size (bahu-yojana-vistirëa and bahu-yojana-mayata), whose hands and feet are many yojanas (bahu- yojana-hastanghri), whose nose is many yojanas (bahu-yojana- nasika), . . .



Text 78



maha-rupam maha-vaktram maha-damshöram maha-bhujam

maha-nadam maha-raudram

maha-kayam maha-balam



. . . whose form is gigantic (maha-rupa), whose mouth is gigantic (maha-vaktra), whose teeth are gigantic (maha-damshöra), whose arms are gigantic (maha-bhuja), whose roar is gigantic (maha- nada), who are very ferocious (maha-raudra), whose body is gigantic (maha-kaya), who has all power (maha-bala), . . .



Text 79



anabher-brahmaëo-rupam

agalad-vaishëavam tatha

ashirsad-randhram ishanam

tad-agre-sarvatah-shivam



. . . who are Brahma from the beginning of Your navel (anabher-brahmaëo-rupa), Who are Lord Vishëu from the beginning of Your neck (agalad-vaishëava), who are Lord Rudra from the beginning of Your head (ashirsad-randhra), who are the supreme controller (ishana), and who are all-auspicious everywhere (tad-agre-sarvatah-shiva).



Text 80



namo 'stu narayaëa narasimha

namo 'stu narayaëa vira-simha

namo 'stu narayaëa krura-simha

namo 'stu narayaëa divya-simha



O Narayaëa, O Narasimha, obeisances unto You! O Narayaëa, O heroic lion (vira- simha), obeisances unto You! O Narayaëa, O ferocious lion (krura-simha), obeisances unto You! O Narayaëa, O splendid transcendental lion (divya-simha), obeisances unto You!



Text 81



namo 'stu narayaëa vyaghra-simha

namo 'stu narayaëa puccha-simha

namo 'stu narayaëa purëa-simha

namo 'stu narayaëa raudra-simha



O Narayaëa, O ferocious lion (vyaghra-simha), obeisances unto You! O Narayaëa, O transcendental lion (puccha-simha), obeisances unto You! O Narayaëa, O perfect lion (purëa-simha), obeisances unto You! O Narayaëa, O angry lion (raudra-simha), obeisances unto You!



Text 82



namo namo bhishaëa-bhadra-simha

namo namo vihvala-netra-simha

namo namo briahita-bhuta-simha

namo namo nirmala-citra-simha



O fearsome lion (bhishaëa-bhadra-simha), obeisances unto You! O lion with angry eyes (vihvala-netra- simha), obeisances unto You! O gigantic lion (briahita-bhuta- simha), obeisances unto You! O splendid, pure, and wonderful lion (nirmala-citra-simha), obeisances unto You!



Text 83



namo namo nirjita-kala-simha

namo namo kalpita-kalpa-simha

namo namo kamada-kama-simha

namo namas te bhuvanaika-simha



O lion who defeat time (nirjita-kala-simha), obeisances unto You! O all-powerful lion (kalpita-kalpa-simha), obeisances unto You! O lion who fulfills all desires (kamada-kama-simha), obeisances unto You! O lion who rules the world (bhuvanaika- simha), obeisances unto You!



Text 84



dyava-pritivyor idam antaram hi

vyaptam tvayaikena dishash ca sarvah

drishövadbhutam rupam ugram tavedam

loka-trayam pravyathitam mahatman



Although You are one, You are spread throughout the sky and the planets and all space between. O great one, as I behold this terrible form, I see that all the planetary systems are perplexed.*



Text 85



ami hitva sura-sangha vishanti

kecid bhitah pranjalayo griëanti

svastity uktva munayah siddha-sanghah

stuvanti tvaa stutibhih pushkalabhih



All the demigods are surrendering and entering into You. They are very much afraid, and with folded hands they are singing the Vedic hymns.*



Text 86



rudraditya vasavo ye ca sadhya

vishvedeva marutash cosmapash ca

gandharva-yakshah sura-siddha-sangha

vikshanti tvaa vismitash caiva sarve

The different manifestations of Lord Shiva, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Vishvadevas, the two Ashvins, the Maruts, the forefathers, and the Gandharvas, the Yakshas, Asuras, and all perfected demigods are beholding You in wonder.*



Text 87



leliyase grasaman asamantal

lokan samagran vadanair jvaladbhih

tejobhir apurya jagat samagram

bhasas tavograh pratapanti vishëoh



O Vishëu, I see You devouring all people in Your flaming mouths and covering the universe with Your immeasurable rays. Scorching the worlds, You are manifest.*



Text 88



bhavishëus tvam sahishëus tvam

bhrajishëur jishëur eva ca

prithivim antariksham tvam

parvataraëyam eva ca



O Lord Nrisimha, You are the future (bhavishëu). You are the most patient and tolerant (sahishëu). You are the most glorious (bhrajishëu). You are always victorious (jishëu). You are the earth (prithivi), the sky (antariksha), and the mountains and forests (parvataraëya).



Text 89



kala-kashöha viliptatvam

muhurta-praharadikam

aho-ratram tri-sandhya ca

paksha-masartu-vatsarah



You are the differing units of time, such as the kala, kashöha, vilipta, muhurta, and prahara. You are day and night (aho-ratram), You are the three junctions known as sunrise, noon, and sunset (tri-sandhya). You are the two fortnights (paksha), the months (masa), the seasons (ritu), and the year (vatsara).



Text 90



yugadir yuga-bhedas tvam

samyuge yuga-sandhayah

nityam naimittikam dainam

maha-pralayam eva ca



You are the beginning of the yuga (yugadi), the various yugas (yuga-bheda), the junctions of the yugas (samyuge yuga- sandhayah), and the four kinds of cosmic annihilations called nitya, naimittika, daina, and maha-pralaya.



Text 91



karaëam karaëam karta

bharta harta tvam ishvarah

sat-karta sat-kritir gopta

sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah



You are the cause (karaëa), the instrument (karaëa), the creator (karta), the maintainer (bharta), the remover (harta), the controller (ishvara), the doer of good (sat-karta and sat- kriti), the protector (gopta), and the Lord whose form is eternal and full of knowledge and bliss ( sac-cid-ananda-vigraha).



Text 92



praëas tvam praniëam pratyag

atma tvam sarva-dehinam

su-jyotis tvam param-jyotir

atma-jyotih sanatanah



You are the life of all that live (praëah praniëam), You are the Supersoul (pratyag-atma). You are the splendor of all embodied souls (sarva-dehinam su-jyotih). You are the supreme effulgence (param-jyotih and atma-jyotih). You are eternal (sanatana).



Text 93



jyotir loka-svarupas tvam

tvam jyotir jyotishaa patih

svaha-karah svadha-karo

vashat-karah kripa-karah



You are the spiritual effulgence (jyotih), the personification of all the worlds (loka-svarupa), the light of all lights (jyotir jyotisham), the supreme master (pati), the sacred word svaha (svaha-kara), the sacred word svadha (svadha-kara), the sacred word vashaö (vashaö- kara), merciful (kripa-kara), . . .



Text 94



hanta-karo nirakaro

vega-karash ca shankarah

akaradi-hakaranta

omkaro loka-karakah



. . . the sacred word hanta (hanta-kara), without a material form (nirakara), the fastest and most powerful (vega-kara), auspicious (shankara), the entire alphabet, beginning with a and concluding with ha (akaradi-hakaranta), the sacred syllable oa (omkara), and the creator of the worlds (loka-karaka).



Text 95



ekatma tvam anekatma

catur-atma catur-bhujah

catur-murtish catur-damshörash

catur-veda-mayottamah



You are the one Supreme Personality of Godhead (ekatma), who appears in many forms (anekatma), who manifests as the catur-vyuha (catur-atma), who has four arms (catur-bhuja), who appears in four forms (catur-murti), who has four teeth (catur- damshöra), and who is the Vedas personified (catur-veda-mayottama).



Text 96



loka-priyo loka-gurur

lokesho loka-nayakah

loka-sakshi loka-patir

lokatma loka-locanah



You are dear to the worlds (loka-priya), the master of the worlds (loka-guru, lokesha, and loka-nayaka), the witness of the worlds (loka-sakshi), the master of the worlds (loka-pati), the Supersoul omnipresent in the worlds (lokatma), the eye of the worlds (loka-locana), . . .



Text 97



loka-dharo brihal-loko

lokaloka-mayo vibhuh

loka-karta vishva-karta

kritavartah kritagamah



. . . the maintainer of the worlds (loka-dhara), the universal form (brihal-loka and lokaloka-maya), all-powerful (vibhu), and the creator of the worlds (loka-karta and vishva-karta, kritavarta and kritagama).



Text 98



anadis tvam anantas tvam

abhuto bhuta-vigrahah

stutih stutyah stava-pritah

stota neta niyamakah



You have no beginning (anadi). You have no end (ananta). You were never created (abhuta). You are the form of all that exists (bhuta-vigraha), You are the prayers offered to You (stuti). You are the object of Your devotees' prayers (stutya). You are pleased by Your devotees' prayers (stava-prita). You glorify Your devotees (stota). You are the supreme leader (neta). You are the supreme controller (niyamaka).



Text 99



tvam gatis tvam matir mahyam

pita mata guruh sakha

suhridash catma-rupas tvam

tvam vina nasti me gatih



You are my goal (gati). I meditate on You (mati). You are my father (pita), mother (mata), spiritual master (guru), friend (sakha), well-wisher (suhrit), and Supersoul (atma-rupa). Without You I have no goal and no auspicious future.



Text 100



namas te mantra-rupaya

astra-rupaya te namah

bahu-rupaya rupaya

panca-rupa-dharaya ca



Obeisances to You, who are sacred mantras personified (mantra-rupa), who are weapons personified (astra-rupa), who appear in many forms (bahu-rupa), whose form is transcendental (rupa), who appear in five forms (panca-rupa-dhara), . . .



Text 101



bhadra-rupaya ruöaya

yoga-rupaya yogine

sama-rupaya yogaya

yoga-piöha-sthitaya ca



. . . whose form is auspicious (bhadra-rupa), who are the Vedic mantras personified (ruta), who are yoga personified (yoga-rupa), the master of yoga (yogi), whose form is graceful (sama-rupa), who are yoga personified (yoga), who stay in the most sacred of sacred places (yoga-piöha-sthita), . . .



Text 102



yoga-gamyaya saumyaya

dhyana-gamyaya dhyayine

dhyeya-gamyaya dhamne ca

dhamadhipataye namah



. . . who are attained by yoga practice (yoga-gamya), who are handsome and gentle (saumya), who are attained by meditation (dhyana-gamya), who are the object of meditation (dhyayi and dhyeya-gamya), who are the spiritual world (dhama), and the ruler of the spiritual world (dhamadhipati).



Text 103



dharadharagha-dharmaya

dharaëabhirataya ca

namo dhatre ca sandhatre

vidhatre ca dharaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who removes the sins of the world (dharadharagha-dharma), who is attained by meditation (dharaëabhirata), who is the creator (dhata, sandhata, vidhata, and dhara), . . .



Text 104



damodaraya dantaya

danavanta-karaya ca

namah samsara-vaidyaya

bheshajaya namo namah



. . . whose waist was bound with a rope (damodara), who is peaceful and self-controlled (danta), who kills the demons (danavanta-kara), who is a physicimn expert in curing the disease of repeated birth and death (samsara- vaidya and bheshaja).



Text 105



sira-dhvajaya shitaya

vatayapramitaya ca

sarasvataya samsara-

nashanayaksha-maline



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose flag is marked with a plough (sira-dhvaja), who is the cold season (shita), who is the wind (vata), who is immeasurable (apramita), who is scholarship (sarasvata), who puts an end to the cycle of birth and death (samsara-nashana), who wears a necklace of aksha beads (aksha-mali), . . .



Text 106



asi-carma-dharayaiva

shaö-karma-nirataya ca

vikarmaya sukarmaya

para-karma-vidhayine



. . . who holds a sword and shield (asi-carma-dhara), who is expert in the six pious deeds (shaö-karma-nirata), who is free from karma (vikarma), whose deeds are glorious (sukarma), whose deeds are transcendental (para-karma-vidhayi), . . .



Text 107



susharmaëe manmathaya

namo varmaya varmiëe

kari-carma-vasanaya

karala-vadanaya ca



. . . who is most auspicious (susharma), who is Kamadeva (manmatha), who is armor (varma), who wears armor (varmi and kari-carma- vasana), whose face is fearsome (karala-vadana), . . .



Text 108



kavaye padma-garbhaya

bhuta-garbha-ghriëa-nidhe

brahma-garbhaya garbhaya

brihad-garbhaya dhurjite



. . . who is the best of philosophers (kavi), who gave birth to Brahma in a lotus flower (padma-garbha), who gave birth to all living beings (bhuta-garbha-ghriëa-nidhi), who gave birth to Brahma (brahma-garbha), who gave birth to all that exists (garbha and brihad-garbha, and dhurjit), . . .



Text 109



namas te vishva-garbhaya

shri-garbhaya jitaraye

namo hiraëyagarbhaya

hiraëya-kavacaya ca



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances unto You, the creator of the universes (vishva-garbha), the creator of beauty and opulence (shri-garbha), the warrior who defeats His enemies (jitari), the universal form (hiraëyagarbha), the Lord covered with golden armor (hiraëya-kavaca), . . .



Text 110



hiraëya-varëa-dehaya

hiraëyaksha-vinashine

hiraëyakasipor-hantre

hiraëya-nayanaya ca



. . . whose form is the color of gold (hiraëya-varëa-deha), who killed Hiraëyaksha (hiraëyaksha-vinashi), who killed Hiraëyakasipu (hiraëyakasipor-hanta), whose eyes are golden (hiraëya-nayana), . . .



Text 111



hiraëya-retase tubhyam

hiraëya-vadanaya ca

namo hiraëya-shringaya

nisha-shringaya shringine



. . . whose seed is golden (hiraëya-retah), whose face is golden (hiraëya-vadana), whose horn is golden (hiraëya-shringa), whose horn is night (nisha-shringa), who has a great horn (shringi), . . .



Text 112



bhairavaya sukeshaya

bhishaëayantri-maline

caëdaya ruëda-malaya

namo daëda-dharaya ca



. . . who are fearsome (bhairava), whose mane is graceful (sukesha), who is fearsome (bhishaëa), who wear a garland of intestines (antri-mali), who are ferocious (caëda), who wear a necklace of skulls (ruëda-mala), who hold a staff (daëda- dhara), . . .



Text 113



akhaëda-tattva-rupaya

kamaëdalu-dharaya ca

namas te khaëda-simhaya

satya-simhaya te namah



. . . who are the Absolute Truth (akhaëda-tattva-rupa), who hold a kamaëdalu (kamaëdalu-dhara), who are a great lion (khaëda-simha), and who are a transcendental lion (satya- simha).



Text 114



namas te shveta-simhaya

pita-simhaya te namah

nila-simhaya nilaya

rakta-simhaya te namah



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances unto You, who are a white lion (shveta-simha), a yellow lion (pita-simha), a black lion (nila- simha), black (nila), and a red lion (rakta-simha).



Text 115



namo haridra-simhaya

dhumra-simhaya te namah

mula-simhaya mulaya

brihat-simhaya te namah



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances unto You, who are a yellow lion (haridra-simha), a smoke-colored lion (dhumra-simha), the root of all lions (mula-simha), the root of all that exists (mula), and a great lion (brihat-simha).



Text 116



patala-sthita-simhaya

namo parvata-vasine

namo jala-stha-simhaya

antariksha-sthitaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the lion in Patalaloka (patala-sthita-simha), the lion in the mountains (parvata- vasi), the lion in the waters (jala-stha-simha), and the lion in the sky (antariksha-sthita).



Text 117



kalagni-rudra-simhaya

caëda-simhaya te namah

ananta-simha-simhaya

ananta-gataye namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the angry lion of the fire of time (kalagni-rudra-simha), who are a ferocious lion (caëda-simha), who are the limitless lion of lions (ananta- simha-simha), and who are the goal that has no limit (ananta- gati).



Text 118



namo vicitra-simhaya bahu-simha-svarupiëe

abhayankara-simhaya

narasimhaya te namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are a wonderful lion (vicitra-simha), the form of many lions (bahu-simha-svarupi), the lion that gives fearlessness (abhayankara- simha), and half-man half-lion (narasimha).



Text 119



namo 'stu simha-rajaya

narasimhaya te namah

saptabdhi-mekhalayaiva

satya-satya-svarupiëe



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the king of lions (simha- raja), half-man half-lion (narasimha), the earth, which wears the seven oceans like a belt (saptabdhi- mekhala), the Lord whose form is transcendental (satya-satya- svarupi), . . .



Text 120



sapta-lokantara-sthaya

sapta-svara-mayaya ca

saptarcih-rupa-damshöraya

saptashva-ratha-rupiëe



. . . who stays in the seven worlds (sapta-lokantara-stha), who is glorified with songs in the seven notes (sapta-svara-maya), whose teeth are splendid like seven suns (saptarcih-rupa- damshöra), and who is gigantic like seven horse-drawn chariots (saptashva-ratha-rupi).



Text 121



sapta-vayu-svarupaya

sapta-cchando-mayaya ca

svacchaya svaccha-rupaya

svacchandaya ca te namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are like seven strong winds (sapta-vayu-svarupa), who are glorified by prayers in the seven meters (sapta-cchando-maya), who are pure (svaccha and svaccha-rupa), and who are supremely independent (svacchanda).



Text 122



shrivatsaya suvedhaya

shrutaye shruti-murtaye

shuci-shravaya shuraya

su-prabhaya su-dhanvine



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who bears the mark of Shrivatsa (shrivatsa), who is decorated with earrings (suvedha), who is the Vedas personified (shruti and shruti-murti), whose fame is spotless (shuci-shrava), who is heroic (shura), who is effulgent (su- prabha), who carries a great bow (su-dhanvi), . . .



Text 123



shubhraya sura-nathaya

su-prabhaya shubhaya ca

sudarshanaya sukshmaya

niruktaya namo namah



. . . who is glorious (shubhra), the master of the demigods (sura-natha), effulgent (su-prabha), auspicious (shubha), handsome (sudarshana), subtle (sukshma), and eloquent (nirukta).



Text 124



su-prabhaya svabhavaya

bhavaya vibhavaya ca

sushakhaya vishakhaya

sumukhaya mukhaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is effulgent (su-prabha), spiritual (svabhava), eternally existing (bhava), the cause of spiritual love (vibhava), handsome (sushakha), perfect and complete (vishakha), with a handsome face (sumukha), the first of all (mukha), . . .



Text 125



su-nakhaya su-damshöraya

surathaya sudhaya ca

sankhyaya sura-mukhyaya

prakhyataya prabhaya ca



. . . whose claws are glorious (su-nakha), whose teeth are glorious (su-damshöra), who is like a great chariot (suratha), who is like nectar (sudha), who is described by the sankhya philosophy (sankhya), who is the leader of the demigods (sura- mukhya), who is all-famous (prakhyata), who is effulgent (prabha), . . .



Text 126



namah khaövanga-hastaya

kheöa-mudgara-paëaye

khagendraya mrigendraya

nagendraya dridhaya ca



. . . who holds a khaövanga staff in His hand (khaövanga- hasta), who holds a kheöa-mudgara club in His hand (kheöa- mudgara-paëi), who is carried by Garuda (khagendra), who is a great lion (mrigendra), who is the king of the nagas (nagendra), who is firm and resolute (dridha), . . .



Text 127



naga-keyura-haraya

nagendrayagha-mardiëe

nadi-vasaya nagaya

nana-rupa-dharaya ca



. . . who wears a necklace and armlets of snakes (naga-keyura- hara), who is worshiped by the king of snakes (nagendra), who crushes sins (agha-mardi), who stays in the sacred rivers (nadi-vasa), who is powerful and swift (naga), who assumes many forms (nana-rupa-dhara), . . .



Text 128



nageshvaraya nagaya

namitaya naraya ca

naganta-karathayaiva

nara-narayaëaya ca



. . . who is the ruler of the nagas (nageshvara and naga), who is the Lord worshiped and honored by the devotees (namita), who appears in a humanlike form (nara), who rides on garuda (naganta-karatha), and who is Nara-Narayaëa Rishis (nara-narayaëa).



Text 129



namo matsya-svarupaya

kacchapaya namo namah

namo yajna-varahaya

narasimhaya te namah



Obeisances to He who assumes the form of Matsya (matsya- svarupa)! Obeisances to He who assumes the form of Kurma (kacchapa)! Obeisances to He who assumes the form of Yajna-Varaha (yajna-varaha)! O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You!



Text 130



vikramakranta-lokaya

vamanaya mahaujase

namo bhargava-ramaya

ravaëanta-karaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who crosses over all the worlds (vikramakranta-loka), who is Vamana (vamana), who is all- powerful (mahaujah), who is Parashurama (bhargava-rama), and who is the Rama that ended Ravaëa's life (ravaëanta-kara).



Text 131



namas te balaramaya

kamsa-pradhvamsa-kariëe

buddhaya buddha-rupaya

tikshna-rupaya kalkine



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who appear as Balarama (balarama), who kill Kamsa (kamsa-pradhvamsa-kari), who are Buddha (buddha and buddha-rupa), who are ferocious (tikshna- rupa), and who are Kalki (kalki).



Text 132



atreyayagni-netraya

kapilaya dvijaya ca

kshetraya pashu-palaya

pashu-vaktraya te namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who appear as Dattatreya (atreya), whose eyes are fire (agni-netra), who appear Kapila (kapila), who are the leader of the brahmaëas (dvija), who are the universal form (kshetra), who are the protector of the cows (pashu- pala), and who have a lion's face (pashu-vaktra).



Text 133



grihasthaya vanasthaya

yataye brahmacariëe

svargapavarga-datre ca

tad-bhoktre ca mumukshave



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are worshiped by the grihasthas (grihastha), who are worshiped by the vanaprasthas (vanastha), who are worshiped by the sannyasis (yati), who are worshiped by the brahmacaris (brahmacari), who give liberation and residence in Svargaloka (svargapavarga-data), who are the supreme enjoyer (tad-bhokta), who yearn to give liberation to the living entities (mumukshu), . . .



Text 134



shalagrama-nivasaya

kshirabdhi-shayanaya ca

shri-shailadri-nivasaya

shila-vasaya te namah



. . . who appear as the Shalagrama-shila (shalagrama- nivasa), who recline on the milk-ocean (kshirabdhi-shayana), who reside in Shri Shaila (shri- shailadri-nivasa), and who appear as a stone (shila-vasa).



Text 135



yogi-hrit-padma-vasaya

maha-hasaya te namah

guha-vasaya guhyaya

guptaya gurave namah



. . . who stay in the lotus of the yogis' hearts (yogi-hrit- padma-vasa), and who smile and laugh (maha-hasa). Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who stays in the cave of the heart (guha-vasa, guhya, and gupta), and who is the supreme spiritual master (guru).



Text 136



namo muladhivasaya

nila-vastra-dharaya ca

pita-vastraya shastraya

rakta-vastra-dharaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the root of all existence (muladhivasa), who wears blue garments (nila-vastra-dhara), who wears yellow garments (pita-vastra), who is armed with many weapons (shastra), who wears red garments (rakta-vastra-dhara), . . .



Text 137



rakta-mala-vibhushaya

rakta-gandhanulepine

dhurandharaya dhurtaya

durdharaya dharaya ca



. . . who wears a red garland (rakta-mala-vibhusha), who is anointed with red scents (rakta-gandhanulepi), who is the maintainer of all (dhurandhara), who is cunning (dhurta), who is invincible (durdhara), who is the maintainer of all (dhara), . . .



Text 138



durmadaya durantaya

durdharaya namo namah

durnirikshyaya nishöhaya

durdanaya drumaya ca



. . . who is ferocious (durmada), infinite (duranta), invincible (durdhara), who is difficult to see (durnirikshya), who is faithful (nishöha), who is difficult to attain (durdana), who is like a tree (druma), . . .



Text 139



durbhedaya durashaya

durlabhaya namo namah

driptaya dripta-vaktraya

adripta-nayanaya ca



. . . who cannot be defeated (durbheda), who destroys the demons' hopes (durasha), who is difficult to attain (durlabha), who is ferocious (dripta), whose face is ferocious (dripta- vaktra), who is the leader of the gentle and humble (adripta- nayana), . . .



Text 140



unmattaya pramattaya

namo daityaraye namah

rasajnaya raseshaya

arakta-rasanaya ca



. . . who is wild (unmatta and pramatta), who is the demons' enemy (daityari), who is expert at relishing the transcendental mellows (rasajna), who is the king of transcendental mellows (rasesha), and whose tongue is red (arakta-rasana).



Text 141



patyaya paritoshaya

rathyaya rasikaya ca

urdhva-keshordhva-rupaya

namas te cordhva-retase



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are the master of all (patya), who are filled with bliss (paritosha), who ride on a chariot (rathya), who relish transcendental mellows (rasika), who have a great mane (urdhva-kesha), whose form is tall and massive (urdhva-rupa), and who are the best of the celibates (urdhva-retah).



Text 142



urdhva-simhaya simhaya

namas te cordhva-bahave

para-pradhvamsakayaiva

shankha-cakra-dharaya ca



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are a gigantic lion (urdhva-simha and simha), who have mighty arms (urdhva-bahu), who kill the demons (para-pradhvamsaka), who hold a conch and cakra (shankha-cakra-dhara), . . .



Text 143



gada-padma-dharayaiva

panca-baëa-dharaya ca

kameshvaraya kamaya

kama-palaya kamine



. . . who hold a club and lotus (gada-padma-dhara), who hold five arrows (panca-baëa-dhara), who are the controller of Kamadeva (kameshvara), who are Kamadeva (kama), who protect Kamadeva (kama-pala), and who control Kamadeva (kami).



Text 144



namah kama-viharaya

kama-rupa-dharaya ca

soma-suryagni-netraya

somapaya namo namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who enjoys amorous pastimes (kama-vihara), who has the power to assume any form at will (kama-rupa-dhara), whose three eyes are the sun, moon, and fire (soma-suryagni-netra), and who protects the moon (somapa).



Text 145



namah somaya vamaya

vamadevaya te namah

sama-svanaya saumyaya

bhakti-gamyaya vai namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are Soma (soma), Vama (vama), Vamadeva (vamadeva), the hymns of the Sama Veda (sama-svana), handsome (saumya), and attainable by devotional service (bhakti-gamya).



Text 146



kushaëda-gaëa-nathaya

sarva-shreyas-karaya ca

bhishmaya bhisha-dayaiva

bhima-vikramaëaya ca



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the master of the kushaëdas (kushaëda-gaëa-natha), the benefactor of all (sarva-shreyas-kara), ferocious (bhishma and bhisha-daya), all-powerful (bhima-vikramaëa), . . .



Text 147



mriga-grivaya jivaya

jitayajita-kariëe

jaöine jamadagnaya

namas te jata-vedase



. . . with a lion's neck (mriga-griva), the life of all that live (jiva), the conqueror of the demons (jita), invincible (ajita-kari), whose hair is matted (jaöi), who are Parashurama (jamadagna), and who are the master of all opulences (jata-vedah).



Text 148



japa-kusuma-varëaya

japyaya japitaya ca

jarayujayaëda-jaya

sveda-jayodbhijaya ca



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, whose complexion is the color of a rose (japa-kusuma-varëa), who are glorified with japa-mantras (japya and japita), who are the creator of all living entities born from wombs (jarayuja), who are the creator of the living entities born from eggs (aëda-ja), who are the creator of living entities born from perspiration (sveda-ja), who are the creator of living entities sprouted from seeds (udbhija), . . .



Text 149



janardanaya ramaya

jahnavi-janakaya ca

jara-janmadi-duraya

pradyumnaya pramodine



. . . who remove Your devotees' sufferings (janardana), who are the supreme enjoyer (rama), who are the father of the Ganges (jahnavi-janaka), who rescue the living entities from birth, old-age, and a host of troubles (jara-janmadi- dura), who are Pradyumna (pradyumna), who are blissful (pramodi), . .



Text 150



jihva-raudraya rudraya

virabhadraya te namah

cid-rupaya samudraya

kad-rudraya pracetase



. . . whose tongue shows Your anger (jihva-raudra), who are ferocious (rudra), who are heroic (virabhadra), whose form is transcendental (cid-rupa), who are the ocean (samudra), whose are ferocious (kad-rudra), and who are most intelligent (pracetah).



Text 151



indriyayendriya-jnaya

namo 'stv indranujaya ca

atindriyaya saraya

indira-pataye namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the master of the senses (indriya), knowable by spiritual senses (indriya-jna), the younger brother of Indra (indranuja), beyond the reach of material senses (atindriya), the best (sara), the husband of the goddess of fortune (indira-pati), . . .



Text 152



ishanaya ca idyaya

ishitaya inaya ca

vyomatmane ca vyomne ca

namas te vyoma-keshine



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the supreme master (ishana), the supreme object of worship (idya), the supreme controller (ishita), all-glorious (ina), and the master of the spiritual sky (vyomatma and vyoma), and whose mane touches the sky (vyoma-keshi).



Text 153



vyoma-dharaya ca vyoma-

vaktrayasura-ghatine

namas te vyoma-damshöraya

vyoma-vasaya te namah



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who hold up the sky (vyoma-dhara), whose wide-open mouth is like the sky (vyoma- vaktra), who kill the demons (asura-ghati), whose teeth are like the sky (vyoma-damshöra), and whose home is in the spiritual sky (vyoma-vasa).



Text 154



sukumaraya ramaya

shubhacaraya te namah

vishvaya vishva-rupaya

namo vishvatmakaya ca



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are gentle and soft (sukumara), the supreme enjoyer (rama), auspicious (shubhacara), and the universal form (vishva, vishva-rupa, and vishvatmaka).



Text 155



jnanatmakaya jnanaya

vishveshaya paratmane

ekatmane namas tubhyam

namas te dvadashatmane



Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the object of transcendental knowledge (jnanatmaka and jnana), the master of the universe (vishvesha), the Supersoul (paratma), the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has no rival (ekatma), and the Supreme Lord who appears in twelve forms (dvadashatma).



Text 156



catur-vimshati-rupaya

panca-vimshati-murtaye

shad-vimshakatmane nityam

sapta-vimshatikatmane



. . . who appear in twenty-four forms (catur-vimshati-rupa), who appear in twenty-five forms (panca-vimshati-murti), who appear in twenty-six forms (shad-vimshakatma), and who appear in twenty-seven forms (sapta-vimshatikatma).



Text 157



dharmartha-kama-mokshaya

viraktaya namo namah

bhava-shuddhaya siddhaya

sadhyaya sharabhaya ca



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who gives religion, economic development, sense-gratification, and liberation (dharmartha- kama-moksha), who is always aloof from matter (virakta), who is the most pure (bhava-shuddha), who is perfect (siddha), who is the goal of spiritual life (sadhya), who is ferocious like a sharabha monster (sharabha), . . .



Text 158



prabodhaya subodhaya

namo budhi-priyaya ca

snigdhaya ca vidagdhaya

mugdhaya munaye namah



. . . who is transcendental knowledge personified (prabodha and subodha), and who is dear to the wise (budhi-priya). Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who loves His devotees (snigdha), who is most intelligent (vidagdha), who is charming (mugdha), and who is wise (muni).



Text 159



priyam-vadaya shravyaya

shruk-shruvaya shritaya ca

griheshaya maheshaya

brahmeshaya namo namah



Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who speaks sweetly (priyam- vada), whose glories should be heard (shravya), for whose pleasure yajnas are offered (shruk-shruva), the shelter of the devotees (shrita), the Lord of every home (grihesha), the Supreme Personality of Godhead (mahesha), and the Lord of the brahmaëas (brahmesha).



Text 160



shridharaya sutirthaya

hayagrivaya te namah

ugraya ugra-vegaya

ugra-karma-rataya ca



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are the husband of the goddess of fortune (shridhara), the best of holy saints (sutirtha), the Hayagriva incarnation (hayagriva), fearsome (ugra), powerful (ugra-vega), and ferocious (ugra-karma-rata).



Text 161



ugra-netraya vyaghraya

samagra-guëa-shaline

bala-graha-vinashaya

pishaca-graha-ghatine



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, whose eyes are fearsome (ugra-netra), who are ferocious (vyaghra), who have all virtues (samagra-guëa-shali), who destroy the demons and evil spirits (bala-graha- vinasha), who destroy witches (pishaca-graha-ghati), . . .



Text 162



dushöa-graha-nihantre ca

nigrahanugrahaya ca

vrisha-dhvajaya vrishëyaya

vrishaya vrishabhaya ca



. . . who kill evil spirits (dushöa-graha-nihanta), who are most merciful (nigrahanugraha), who carry a flag marked with a bull (vrisha-dhvaja), who are the best (vrishëya, vrisha, and vrishabha), . . .



Text 163



ugra-shravaya shantaya

namah shruti-dharaya ca

namas te deva-devesha

namas te madhusudana



. . . who are most famous (ugra-shrava), who are peaceful (shanta), who remember everything (shruti-dhara), and who are the ruler of the demigods (deva-devesha). Obeisances to You, the killer of the Madhu demon (madhusudana).



164



namas 'te puëdarikaksha

namas 'te durita-kshaya

namas 'te karuëa-sindho

namas 'te samitinjaya



O lotus-eyed Lord (puëdarikaksha), obeisances to You! O Lord who rescue Your devotees from a host of troubles (durita- kshaya), obeisances to You! O ocean of mercy (karuëa-sindhu), obeisances to You! O Lord victorious in battle (samiti{.sy 241}jaya), obeisances to You!



Text 165



namas 'te narasimhaya

namas 'te garuda-dhvaja

yajna-netra namas te 'stu

kala-dhvaja jaya-dhvaja



O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You! O Lord whose flag is marked with Garuda (garuda-dhvaja), obeisances to You! Obeisances to You, O Lord whose eyes are the Vedic yajnas (yajna-netra), whose flag is time (kala-dhvaja), who hold a victory-flag (jaya-dhvaja)!



Text 166



agni-netra namas te 'stu

namas te hy amara-priya

maha-netra namas te 'stu

namas te bhakta-vatsala



O Lord whose eyes are fires (agni-netra), obeisances to You! O Lord dear to the demigods (amara-priya), obeisances to You! O Lord whose eyes are great (maha-netra), obeisances to You! O Lord who love Your devotees (bhakta-vatsala), obeisances to You!



Text 167



dharma-netra namas te 'stu

namas te karuëa-kara

puëya-netra namas te 'stu

namas te 'bhishöa-dayaka



O eye of religion (dharma-netra), obeisances to You! O merciful one (karuëa-kara), obeisances to You! O Lord whose eyes are most sacred (puëya-netra), obeisances to You! O Lord who fulfills Your devotees' desires (abhishöa-dayaka), obeisances to You!



Text 168



namo namas te daya-simha-rupa

namo namas te narasimha-rupa

namo namas te raëa-simha-rupa

namo namas te narasimha-rupa



O merciful lion (daya-simha-rupa), obeisances to You! O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You! O warrior-lion (raëa-simha-rupa), obeisances to You! O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You!



Text 169



uddhatya garvitam daityam

nihatyajau sura-dvisham

deva-karyam mahat kritva

garjase vatma-tejase



O Lord, You have killed the proud demon who hated Your devotee, and have fulfilled Your mission of saving Your devotee. Now You roar loudly.



Text 170



ati-rudram idam rupam

duhsaham duratikramam

drishöva tu shankita sarva

devatas tvam upagatah



Gazing at this ferocious, powerful, and invincible form, the frightened demigods approach You.



Texts 171 and 172



etan pashyan maheshanam

brahmaëam mam shaci-patim

dik-palan dvadashadityan

rudran uraga-rakshasan

sarvan rishi-gaëan saptam

atrim gaurim sarasvatim

lakshmim nadish ca tirthani

ratim bhuta-gaëany api



Please look at them, at Shiva, at me, who am Brahma, at Indra, at the dik-palas, at the twelve Adityas, at the Rudras, at the Uragas and Rakshasas, at all the sages, at the seven sages, at Atri, Gauri, Sarasvati, Lakshmi, the sacred rivers personified, the holy places personified, Rati, and the Bhutas.



Text 173



prasida tvam maha-simha

ugra-bhavam imam tyaja

prakriti-stho bhava tvam hi

shanta-bhavam ca dharaya



O great lion, please be merciful to us. Please give up Your anger. Please become Your self. Please be pacified.



Text 174



ity uktva daëdavad bhumau

papata sa pitamahah

prasida tvam prasida tvam

prasideti punah punah



After speaking these words, Grandfather Brahma fell to the ground like a stick. Again and again he said: Please be merciful! Please be merciful! Please be merciful!





TEXT NUMBERS OF THE NAMES



Each name is followed by it's text number. An asterisk (*) separates each entry.





Abhayankara-simha 118 * Abhista-dayaka 167 * Abhuta 98 * Adbhuta-karma 64 * Adhoksaja 42 * Adhvatita 65 * Adi-deva 23 * Adrpta-nayana 139 * Agalad-vaishnava 79 * Agha-hari 25 * Agha-mardi 127 * Aghora 23 * Aghora-virya 24 * Agni-netra 132 166 * Aho-ratram 89 * Ajaya 23 * Ajita-kari 147 * Akaradi-hakaranta 94 * Akhanda-tattva-rupa 113 * Akrura 21 * Aksa-mali 105 * Aksaya 23 * Aksobhya 62 * Amara-priya 166 * Amita 62 * Amita-tejah 57 * Amitaujah 62 * Amogha 25 * Amrta 62 * Ana 63 * Ana-bhuk 63 * Ana-rupa 63 * Anabher-brahmano-rupa 79 * Anada 63 * Anadi 98 * Anagha 25 * Ananta 47 62 98 * Ananta-gati 117 * Ananta-simha-simha 117 * Anantananta-rupa 52 * Anda-ja 148 * Anekatma 95 * Aniruddha 62 * Antariksa 88 * Antariksa-sthita 116 * Antri-mali 112 * Apamrtyu-vinasa 63 * Apasmara-vighati 63 * Aprameya 62 * Apramita 18 105 * Arakta-rasana 140 * Arupa 22 * Asani-pramita 72 * Asi-carma-dhara 106 * Asirsad-randhra 79 * Astra-rupa 100 * Asura-ghati 153 * Atharva-sirah 72 * Atindriya 151 * Atma-jyotih 92 * Atma-rupa 99 * Atreya 132 * Atta-hasa 7 * Avighna 43 * * Bahu-rupa 100 * Bahu-simha-svarupi 118 * Bahu-srnga 50 * Bahu-yojana-hastanghri 77 * Bahu-yojana-mayata 77 * Bahu-yojana-nasika 77 * Bahu-yojana-vistirna 77 * Bala 28 * Bala-graha-vinasa 161 * Balarama 131 * Bhadra-rupa 101 * Bhairava 112 * Bhakta-vatsala 166 * Bhakti-gamya 145 * Bhargava-rama 130 * Bharta 91 * Bhasa 8 * Bhasaka 73 * Bhava 124 * Bhava-suddha 157 * Bhavisnu 88 * Bhesaja 104 * Bhima-vikramana 146 * Bhisa-daya 146 * Bhisana 112 * Bhisana-bhadra-simha 82 * Bhisma 146 * Bhrajisnu 88 * Bhrgave 45 * Bhu-padmoddharana 68 * Bhuta 44 * Bhuta-garbha-ghrna-nidhi 108 * Bhuta-graha-vinasa 45 * Bhuta-pala 44 * Bhuta-samyaman 45 * Bhuta-vasa 8 44 * Bhuta-vetala-ghata 44 * Bhuta-vigraha 98 * Bhutadhipati 44 * Bhutaghna 43 * Bhuti 44 * Bhuvanaika-simha 83 * Bija 55 * Biji 55 * Brahma 69 * Brahma-brahmatma 70 * Brahma-da 70 * Brahma-garbha 108 * Brahma-rupa 69 * Brahma-rupa-dhara 69 * Brahma-sirah 71 * Brahmacari 133 * Brahmana 70 * Brahmanya 70 * Brahmesa 159 * Brhad-garbha 108 * Brhal-loka 97 * Brhat-simha 115 * Brmhita-bhuta-simha 82 * Buddha 131 * Buddha-rupa 131 * Budhi-priya 158 * * Cakri 20 * Canda 112 * Canda-simha 117 * Catur-atma 95 * Catur-bhuja 95 * Catur-damstra 95 * Catur-murti 95 * Catur-veda-mayottama 95 * Catur-vimsati-rupa 156 * Cid-ambara 32 * Cid-rupa 150 * Citra 54 * Citra-bhanu 54 55 * Citra-kurma 54 * Citra-virya 53 * * Daityari 140 * Daksa 24 * Daksinarya 24 * Damodara 104 * Danavanta-kara 104 * Danda-dhara 112 * Danta 104 * Daya-simha-rupa 168 * Deva 37 51 70 * Deva-devesa 163 * Dhairya 53 * Dhama 102 * Dhamadhipati 102 * Dhananjaya 9 * Dhanvi 9 * Dhanya 9 * Dhara 103 137 * Dharadharagha-dharma 103 * Dharanabhirata 103 * Dharma 41 * Dharma-netra 167 * Dharma-vasa 9 * Dharmadhyaksa 41 * Dharmartha-kama-moksa 157 * Dhata 103 * Dhumra-simha 115 * Dhurandhara 137 * Dhurjit 108 * Dhurta 137 * Dhyana-gamya 102 * Dhyayi 102 * Dhyeya-gamya 102 * Dipta 17 * Dipta-rupa 17 * Disa-srotra 37 * Divya-simha 80 * Drdha 126 * Drpta 139 * Drpta-vaktra 139 * Druma 138 * Duranta 138 * Durasa 139 * Durbheda 139 * Durdana 138 * Durdhara 137 138 * Durita-ksaya 164 * Durlabha 139 * Durmada 138 * Durniriksya 138 * Dusta-graha-nihanta 162 * Dvadasatma 155 * Dvi-srnga 49 * Dvija 132 * * Eka-srnga 49 * Ekatma 95 155 * * Gabhira 66 * Gada-padma-dhara 143 * Gandharva 66 * Garbha 108 * Garistha 57 * Garjita 66 * Garuda-dhvaja 165 * Gati 99 * Gavam-pati 65 * Ghoradhyaksa 24 * Ghoraghora-tara 23 * Go-hita 65 * Gopa 65 * Gopta 91 * Grhastha 133 * Grhesa 159 * Gudakesa 14 * Guha-vasa 135 * Guhya 135 * Guna 10 * Gunaugha 25 * Gupta 135 * Guru 99 135 * * Hanta-kara 94 * Hari 22 75 * Haridra-simha 115 * Harisa 14 * Harta 91 * Hatha 59 * Hayagriva 160 * Hiranya-kavaca 109 * Hiranya-nayana 110 * Hiranya-retah 111 * Hiranya-srnga 111 * Hiranya-vadana 111 * Hiranya-varna-deha 110 * Hiranyagarbha 109 * Hiranyakasipor-hanta 110 * Hiranyaksa-vinasi 110 * Hrsta 56 * Hrt-padma-vasa 68 * * 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Om tambaru tambaru tam tam jam jam (?) kala kala narasimhaya namah //



Shri Nrsimha-stava





Shri Nrisimha-kavaca-stotra

from Shri Brahmaëda Puraëa





Texts 1 and 2





nrisimha-kavacam vakshye

prahladenoditam pura

sarva-raksha-karam puëyam

sarvopadrava-nashanam



sarva-sampat-karam caiva

svarga-moksha-pradayakam

dhyatva nrisimham devesham

hema-simhasana-sthitam



nrisimha—of Lord Nrisimha; kavacam—the armor; vakshye—I will speak; prahladena—by Prahlada Maharaja; uditam—spoken; pura—before; sarva—all; raksha—protection; karam—doing; puëyam—sacred; sarvopadrava-nashanam—destroying all obstacles; sarva-sampat-karam—bringing all good fortune; ca—and; eva—indeed; svarga-moksha-pradayakam—giving liberation; dhyatva—meditating; nrisimham—on lord Nrisimha; devesham—the master of the demigods; hema-simhasana-sthitam—sitting on a golden throne.





Now I will speak the sacred armor of Lord Nrisimha, which Prahlada Maharaja spoke in ancient times, and which gives all protection, destroys all obstacles, and brings good fortune, opulence, and liberation. First one should meditate on Lord Nrisimha, the master of the demigods, who is sitting on a golden throne, . . .





Text 3





vivritasyam tri-nayanam

sharad-indu-sama-prabham

lakshmy-alingita-vamangam

vibhutibhi rupashritam



vivrita—opened; asyam—mouth; tri-nayanam—three eyes; sharad-indu-sama-prabham—splendid like an autumn moon; lakshmi—of the goddess of frotune; alingita—embraced; vama—left; angam—body; vibhutibhih—with opulences; rupa—form; ashritam—taken shelter.





. . . whose mouth is wide open, who has three eyes, who is splendid like an autumn moon, whose left side is embraced by the goddess of fortune, whose form is the shelter of great powers and opulences, . . .





Text 4





catur-bhujam komalangam

svarëa-kuëdala-shobhitam

saroja-shobhitoraskam

ratna-keyura-mudritam



catuh—four; bhujam—arms; komala—soft; angam—limbs; svarëa-kuëdala-shobhitam—splendid with golden earrings; saroja—lotus; shobhita—splendid; uraskam—chest; ratna-keyura-mudritam—with jewel armlets.





. . . who has four arms, soft limbs, splendid golden earrings, a splendid lotus chest, jewel armlets, . . .





Text 5





tapta-kancana-sankasham

pita-nirmala-vasanam

indradi-sura-maulishöhah

sphuran maëikya-diptibhih



tapta—molten; kancana—gold; sankasham—splendor; pita—yellow; nirmala—splendid; vasanam—garments; indra—Indra; adi—beginning; sura—demigods; maulishöhah—the crown; sphuran—manifesting; maëikya—of rubies; diptibhih—with the splendor.





. . . who is splendid like molten gold, dressed in splendid yellow garments, and glorious with the splendor of rubies, who is the crown of the demigods headed by Indra, . . .





Text 6





virajita-pada-dvandvam

shankha-cakradi-hetibhih

garutmata ca vinayat

stuyamanam mudanvitam



virajita—spkendid; pada—feet; dvandvam—pair; shankha—conchshell; cakra—cakra; adi—beginning with; hetibhih—with weapons; garutmata—with Garuda; ca—also; vinayat—humbly; stuyamanam—offering prayers; mudanvitam—happy.





. . . whose feet are splendid, who holds a conchshell, cakra, and a host of weapons, who is filled with bliss, and whom Garuda humbly glorifies with many prayers, . . .





Text 7





sva-hrit-kamala-samvasam

kritva tu kavacam paöhet

nrisimho me shirah patu

loka-rakshartha-sambhavah



sva—own; hrit—heart; kamala—lotus; samvasam—residence; kritva—doing; tu—indeed; kavacam—armor; paöhet—should recite; nrisimhah—Lord Nrisimha; me—of me; shirah—the head; patu—may protect; loka—of the worlds; raksha—protection; artha—prupose; sambhavah—ability.





. . . then one should give Lord Nrisimha a home in the lotus flower of one's heart, and then one should recite the following Nrisimha-kavaca:



May Lord Nrisimha, who protects the entire world, protect my head.





Text 8





sarvago 'pi stambha-vasah

phalam me rakshatu dhvanim

nrisimho me drishau patu

soma-suryagni-locanah



sarvagah—all-pervading; api—even; stambha—in a pillar; vasah—residing; phalam—result; me—of me; rakshatu—may protect; dhvanim—worlds; nrisimhah—Lord Nrisimha; me—of me; drishau—the eyes; patu—may protect; soma—moon; surya—sun; agni—fire; locanah—eyes.





May Lord Nrisimha, who is all-pervading and stays even in a pillar, protect the fruits of my words. May Lord Nrisimha, whose eyes glisten like moons, suns, or fires, protect my eyes.





Text 9





smritam me patu nriharih

muni-varya-stuti-priyah

nasam me simha-nasas tu

mukham lakshmi-mukha-priyah



smritam—memory; me—of me; patu—may protect; nriharih—Lord Nrisimha; muni-varya-stuti-priyah—pleased with the prayers of the sages; nasam—nose; me—of me; simha—lion; nasah—nose; tu—indeed; mukham—face; lakshmi-mukha-priyah—attracted to the face of the goddess of fortune.





May Lord Nrisimha, who is pleased with the eloquent prayers of the sages, protect my memory. May Lord Nrisimha, who dearly loves the goddess of fortune's face, protect my face.





Text 10





sarva-vidyadhipah patu

nrisimho rasanam mama

vaktram patv indu-vadanam

sada prahlada-vanditah



sarva—of all; vidya—knowledge; adhipah—the king; patu—may protect; nrisimhah—Lord Nrisimha; rasanam—toungue; mama—of me; vaktram—voice; patv—may protect; indu-vadanam—moon face; sada—always; prahlada-vanditah—bowed down by Prahlada.





May Lord Nrisimha, the ruler of all knowledge, protect my tongue. May Lord Nrisimha, to whom Prahlada offers obeisances, protect the moon of my face.





Text 11





nrisimhah patu me kaëöham

skandhau bhu-bhrid ananta-krit

divyastra-shobhita-bhujah

nrisimhah patu me bhujau



nrisimhah—Lord Nrisimha; patu—map proterct; me—of me; kaëöham—neck; skandhau—shoulders; bhu-bhrit—the maintainer of the world; ananta—without end; krit—doing; divya—transcendental; astra—wepaons; shobhita—splendid; bhujah—arms; nrisimhah—Lord Nrisimha; patu—may proetct; me—my; bhujau—arms.





May Lord Nrisimha protect my neck. May Lord Nrisimha, who maintains the earth and whose powers have no end, protect my shoulders. May Lord Nrisimha, whose arms are splendid with transcendental weapons, protect my arms.





Text 12





karau me deva-varado

nrisimhah patu sarvatah

hridayam yogi-sadhyash ca

nivasam patu me harih



karau—hands; me—of me; deva-varadah—who gives boons to the demigods; nrisimhah—Lord Nrisimha; patu—may protect; sarvatah—in all respects; hridayam—the heart; yogi—by the yogis; sadhyah—attainable; ca—and; nivasam—home; patu—may protect; me—of me; harih—Lord Hari.





May Lord Nrisimha, who gives boons to the demigods, protect my hands. May Lord Hari, who is attained by the yogis, protect my heart and my home.





Text 13





madhyam patu hiraëyaksha-

vakshah-kukshi-vidaraëah

nabhim me patu nriharih

sva-nabhi-brahma-samstutah



madhyam—torso; patu—may protect; hiraëyaksha—of Hiraëyakashipu; vakshah—chest; kukshi—and belly; vidaraëah—ripping; nabhim—navel; me—of me; patu—may protect; nriharih—Lord Nrisimha; sva—own; nabhi—navel; brahma—by Brahma; samstutah—glorified.





May Lord Nrisimha, who ripped open Hiraëyakashipu's chest and belly, protect my torso. May Lord Nrisimha, who is glorified by Brahma born from the Lord's own navel, protect my navel.





Text 14





brahmaëda-koöayah kaöyam

yasyasau patu me kaöim

guhyam me patu guhyanam

mantraëam guhya-rupa-dhrik



brahmaëda—of universes; koöayah—many millions; kaöyam—on the hips; yasya—of whom; asau—He; patu—may protect; me—of me; kaöim—the hips; guhyam—private parts; me—of me; patu—may protect; guhyanam—of private parts; mantraëam—of mantras; guhya-rupa-dhrik—the sceret form.





May Lord Nrisimha, from whose hips have come many millions of universes, protect my hips. May Lord Nrisimha, the secret form of secret mantras, protect my private parts.





Text 15





uru manobhavah patu

januni nara-rupa-dhrik

janghe patu dhara-bhara-

harta yo 'sau nrikesari



uru—thighs; manobhavah—Kamadeva; patu—may p"rotect; januni—knees; nara-rupa-dhrik—who has a human form; janghe—calves; patu—mya protect; dhara-bhara—the burden of the earth; harta—removing; yah—who; asau—He; nrikesari—Lord Nrisimha;.





May Lord Nrisimha, who is born in the heart, protect my thighs. May Lord Nrisimha whose form is like that of a human being, protect my knees. May Lord Nrisimha, who removes the earth's burden, protect my legs.





Text 16





sura-rajya-pradah patu

padau me nriharishvarah

sahasra-shirshah purushah

patu me sarvashas tanum



sura-rajya-pradah—who gives a kingsdom to the demigods; patu—may protect; padau—feet; me—my; nriharishvarah—Lord Nrisimha; sahasra—thousand; shirshah—heads; purushah—Supreme Personality of Godhead; patu—may protect; me—me; sarvashah—everywhere; tanum—body.





May Lord Nrisimha, who gives royal power to the demigods, protect my feet. May the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has a thousand heads, protect my body always.





Text 17





mahograh purvatah patu

maha-viragrajo 'gnitah

maha-vishëur dakshiëe tu

maha-jvalas tu nairritah



mahograh—very fierce; purvatah—in the east; patu—may protect; maha-viragrajah—the best of heroes; agnitah—from the southeast; maha-vishëuh—Lord Maha Vishëu; dakshiëe—in the south; tu—indeed; maha-jvalah—splendid like fire; tu—indeed; nairritah—southwest.





May ferocious Lord Nrisimha protect me from the east. May Lord Nrisimha, the best of warriors, protect me from the southeast. May Lord Nrisimha, who is Maha Vishëu, protect me from the south. May Lord Nrisimha, who is splendid like fire, protect me from the southwest.





Text 18





pashcime patu sarvesho

dishi me sarvato-mukhah

nrisimhah patu vayavyam

saumyam bhushaëa-vigrahah



pashcime—in the west; patu—may protect; sarveshah—the Lord of all; dishi—in the direction; me—of me; sarvato-mukhah—all-pervading; nrisimhah—Lord Nrisimha; patu—may protect; vayavyam—in the northwest; saumyam—in the north; bhushaëa—ornament; vigrahah—form.





May all-pervading Lord Nrisimha protect me from the west. May Lord Nrisimha protect me from the northwest. May Lord Nrisimha, whose form is the ornament of ornaments, protect me from the north.





Text 19





ishanyam patu bhadro me

sarva-mangala-dayakah

samsara-bhayatah patu

mrityor mrityur nrikesari



ishanyam—northeast; patu—may protect; bhadrah—noble-hearted; me—me; sarva-mangala-dayakah—giving all-asupiciousness; samsara—of birth and death; bhayatah—from the fear; patu—may protect; mrityoh—of death; mrityuh—the death; nrikesari—Lord Nrisimha.





May noble-hearted Lord Nrisimha, who gives all-auspiciousness, protect me from the northwest. May Lord Nrisimha, who is the death of death, protect me from the cycle of birth and death.





Text 20





idam nrisimha-kavacam

prahlada-mukha-maëditam

bhaktiman yah paöhen nityam

sarva-papaih pramucyate



idam—this; nrisimha-kavacam—Nrisimha-kavaca; prahlada-mukha-maëditam—decorated by the moth of Prahlada; bhaktiman—devoted; yah—who; paöhet—recites; nityam—regularly; sarva-papaih—from all sins; pramucyate—freed.





A devotee who regularly chants this Nrisimha-kavaca, which bears the mouth of Prahlada Maharaja as its ornament, becomes free from all sins.





Text 21





putravan dhanavan loke

dirghayur upajayate

kamayate yam yam kamam

tam tam prapnoty asamshayam



putravan—good children; dhanavan—wealthy; loke—in the world; dirghayuh—long life; upajayate—is born; kamayate—desires; yam yam—whatever; kamam—desire; tam tam—that; prapnoty—attains; asamshayam—without doubt.





He has good children. He becomes wealthy. He lives for a long time in this world. Whatever he desires he attains. Of this there is no doubt.





Text 22





sarvatra jayam apnoti

sarvatra vijayi bhavet

bhumy-antariksha-divyanam

grahanam vinivaraëam



sarvatra—everywhere; jayam—victory; apnoti—attains; sarvatra—everywhere; vijayi—victorious; bhavet—is; bhumi—earth; antariksha—the sky; divyanam—the celestial world; grahanam—of of planets; vinivaraëam—warding off.





Everywhere he attains victory. Everywhere he is victorious. He is protected from earthly, celestial, and intermediate inauspicious planets.





Text 23





vrishcikoraga-sambhuta-

vishapaharaëam param

brahma-rakshasa-yakshaëam

durotsaraëa-karaëam



vrishcika—scorpions; uraga—snakes; sambhuta—born; visha—poison; apaharaëam—removal; param—supreme; brahma-rakshasa-yakshaëam—of brahma-raksasas and yaksas; durotsaraëa-karaëam—casting away.





The poison of snakes and scorpions is removed. Yakshas and brahma-rakshasas are thrown far away.





Text 24





bhuje va tala-patre va

kavacam likhitam shubham

kara-mule dhritam yena

sidhyeyuh karma-siddhayah



bhuje—on the arm; va—or; tala-patre—on a plam leaf; va—or; kavacam—kavaca; likhitam—written; shubham—auspiciousness; kara-mule—on the wrist; dhritam—held; yena—by whom; sidhyeyuh—attains perfection; karma-siddhayah—the perfection of activities.





A person who writes this auspicious kavaca on his arm, or on a palm leaf that he then wears on his wrist, attains perfection in all that he does.





Text 25





devasura-maushyeshu

svam svam eva jayam labhet

eka-sandhyam tri-sandhyam va

yah paöhen niyato narah



deva—demigods; asura—demons; maushyeshu—and human beings; svam svam—own; eva—indeed; jayam—victory; labhet—attaisn; eka-sandhyam—once; tri-sandhyam—thrice; va—or; yah—who; paöhen—recites; niyatah—regularly; narah—a person.





A person who daily recites this kavaca at sunrise, noon, and sunset, or at only one of those three times, becomes victorious over humans, demons, and demigods.





Text 26





sarva-mangala-mangalyam

bhuktim muktim ca vindati

dva-trimshati-sahasraëi

paöhet shuddhatmanam nriëam



sarva-mangala-mangalyam—the greatest of all auspiciousness; bhuktim—enjoyment; muktim—liberation; ca—and; vindati—finds; dva-trimshati-sahasraëi—32,000; paöhet—recites; shuddhatmanam—of they who are pure in heart; nriëam—people.





A person who recites this kavaca 32,000 times attains the happiness, liberation, and supreme auspiciousness available to they who are pure in heart.





Texts 27 and 28





kavacasyasya mantrasya

mantra-siddhih prajayate

anena mantra-rajena

kritva bhasmabhir mantraëam



tilakam vinyased yas tu

tasya graha-bhayam haret

tri-varam japamanas tu

dattam vary abhimantrya ca



kavacasya—of the kavaca; asya—of this; mantrasya—mantra; mantra-siddhih—the perfection of matrans; prajayate—is born; anena—by this; mantra-rajena—king of mantras; kritva—doing; bhasmabhih—with ashes; mantraëam—mantra; tilakam—tilaka; vinyaset—places; yah—who; tu—certainly; tasya—of him;; graha-bhayam—fear of planets; haret—removes; tri-varam—thrice; japamanah—chanting; tu—indeed; dattam—offered; vary—in water; abhimantrya—chanting the mantra; ca—also.





This kavaca mantra brings the perfection of all mantras. It is the king of mantras. One who wears tilaka of the sacred ashes of this mantra, sips acamana, and chants this mantra three times no longer fears inauspicious planets.





Text 29





prashayed yo naro mantram

nrisimha-dhyanam acaret

tasya rogah praëashyanti

ye ca syuh kukshi-sambhavah



prashayet—chants; yah—who; narah—a person; mantram—mantra; nrisimha-dhyanam—meditation on Lord Nrisimha; acaret—should do; tasya—of him; rogah—disease; praëashyanti—perishes; ye—who; ca—and; syuh—are; kukshi-sambhavah—created in the belly.





A person's abdominal diseases are at once destroyed when he chants this mantra and meditates on Lord Nrisimha,







Prayers to Lord Nrisimha from Shri Vishëu-dharmottara Puraëa





Text 1





om namo bhagavate vasudevaya namo narasimhayadi-devaya sarva-loka-paramaya narayaëaya nitya-sannihita-samprapya-shakti-bala-virya-tejo-vibhavaya maha-rajata-parvata-prakasha-vapushe brihat-kesara-saöaya vishva-pradeshabhyunnata-tamra-ruci-visphurjita-prabha-hema-varëaya. . . .



om—Om; namah—obeisances; bhagavate—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vasudevaya—Lord Vasudeva; namah—obeisances; narasimhaya—to Lord Nrisimha; adi-devaya—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva—all; loka—worlds; paramaya—supreme; narayaëaya—Lord Narayaëa; nitya—eternal; sannihita—placed; samprapya—to be attained; shakti—power; bala—strength; virya—heroism; tejah—splendor; vibhavaya—glory; maha—great; rajata—silver; parvata—mountain; prakasha—splendor; vapushe—form; brihat-kesara-saöaya—with a great mane; vishva-pradesha—to the universe; abhyunnata—projecting; tamra—red; ruci—splendor; visphurjita—maniefsted; prabha—splendor; hema—gold; varëaya—color.





Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead, supreme in all the worlds, the resting-place of all living beings, eternally glorious with strength, power, heroism, and splendor, splendid like a great silver mountain, splendid with a great mane, splendid with a ruddy golden glory that fills the universe, . . .





Text 2





. . . prapanna-jana-badhapanayana-nimittotpanna-bhru-kuöi-kuöila-lalataya shata-hradavarta-dipta-vikshipyamaneshu galaya jvalad-anala-lola-pinga-vritta-diptakshaya sphuöa-cipiöa-dhamani-saha-pura-vibhishaëa-praëa-vamshaya . . .



. . . prapanna-jana—of the surrendered souls; badha—obstacles; apanayana—removal; nimitta—cause; utpanna—manifested; bhru—eyebrows; kuöi—knitting; kuöila—crooked; lalataya—whose forehead; shata—a hundred; hrada—lakes; avarta—whirlpool; dipta—splendid; vikshipyamaneshu—being tossed; galaya—neck; jvalat—blazing; anala—fire; lola—restless; pinga—red; vritta—round; dipta—glowing; akshaya—eyes; sphuöa—manifested; cipiöa—short; dhamani—neck; saha—with; pura—city; vibhishaëa—frightening; praëa—life-breaths; vamshaya—multtiude.





. . . on His forehead eyebrows whose knitting removes all troubles and obstacles from His surrendered devotees, His neck splendid like a hundred whirlpools, His restless, glistening, red eyes two blazing fires, His short neck the city where His frightening breath resides, . . .





Text 3





. . . sphurat-purëobhaya-kapola-desha-parshvaya bala-candrakaroshöha-puöa-vinirgata-bhrajamanati-tikshëa-sita-mahogra-damshöra-sarvasyavasamagama-kshobha-shani-sahasravapatambuda-vrata-garjitati-bhima-ninadaya muhur-muhur-vyapta-bhimardha-vada-nadesha-drishyamana-shuddhi-shikhara-dashana-pankti-tara-vibhasvara-sandhyanuranjita-nabha-sthala-prakasha-vapushe . . .



. . . sphurat—splendid; purëa—full; ubhaya—pair; kapola-desha—cheeks; parshvaya—sides; bala—rising; candra—moon; akara—form; oshöha-puöa—lips; vinirgata—gone; bhrajamana—shining; ati-tikshëa—very sharp; sita—white; maha—great; ugra—fierce; damshöra—teeth; sarva—all; asya—mouth; avasamagama—come; kshobha—agitation; shani—slow; sahasra—thousand; avapata—falling; ambuda-vrata—of many clouds; garjita—thunder; ati-bhima—very frighting; ninadaya—sound; muhur-muhuh—again and again; vyapta—manifested; bhima—frightening; ardha—half; vada—sound; nadesha—king of sounds; drishyamana—being seen; shuddhi—purity; shikhara-dashana—sharp teeth; pankti—row; tara—stars; vibhasvara—shining; sandhya—sunset; anuranjita—shining; nabha-sthala—sky; prakasha—shining; vapushe—whose from.





. . . His cheeks splendid, His lips rising moons, His sharp, white, fearsome teeth glistening, His frightening roar a thousand thunderbolts from slowly moving clouds, as He roars His sharp teeth glistening like stars in the sky at sunset, . . .





Text 4





. . . talu-lola-jihva-latagra-sthira-samayukta-citta-bhavamsa-kuöa-skanda-madhya-desha-supratishöhita-pina-vritta-caru-kambu-grivaya shrivatsankitalankrita-maha-vakshah-sthalaya vividha-rucira-parama-sugandhi-muktaka-pushpa-grathita-pralamba-mala-dharaya . . .



. . . talu—palate; lola—restless; jihva—tongue; lata-—vine; agra—tip; sthira—staying; samayukta—endowed; citta—heart; bhavamsa-kuöa-skanda—tall shoulders; madhya-desha—middle; supratishöhita—situated; pina-vritta—broad; caru—graceful; kambu—conchshell; grivaya—neck; shrivatsa—with Shrivatsa; ankita—marked; alankrita—decorated; maha—great; vakshahchest; sthalaya—place; vividha—various; rucira—graceful; parama—supremely; sugandhi—fragrant; muktaka-pushpa—mukjtaka flowers; grathita—strung; pralamba-mala-dharaya—wearing a great garland.





. . . the vine of His tongue moving restlessly on His palate, His shoulders broad, His thick neck graceful like a conchshell, His great chest marked with the Shrivatsa and decorated with a garland of many fragrant muktaka flowers, . . .





Text 5





. . . marutaditya-pracara-balanuvijayonnatabhyunnata-bahu-prakoshöha-kara-tala-karajogra-ghora-praharaëaya hiraëyakashipu-rudhira-pana-sutikshëa-vajrayudhaya parama-pita-kausheya-vastra-baddha-kakshy-aparikaraya . . .



. . . maruta—wind; aditya—sun; pracara—moving; bala—power; anuvijaya—fanning; unnatabhyunnata—raised; bahu—arms; prakoshöha—forearms; kara-tala—ahnds; karaja—fingers; ugra-ghora—ferarsome; praharaëaya—taking; hiraëyakashipu—of Hiraëyakashipu; rudhira—blood; pana—drink; sutikshëa—very sharp; vajra—thunderbolt; ayudhaya—weapon; parama—supreme; pita—yellow; kausheya—silk; vastra—garments; baddha—boad; kakshi—waist; aparikaraya—sash.





. . . His broad and frightening arms, hands, and fingers moving like the sun and the wind, His sharp thunderbolt weapon sipping the blood of Hiraëyakashipu, His waist bound with a yellow silk sash, . . .





Text 6





. . . vajra-samhatonnata-sucira-sushlishöha-sandhi-kaöy-uru-janu-maha-purusha-narasimhadi-devaya sthira-sayukta-bhaktocita-prasrita-tanv-akara-gudha-gulpha-sandhi-maha-bahu-vega-maha-javaya caraëa-vikrama-prabhava-prakampyamana-prithivi-talaya . . .



. . . vajra—thunderbolt; samhata—struck; unnata—raised; sucira—long; sushlishöha—graceful; sandhi—meeting; kaöi—hips; uru—thighs; janu—knees; maha—great; purusha—person; narasimh—Nrisimha; adi-devaya—Supreme Lord; sthira-sayukta-bhakta—with the saintly devotees; ucita—proper; prasrita—expanded; tanu—slender; akara—form; gudha—hidden; gulpha—ankles; sandhi—meeting; maha—great; bahu—arms; vega—power; maha—great; javaya—speed; caraëa—feet; vikrama—power; prabhava—glory; prakampyamana—trembling; prithivi—of the earth; talaya—the surface.





. . . His form containing the features of a lion and a man, His graceful hips, thighs, and knees powerful like a raised thunderbolt and marked with the signs of a great personality, His slender form always worshiped by the devotees, His ankles graceful, His great arms powerful and swift, His footsteps making the earth tremble, . . .





Text 7





. . . shri-vriksha-shankha-cakra-gada-sannadyavarta-dhvajankusha-dharatapatradarshaka-matsya-kurma-vici-yupa-candrarka-vrishabhashva-gaja-ratha-parama-purusha-parama-mangalya-roma-kuöa-cchayaya tanu-mahendra-vasu-rudraditya-sandhyasvi-marud-gaëa-samstutacintyarcitabhimukha-prasanna-caraëaya.



. . . shri—glorious; vriksha—lotus; shankha—conch; cakra—disc; gada—club; sannadyavarta—turning; dhvaja—flag; ankusha-elephant goad; dhara—holding; atapatra—parasol; adarshaka—mirror; matsya—fish; kurma—tortoise; vici—wave; yupa—yupa; candra—moon; arka—sun; vrishabha—bull; ashva—horse; gaja—elephant; ratha—cahriot; parama—exalted; purusha—person; parama—supremely; mangalya—auspicious; roma—hairs; kuöa—multitude; cchayaya—shade; tanu—body; mahendra—Indfra; vasu—the Vasus; rudrqa—the Rudras; aditya—the Adityas; sandhya—the sandhyas; ashvi—the Avinis; marud-gaëa—the Maruts; samstuta—praised; acintya—inconceivable; arcita—worshiped; abhimukha—facing; prasanna—glorious; caraëaya—feet.





. . . His form marked with the splendid signs of a tree, conchshell, disc, club, whirlpool, flag, elephant goad, parasol, mirror, fish, tortoise, wave, yupa, moon, sun, bull, horse, elephant, and chariot, His form marked with the signs of an exalted personality, His form marked with the signs of great auspiciousness, His mane like a great shadow, and His graceful, splendid, inconceivable, and blissful feet worshiped and praised by Indra, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Adityas, the Sandhyas, the Ashvis, and the Maruts.





Text 8





bhagavan namas te tvam agacchagaccha bhagavann atma-bala-virya-tejo-guëatma-vikrama-sankhya-yogadhyatma-pavitra-shauca-dharma-mahatmyanvitavirbhavitottishöha parama-deva sarva-gatraëy abhidhunvan sarva-papany apamrijya vipranashavishöanam vipranashayavidyanam parama-purusha parama-mangalya bhakta-vatsala bhaktanugrahayabhayam-pradaya.



bhagavan—O Lord; namah—obeisances; te—unto You; tvam—You; agaccha—please come; agaccha—please come; bhagavann—O Lord; atma—own; bala—strength; virya—heroism; tejah—splendor; guëa—virtues; atma—own; vikrama—power; sankhya—sankhya; yoga—yoga; adhyatma—transcendental knowledge; pavitra—pure; shauca—clean; dharma—nature; mahatmya—glory; anvita—with; avirbhavavita—please appear; uttishöha—please appear; parama-deva—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva-gatraëi—all limbs; abhidhunvan—shaking; sarva-papany—all sins; apamrijya—wiping away; vipranashavishöanam—of destructions; vipranashaya—for destruction; avidyanam—of illusions; parama—supreme; purusha—O person; parama-mangalya—O supreme auspiciousness; bhakta-vatsala—O Lord affectionate to the devotees; bhakta—to the devotees; anugrahaya—merciful; abhayam-pradaya—giving fearlessness.





O Lord, obeisances unto You! O Lord, please come! Please come! O Lord glorious with power, heroism, splendor, virtues, strength, sankhya, yoga, transcendental knowledge, purity, and religion, please appear! O Supreme Lord, by shaking Your limbs please wipe away all my sins. Please destroy all dangers and illusions. O Supreme Person, O Supreme Auspiciousness, O lover of Your devotees, O Lord merciful to Your devotees, please remove all my fears.





Text 9





tad brahma satyam anadyam anuttamam nihshrieyasam tad bhagavan acashöam tad bhagavan vidatam nirasya papmanam nirasya kalmasham shashvac chantim upanaya shreya upanaya svastim upanaya ashisham upanaya



tat—He; brahma—Supreme; satyam—Truth; anadyam—without beginning; anuttamam—peerless; nihshrieyasam—the best; tat—He; bhagavan—the all-opulent Supreme Personality of Godhead; acashöam—action; tat—that; bhagavan—Supreme Personality of Godhead; vidatam—doing; nirasya—removing; papmanam—sin; nirasya—removing; kalmasham—impurity; shashvac—eternal; chantim—peace; upanaya—bring; shreya—best; upanaya—bring; svastim—auspiciousness; upanaya—bring; ashisham—blessing; upanaya—bring.





You are the Supreme. You are the Absolute Truth, beginningless, peerless, the best. You are the all-opulent Supreme Personality of Godhead. O Lord, please remove my sins. Please remove my sins. Please make me always peaceful. Please give what is best for me. Please give me auspiciousness. Please bless me.





Text 10





brahma prapadye tvam vishëo bhagavan puëdarikaksha jnanaishvarya-shakti-bala-tejo-guëatmaka parama-purusha parama-mangalya padma-nabha haya-shirah adi-varaha narasimha vamana trivikrama rama rama vasudeva sankarshaëa pradyumnaniruddha purusha satyashruta vasudeva adi-madhya-nidhanaka-ceshöita ceshöatma-mayaho-ratra-yati-manjishöha-shukla-vasah suparëa-tala makara-dhvaja parama-vidyakarma kala-nabha svasty asamabhyah svasti prajabhyah.



brahma—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; prapadye—I surrender; tvam—to You; vishëah—O Lord Vishëu; bhagavan—O Supreme Personality of Godhead; puëdarikaksha—O lotus-eyed one; jnana—knowledge; aishvarya—opulence; shakti—power; bala—strength; tejah—splendor; guëa—virtues; atmaka—self; parama-purusha—supreme persopn; parama-mangalya—supreme auspiciousness; padma-nabha—lotus-nevaled one; haya-shirah—hore's head; adi-varaha—boar incarnation; narasimha—Lord Nrisimha; vamana—Vamana; trivikrama—Trivikrama; rama—Rama; rama—Rama; vasudeva—Vasudeva; sankarshaëa—Sankarshaëa; pradyumna—Pradyumna; aniruddha—Aniruddha; purusha—Purusha-avatara; satyashruta—Satyashruta; vasudeva—Vasudeva; adi-madhya-nidhanaka—beginning middles, and end; ceshöita—actions; ceshöa—actions; atma-maya—own self; aho-ratra—day and night; yati-manjishöha-shukla-vasah—graceful white garments; suparëa-tala—resting on Garuda; makara-dhvaja—Kamadeva; parama-vidya—supreme knowledge; akarma—freedom from karma; kala-nabha—whose navel is time; svasty—auspiciousness; asamabhyah—to the peerless great devotees; svasti—auspiciousness; prajabhyah—to the people.





O great one, I surrender unto You. O Lord Vishëu, O lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead, O master of knowledge, opulence, power, strength, glory, and virtue, O supreme person, O supreme auspiciousness, O lotus-naveled Lord, O Lord Hayagriva, O Lord Varaha, O Lord Nrisimha, O Lord Vamana, O Lord Trivikrama, O Lord Parashurama, O Lord Ramacandra, O Lord Balarama, O Lord Krishëa the son of Vasudeva, O Lord Vasudeva, O Lord Sankarshaëa, O Lord Pradyumna, O Lord Aniruddha, O Purusha-avatara, O Lord Satyashruta, O Lord Vasudeva, O creator, maintainer, and destroyer of the worlds, O creator of the days and the nights, O Lord dressed in graceful white garments, O Lord seated on Garuda, O father of Kamadeva, O Lord who gives transcendental knowledge, O Lord who gives freedom from karma, O Lord whose navel is time, I surrender unto You. May auspiciousness be to the peerless great devotees. May auspiciousness be to the people.





Text 11





tvam eva mantram tvam raksha

tvam aushadham anuttamam

trividhad api duhkhan mam

pracodaya jagat-pate



tvam—You; eva—indeed; mantram—mantra; tvam—You; raksha—protection; tvam—You; aushadham—medicine; anuttamam—peerless; trividhat—threefold; api—even; duhkhan—from the miseries; mam—me; pracodaya—please send; jagat—of the universe; pate—O master.





You are the Vedic mantras. You are my protection. You are the final medicine. O master of the worlds, please protect me from the three sufferings!





Text 12





brahman prapadye tvam vishëo

sharaëagata-vatsala

tada shuddho maha-matir

bhava-duhkha-vinirgatah



brahman—O great one; prapadye—I surrender; tvam—to You; vishëah—O Lord Vishëu; sharaëagata-vatsala—who love the surrendered souls; tada—then; shuddhah—pure; maha-matih—noble-hearted; bhava-duhkha-vinirgatah—free from the sufferings of material life.





O Lord Vishëu, O great one, O Lord affectionate to Your surrendered devotees, I surrender to You. Please make me pure. Please make me generous at heart. Please free me from the sufferings of this world.







Shri Nrisimha-stuti

by Shri Narayaëa Paëdita Acarya





Mangalacaraëa





udaya-ravi-sahasra-dyotitam ruksha-viksham

pralaya-jaladhi-nadam kalpa-krid-vahni-vaktram

sura-pati-ripu-vakshash-cheda-raktokshitangam

praëata-bhaya-haram tam narasimham namami



udaya—rising; ravi—suns; sahasra—thousands; dyotitam—splendid; ruksha—angry; viksham—glance; pralaya—of devastation; jaladhi—ocean; nadam—sound; kalpa—kalpa; krit—doing; vahni—fire; vaktram—mouth; sura—of the demigods; pati—of the king; ripu—of the enemy; vakshah—the chest; cheda—breaking; rakta—with blood; ukshita—sprinkled; angam—limbs; praëata—of the surrendered souls; bhaya—the fears; haram—removing; tam—to Him; narasimham—Lord Nrisimha; namami—I bow down.





I bow down before Lord Nrisimha, who is splendid like thousands of rising suns, whose eyes are filled with anger, whose roar is like the roaring of the ocean at the time of the universe's destruction, whose face is like the blazing fires at the end of the kalpa, whose limbs are sprinkled with blood from the broken chest of Indra's enemy, and who removes the fears of His surrendered devotees.





Text 1





pralaya-ravi-karalakara-ruk-cakra-valam

virala-yad-uru-roci-rocitashantarala

prati-bhayatama-kopaty-utkaöoccaööa-hasin

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



pralaya—destruction; ravi—sun; karala—fearsome; akara—form; ruk—of light; cakra-valamcircle; virala-yad-uru-roci—great splendor; rocita—illuminated; ashantarala—the directions; prati-bhayatama—great fear; kopa—anger; aty-utkaöoccaööa-hasin—with loud laughter; daha—burn; daha—burn; narasimha—O Lord Nrisimha; asahya—invincible; vira—power; ahitam—inauspicious; me—of me.





O Lord whose splendor fills the directions with light, O Lord effulgent like the sun at the time of the universe's destruction, O invincible, all powerful Lord whose loud and angry laughter fills the demons with fear, O invincible, all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 2





sarasa-rabhasa-padapata-bharabhirava-

pracakita-cala-sapta-dvandva-loka-stutas tvam

ripu-rudhira-nishekeëaiva shoëanghri-shalin

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



sarasa—passionate; rabhasa—violent; pada—feet; apata—falling; bhara—burden; abhirava—by the sound; pracakita—frightened; cala—going; sapta-dvandva-loka-stutah—to the fourteen worlds; tvam—You; ripu—enemy's; rudhira—blood; nishekeëa—by the shower; eva—indeed; shoëa—red; anghri—feet; shalin—possessing.





O Lord the sounds of whose passionate footsteps make the demons flee to the fourteen worlds, O Lord whose feet are reddened by the shower of Your enemy's blood, O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 3





tava ghana-ghana-ghosho ghoram aghraya jangha-

parigham alaghum uru-vyaja-tejo-girim ca

ghana-vighaöitam agad daitya-janghalasangho

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



tava—Your; ghana-ghana-ghoshah—thunder of many clouds; ghoram—horrible; aghraya—smelling; jangha—legs; parigham—iron rod; alaghum—thick; uru—thighs; vyaja—seeming; tejah—of light; girim—mountain; ca—also; ghana-vighaöitam—to the sky; agat—far away; daitya-janghala-sagdhah—the multitude of fleeing demons.





O Lord, when they perceive the slightest scent of the iron mace that is Your legs or the mountain of light that is Your thighs, the demons, screaming like thunder, flee into the sky. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 4





kaöaki-kaöaka-rajad-dhatakagrya-sthalabha

prakaöa-paöa-taöit te sat-kaöi-sthati-paövi

kaöuka-kaöuka-dushöaöopa-drishöi-pramushöau

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



kaöaki—thighs; kaöaka—mountain; rajad-shining; hataka—golden; agrya-sthala—peak; abha—splendor; prakaöa—manifested; paöa—garments; taöit—lightning bolt; te—of You; sat-kaöi-stha—styaing on the hips; ati-paövi—very expert; kaöuka-kaöuka—hardest of the hard; dushöa—of the demons; aöopa—bewildered; drishöi—eyes; pramushöau—robbing.





O Lord, the golden effulgence of the mountain peak that is Your hips, a mountain peak clothed in the lightning flashes of Your yellow garments, has robbed the harsh and angry demons of their eyes. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 5





prakhara-nakhara-vajrotkhata-rukshari-vakshah-

shikhari-shikhara-raktair akta-sandoha-deha

su-balibha-shubha-kukshe bhadra-gambhira-nabhe

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



prakhara—sharp; nakhara—claws; vajra—thunderbolt; utkhata—ripped apart; ruksha—hard; ari—of theenemy; vakshah—the chest; shikhari-shikhara—mountain peak; raktaih—with blood; akta—anointed; sandoha-deha—torso; su-balibha—with three folds of skin; shubha—glorious; kukshe—belly; bhadra—graceful; gambhira—deep; nabhe—navel.





O Lord, Your abdomen, with its handsome lines of tri-bali and its deep and graceful navel, is now anointed with blood from the mountain peak of Your enemy's hard chest, now ripped apart by Your sharp nails. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 6





sphurayati tava sakshat saiva nakshatra-mala

kshapita-ditija-vaksho-vyapta-nakshatra-margam

ari-dara-dhara janv-asakta-hasta-dvayaho

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



sphurayati—manifests; tava—Your; sakshat—directly; sa—that; eva—indeed; nakshatra-mala—stars; kshapita—destroyed; ditija—demon's; vakshah—chest; vyapta—maniefsted; nakshatra-margam—the pathway of the stars (the sky); ari—cakra; dara—and conchshell; dhara—holding; janu—to the knees; asakta—reaching; hasta-dvaya—hands; ahah—Oh!





O Lord who hold the disc and conchshell, O Lord whose hands reach to Your knees, O Lord who made a garland of stars shine in the sky of the defeated demon's chest. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 7





kaöu-vikaöa-saöaughodghaööanad bhrashöa-bhuyo-

ghana-paöala-vishalakasha-labdhavakasham

kara-parigha-vimarda-prodyamam dhyayatas te

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



kaöu—sharp; vikaöa—expanded; saöa—mane; augha—flood; udghaööanat—from the attack; bhrashöa—fallen; bhuyah—many; ghana—-paöala—multitudes of clouds; vishala—great; akasha—sky; labdha—obtained; avakasham—opportunity; kara—of the hands; parigha—the iron maces; vimarda-prodyamam—struck by the blows; dhyayatah—meditating; te—they.





O Lord whose great mane made many clouds fall from the sky, O Lord whose hands are formidable iron maces, I meditate on You. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 8





haöha-luöhad-alaghishöhotkaëöha-dashöoshöha-vidyut-

saöa shaöha-kaöhinorah-piöha-bhit sushöhu nishöham

paöati tu tava kaëöhadhishöha-ghorantra-mala

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



haöha—violent; luöhat—moving; alaghishöha—thick; utkaëöha—neck; dashöa—bitten; oshöha—lips; vidyut—lightning; saöa—mane; shaöha—of the demon; kaöhina—hard; urah-piöha—chest; bhit—breaking; sushöhu—greatly; nishöham—faith; paöati—recites; tu—indeed; tava—of You; kaëöha—on the neck; adhishöha—placed; ghora—horrible; antra—of entrails; mala—garland.





O Lord, Your thick neck is turned to Your vicious enemy. You bite Your lips in anger. Your mane is like lightning. You eagerly rip apart the demon's chest. The horrible necklace of entrails around Your neck recites eloquent prayers glorifying You. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 9





hata-bahu-mihirabhasahya-samhara-ramho

huta-vaha-bahu-heti-hreshitananta-heti

ahita-vihita-moham samvahan saimham asyam

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



hata—defeated; bahu—many; mihira—suns; abha—splendor; asahya—unbearable; samhara—destruction; ramhah—violence; huta—offered; vaha—fire; bahu—many; heti—flames; hreshita—roars; ananta—limitless; heti—splendor; ahita—to the enemies; vihita—given; moham—bewilderment; samvahan—carrying; saimham—of a lion; asyam—the face.





O Lord whose invincible violent power is more brilliant than a host of suns, O Lord whose roaring burns greater than a host of fires, O Lord whose lion face bewilders Your enemies, O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 10





guru-guru-giri-rajat-kandarantar-gate va

dinamaëi-maëi-shringe vanta-vahni-pradipte

dadhad-ati-kaöu-damshöre bhishaëojjihva-vaktre

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



guru—great; guru—greatest; giri—mountain; rajat—shining; kandara—cave; antah—within; gate—gone; va—or; dinamaëi-maëi—of suryakanta jewels; shringe—on the summit; va—or; anta—at the end of the cosmos; vahni—fire; pradipte—shining; dadhat—manifesting; ati—very; kaöu—sharp; damshöre—teeth; bhishaëa—frightening; ujjihva—with tongue; vaktre—mouth.





O Lord, with its very sharp teeth and fearful tongue, Your gaping mouth is like the greatest of splendid mountain caves, or like a mountain peak of suryakanta jewels, or like the blazing fire that destroys the universe. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 11





adharita-vibudhabdhi-dhyana-dhairyam vididhyad

vividha-vibudha-dhi-sraddhapitendrari-nasham

vidadhad-ati-kaöahodghaööaneddhaööa-hasam

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



adharita—entered; vibudha—of the demiogds; abdhi—the ocean; dhyana—of meditation; dhairyam—steadiness; vididhyat—shining; vividha—various; vibudha—of the demigods; dhi—intelligence; sraddhapita—concluded; indra—of Indra; ari—of the enemies; nasham—destruction; vidadhat—placing; ati—very; kaöaaha—universe; udghaööana—shaking; iddha—expanded; aööa—raised; hasam—laughter.





O Lord, Your loud and shrill laughter shakes the universe and agitates the peaceful ocean of the demigods' meditations. The demigods trust that this laughter means the death of Indra's enemies. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 12





tri-bhuvana-triëa-matra-traëa-trishëam tu netra-

trayam ati-laghitarcir-vishöapavishöa-padam

navatara-ravi-tamram dharayan ruksha-viksham

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



tri—three; bhuvana—worlds; triëa—a blade of grass; matra—only; traëa—protection; trishëam—thirst; tu—indeed; netra—eyes; trayam—three; ati—very; laghita—light; arcih—of light; vishöapa—places; avishöa—entered; padam—parts; navatara—new; ravi—sun; tamram—red; dharayan—manifesting; ruksha—angry; viksham—glance.





O Lord, red like the rising sun, Your three angry eyes make all brilliant things in this world seem dim by comparison. Those eyes thirst to protect the blade of straw that is the three worlds. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 13





bhramad-abhibhava-bhubhrid-bhuri-bhu-bhara-sadbhid-

bhid-abhinava-vida-bhru-vibhramadabhra-shubhra

ribhu-bhava-bhaya-bhettar bhasi bho bho vibhabhir

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



bhramat—illusions; abhibhava—defeat; bhu—the world; bhrit—maintaining; bhuri—great; bhu—of the earth; bhara—burden; sat—the saintly devotees; bhit—of they who harm; bhit—destruction; abhinava—new; vida-bhru-vibhrama—moving of the eyebrows; adabhra—great; shubhra—splendor; ribhu—of the demigods; bhava—of continued material existence; bhaya—fear; bhettah—breaking; bhasi—You shine; bhah—Oh; bhah—Oh; vibhabhih—with splendors.





O Lord, the knitting of Your eyebrows is glorious without limit. Those eternally new movements defeat illusions, maintain the worlds, remove the burden of the worlds, and kill they who would harm Your devotees. O Lord who break apart the demigods' fears that they will remain trapped in this world of birth and death, You shine with great splendor. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 14





shravaëa-khacita-cancat-kuëdaloccaëda-gaëda

bhru-kuöi-kaöu-lalaöa shreshöha-nasaruëoshöha

vara-da su-rada rajat-kesarotsaritare

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



shravaëa—ears; khacita—decorated; cancat—moving; kuëdala—earrings; uccaëda—fearsome; gaëda—cheeks; bhru—eyebrows; kuöi—movements; kaöu—sharp; lalaöa—forehead; shreshöha—best; nasa—nose; aruëa—red; oshöha—lips; varada—O giver of boons; su-rada—beautiful teeth; rajat—glistening; kesara—mane; utsarita—driven away; are—enemies.





O Lord whose fearsome cheeks are decorated with swinging earrings, O Lord whose forehead is ferocious with moving eyebrows, O Lord whose nose is the most graceful, whose lips are red, whose teeth are splendid, and whose mane glistens wonderfully, O Lord who make Your enemies flee in all directions, O giver of boons, O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 15





kaci-kacakacad-rajad-ratna-koöira-shalin

gala-gata-galad-usrodara-ratnangadadhya

kanaka-kaöaka-kanci-shinjini-mudrikavan

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



kaci-kaca-kacat—on the top of Your mane; rajat—shining; ratna—jewel; koöira—crown; shalin—possessing; gala—on the neck; gata—gone; galad-usra—effulgent; udara—great; ratna—jewel; angada—with armlets; adhya—opulent; kanaka—jewel; kaöaka—bracelet; kanci—belt; shinjini—anklets; mudrika—finger rings; van—possessing.





O Lord wearing a splendid jewel crown in Your mane, O Lord glorious with a splendid jewel necklace, and with armlets, golden bracelets, belt, anklets, and finger rings, O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 16





ari-daram asi-kheöau baëa-cape gadam san

musalam api karabhyam ankusham pasha-varyam

kara-yugala-dhritantra-srag vibhinnari-vaksho

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



ari—cakra; daram—conchshell; asi—sword; kheöau—shield; baëa—arrow; cape—bow; gadam—club; san—being; musalam—mace; api—also; karabhyam—with two hands; ankusham—goad; pasha-varyam—noose; kara-yugala—two hands; dhrita—held; antra—of intestines; srak—garland; vibhinna—broken; ari—enemy's; vakshah—chest.





O Lord who in Your many hands hold a disc, conchshell, sword, shield, bow, arrow, club, mace, noose, a hook held with two hands, and a garland of intestines held in two hands, O Lord who tore apart Your enemy's chest, O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 17





caöa caöa caöa duram mohaya bhramayarin

kadi kadi kadi kayam jvaraya sphoöayasva

jahi jahi jahi vegam shatravam sanubandham

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



caöa—break; caöa—break; caöa—break; duram—far away; mohaya—bewilder; bhramaya—send fleeing; arin—enemies; kadi—kill; kadi—kill; kadi—kill; kayam—body; jvaraya—make burst into flames; sphoöayasva—break apart; jahi—defeat; jahi—defeat; jahi—defeat; vegam—quickly; shatravam—enemies; sanubandham—and their friends.





O Lord, please break my enemies. Break them. Break them. Bewilder them. Make them flee. Kill them. Kill them. Kill them. Break their bodies into pieces. Make their bodies burst into flames. Quickly defeat them. Defeat them. Defeat them and all their allies. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 18





vidhi-bhava-vibudhesha-bhramakagni-sphulinga-

prasavi-vikaöa-damshörojjihva-vaktra-tri-netra

kala kala kala kamam pahi mam te su-bhaktam

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



vidhi—Brahma; bhava—Shiva; vibudhesha—and Indra; bhramaka—bewildering; agni-sphulinga—sparks; prasavi—flying; vikaöa—great; damshöra—teeth; ujjihva—tongue; vaktra—mouth; tri-netra—three eyes; kala—grant; kala—grant; kala—grant; kamam—desire; pahi—please protect; mam—me; te—to You; su-bhaktam—sincerely devoted.





O Lord, the sparks flying from Your great teeth, tongue, face, and three eyes bewilder Brahma, Shiva, and Indra. O Lord, please, please, please fulfill my desire. Please protect me, for I am sincerely devoted to You. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 19





kuru kuru karuëam tam sankuram daitya-pote

disha disha vidisham me shashvatim deva drishöim

jaya jaya jaya-murte 'narta jetavya-paksham

daha daha narasimhasahya-virahitam me



kuru—please do; kuru—do; karuëam—mercy; tam—that; sankuram—great; daitya—of a demon; pote—to the small sonm; disha—show; disha—show; vidisham—the directions; me—of me; shashvatim—always; deva—O Lord; drishöim—glance; jaya—defeat; jaya—defeat; jaya-murte—O form of victory; anarta—free fom all sufferings; jetavya—to be defeated; paksham—the group.





O Lord, as You were merciful to Prahlada, please be merciful, please be merciful to me. O Lord, please glance, please always glance in my direction. O form of victory, O Lord free from all sufferings, please defeat, please defeat the demons. O invincible, all powerful Lord Nrisimha, please burn, burn into ashes my enemies and my sins.





Text 20





stutir iyam ahita-ghni sevita narasimhi

tanur iva parishanta malini sabhito 'lam

tad-akhila-gurum agrya-shrida-rupa lasadbhih

su-niyama-naya-krityaih sad-guëair nitya-yukta



stutih—prayer; iyam—this; ahita—what is inauspicious; ghni—destroying; sevita—served; narasimhi—to Lord Nrisimha; tanuh—form; iva—like; parishanta—peaceful; malini—in the meter malini; sa—that; abhitah—completely; alam—greatly; tad-akhila-gurum—the best of all; agrya—exalted; shrida-rupa—glorious; lasadbhih—shining; su-niyama-naya-krityaih—with beautiful feet; sad-guëaih—glorious; nitya—always; yukta—endowed.





This glorious prayer in the shanta-rasa, is like the form of Lord Nrisimha Himself. It is beautifully written with graceful long and short syllables in the meter malini.





Note: The meter malini is this: uuuuuu---u--u--.





Text 21





likuca-tilaka-sunuh sad-dhitarthanusari

narahari-nutim etam shatru-samhara-hetum

akrita sakala-papa-dhvamsinim yah paöhet tam

vrajati nriharilokam kama-lobhady-asaktah



likuca—in the family of Trivikrama Paëdita; tilaka—tilaka marking; sunuh—son; sat—of the devotees; hita—welfare; artha—for the sake; anusari—following; narahari—to Lord Nrisimha; nutim—prayer; etam—this; shatru—of enemies; samhara—destruction; hetum—for the purpose; akrita—wrote; sakala—all; papa—sins; dhvamsinim—destroying; yah—a person who; paöhet—recites; tam—this; vrajati—goes; nriharilokam—to the planet of Lord Nrisimha; kama-lobhady-asaktah—free from lust, greed, and other vices.





Wishing the welfare of the Lord's devotees, Narayaëa Paëdita, who is the tilaka marking in the family of Trivikrama Paëdita, has written these prayers glorifying Lord Nrisimha, prayers that vanquish enemies and destroy all sins. A person free from lust, greed, and other vices who recites this prayer goes to the spiritual realm of Lord Nrisimha.







Shri Lakshmi-Nrisimha-karuëa-rasa-stotra

Prayer for the Mercy of Shri Shri Lakshmi-Nrisimha

by Shripada Shankaracarya





Text 1





shrimat-payo-nidhi-niketana cakra-paëe

bhogindra-bhoga-maëi-rajita puëya-murte

yogisha shashvata sharaëya bhavabdhi-pota

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



shrimat—glorious; payo-nidhi—in the ocean of milk; niketana—rsidence; cakra—cakra; paëe—in hand; bhogindra—of the king of serpents; bhoga—onm the coils; maëi—jewels; rajita—splendid; puëya—transcendental; murte—form; yogi—of yogis; isha—O king; shashvata—eternal; sharaëya—the shelter; bhava—of birth and death; abdhi—on the ocean; pota—a boat; lakshmi-nrisimha—O Lakshmi-Nrisimha; mama—of me; dehi—please give; kara—of the hand; avalambam—sxtending.





O Lord whose home is in the milk-ocean, O Lord who holds the cakra in Your hand, O Lord seated on the glittering jewels of the serpent-king Ananta's coils, O Lord whose form is transcendental, O master of the yogis, O eternal Lord, O shelter of the devotees, O boat that crosses the ocean of birth and death, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 2





brahmendra-rudra-marud-arka-kiriöa-koöi-

sanghaööitanghri-kamalamala-kanti-kanta

lakshmi-lasat-kuca-saroruha-raja-hamsa

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



brahma—Brahma; indra—Indra; rudra—Shiva; marut—the Maruts; arka—Surya; kiriöa—crowns; koöi—millions; sanghaööit—assembled; anghri—feet; kamala—lotus; amala-kanti-kanta—splendid and handsome; lakshmi—of the goddess of fortune; lasat—glittering; kuca—of the breast; saroruha—on the lotus flower; raja-hamsa—regal swan.





O Lord to whose lotus feet a host of Brahmas, Indras, Shivas, Maruts, and Suryas respectfully touch their millions of crowns, O glorious and handsome Lord, O regal swan resting on the glistening lotus flower of Lakshmi-devi's breast, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 3





samsara-dava-dahanakula-bhishaëoru-

jvalavalibhir ati-dugdha-tanuruhasya

tvat-pada-padma-sarasim sharaëagatasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara—of repeated birth and death; dava-dahana—the forest fire; akula-bhishaëa—terrifying; uru-jvalavalibhih—with great flames; ati-dugdha—completely burned; tanuruhasya—the hairs on his body; tvat-pada-padma-sarasim—the lotus-lake of Your feet; sharaëagatasya—taking shelter.





My body aflame in the terrifying forest-fire of repeated birth and death, I dive into the lotus-lake of Your feet. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 4





samsara-jala-patitasya jagan-nivasa

sarvendriyartha-badishagra-jhashopamasya

protkampita-pracura-taluka-mastakasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara—of birth and death; jala—into the net; patitasya—fallen; jagat—of the universe; nivasa—the abode; sarva—all; indriya—senses; artha—for the purpose; badisha—fish-hook; agra—tip; jhasha—a fish; upamasya—like; protkampita—trembling; pracura—great; taluka-mastakasya—the front of the palate.





I am like a fish trapped in the net of birth and death, a fish frantically trying to shake from its mouth the hook of material sense-pleasures. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, O resting-place of all the worlds, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 5





samsara-kupam ati-ghoram agadha-mulam

samprapya duhkha-shata-sarpa-samakulasya

dinasya deva kripaya padam agatasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara—of birth and death; kupam—the well; ati-ghoram—very terrible; agadha-mulam—bottomless; samprapya—attaining; duhkha—of sufferings; shata—hundreds; sarpa—of snakes; samakulasya—tormented; dinasya—wretched; deva—O Lord; kripaya—with mercy; padam—to the feet; agatasya—approached.





Fallen into the terrible bottomless well of birth and death, I am tortured by the snakes of a hundred sufferings. By Your mercy I somehow approach Your feet. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 6





samsara-bhikara-karindra-karabhighaöa-

nishpidyamana-vapushah sakalarti-nasha

praëa-prayana bhava-bhiti-samakulasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara—of birth and death; bhikara—frightening; kari—of elephants; indra—if the king; kara—by the trunk; abhighaöa—struck; nishpidyamana—tormented; vapushah—body; sakala—all; arti—sufferings; nasha—O destroyer; praëa—of life; prayana—going; bhava—of birth and death; bhiti—with fears; samakulasya—agitated.





Caught by the tightening trunk of the elephant of repeated birth and death, I am overcome with fear. O destroyer of sufferings, O final goal of life, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 7





samsara-sarpa-visha-digdha-mahogra-tivra-

damshöragra-koöi-paridashöa-vinashöa-murteh

nagari-vahana sudhabdhi-nivasa shaure

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara—of birth and death; sarpa—of the snake; visha—of the poison; digdha—anointed; maha—great; ugra—terrible; tivra—sharp; damshöra—fangs; agra-koöi—the tip; paridashöa—bitten; vinashöa—destroyed; murteh—form; nagari-vahana—O Lord who rides on Garuda, the enemy of snakes; sudhabdhi—in the ocean of nectar; nivasa—who resides; shaure—O Krishëa, grandson of Shursena.





Bitten by the terrible, sharp, poison fangs of the snake of birth and death, I am about to perish. O Lord Krishëa, O Lord who resides in the milk ocean, O Lord carried by Garuda, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 8





samsara-vriksham agha-bijam ananta-karma-

shakha-yutam karaëa-patram ananga-pushpam

aruhya duhkha-phalinam patitam dalayo

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara-vriksham—the tree of birth and death; agha—of horrible sins; bijam—the seed; ananta—limitless; karma—who actions; shakha-yutam—with branches; karaëa—senses; patram—leaves; ananga—sex; pushpam—the flowers; aruhya—climbing; duhkha—suffering; phalinam—the fruit; patitam—fallen; dalayah—O merciful one.





First I climbed and then I fell from the tree of birth and death, its seeds horrible sins, its countless branches karmic reactions, its leaves the senses, its flowers sex, and its fruit suffering. O merciful one, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 9





samsara-sagara-vishala-karala-kala-

nakra-graha-grasita-nigraha-vigrahasya

vyadhasya raga-nicayormini piditasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara—of birth and death; sagara—ocean; vishala—broad; karala—frightening; kala—time; nakra—of the crocodile; graha—in the grip; grasita—swallowed; nigraha—in the grip; vigrahasya—body; vyadhasya—wounded; raga—of material attraction; nicaya—a host; urmini—in the waves; piditasya—tormented.





I am tossed by waves of passionate desires. I am savagely bitten and almost devoured by the fearsome crocodile of time swimming in the ocean of birth and death. I am filled with pain. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 10





samsara-sagara-nimajjana-muhyamanam

dinam vilokaya vibho karuëa-nidhe mam

prahlada-kheda-parihara-kritavatara

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara-sagara—in the ocean of birth and death; nimajjana—plunged; muhyamanam—fainting; dinam—wretched; vilokaya—look; vibhah—O all-powerful Lord; karuëa-nidhe—O great treasure of mercy; mam—at me; prahlada—of Prahlada; kheda—the dufferings; parihara—to remove; krita—did; avatara—incarnation.





Please see how I suffer, drowning in the ocean of birth and death. O Lord rich with mercy, O all-powerful Lord who descended to this world to save Prahlada from his troubles, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 11



samsara-ghora-gahane carato murare

marogra-bhikara-mriga-pracurarditasya

artasya matsara-nidagdha-su-duhkhitasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



samsara—of birth and death; ghora—horrible; gahane—impenetrable jungle; caratah—wandering; murare—O Krishëa; mara—of death; ugra—horrible; bhikara—frightened; mriga—deer; pracura—very; arditasya—distressed; artasya—suffering; matsara—by envy; nidagdha—burned; su-duhkhitasya—tormented.





Suffering, afraid of death, and burned by envy, I am a deer lost in the impassable jungle of birth and death. O Krishëa, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 12





baddhva gale yama-bhaöa bahu-tarjayantah

karshanti yatra bhava-pasha-shatair yutam mam

ekakinam para-vasham cakitam dayalo

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



baddhva—bound; gale—at the neck; yama—of Yamaraja; bhaöah—the soldiers; bahu-tarjayantah—tormenting; karshanti—drag; yatra—where; bhava—of births and deaths; pasha—of ropes; shataih—with hundreds; yutam—endowed; mam—me; ekakinam—alone; para—on others; vasham—dependent; cakitam—afraid; dayalah—O merciful one.





Mocking me and binding my neck with the ropes of a hundred births and deaths, the soldiers of Yamaraja drag me to Yamaloka. Frightened and alone, I am in the grip of my enemies. O merciful Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 13





lakshmi-pate kamala-nabha suresha vishëo

yajnesha yajna madhusudana vishva-rupa

brahmaëya keshava janardana vasudeva

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



lakshmi—of the goddess of fortune; pate—O husband; kamala-nabha—lotus-navle; suresha—O master of the demigods; vishëah—O Vishëu; yajnesha—O master of yajnas; yajna—O Yajna; madhusudana—O killer of the Madhu demon; vishva-rupa—O form of the universe; brahmaëya—O Deity of the brahmaëas; keshava—O Keshava; janardana—O Janardana; vasudeva—O Vasudeva.





O husband of Goddess Lakshmi, O Lord whose navel is a lotus flower, O master of the demigods, O Vishëu, O master of all yajnas, O yajna personified, O killer of the Madhu demon, O form of the universe, O Deity worshiped by the brahmaëas, O master of Brahma and Shiva, O Lord who save Your devotees from suffering, O son of Vasudeva, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 14





ekena cakram apareëa kareëa shankham

anyena sindhu-tanayam avalambya tishöhan

vametareëa varadabhaya-padma-cihnam

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



ekena—with one; cakram—the cakra; apareëa—with another; kareëa—hand; shankham—teh conchshell; anyena—with another; sindhu-tanayam—Lakshmi-devi, the daughter of the ocean; avalambya—resting; tishöhan—staing; vama—left; itareëa—with the other; varada—givving a benediction; abhaya—fearless; padma—ltous; cihnam—sign.





One right hand holds the cakra, and the other the conchshell. One left hand rests on Goddess Lakshmi, and the other holds a lotus flower that gives the blessing of fearlessness. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 15





andhasya me hrita-viveka-maha-dhanasya

corair maha-balibhir indriya-namadheyaih

mohandhakara-kuhare vinipatitasya

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



andhasya—blind; me—of me; hrita—stolen; viveka—of discrimination; maha—the great; dhanasya—wealth; coraih—by theives; maha-balibhih—very powerful; indriya—the senses; namadheyaih—named; moha—of illusion; andhakara—in a blinding; kuhare—in the cave; vinipatitasya—fallen.





The strong highwaymen that are my senses stole the great treasure of my intelligence, blinded me, and threw me into a dark cave of illusions. O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 16





prahlada-narada-parashara-puëdarika-

vyasadi-bhagavata-pungava-hrin-nivasa

bhaktanurakta paripalana parijata

lakshmi-nrisimha mama dehi karavalambam



prahlada—Prahlada; narada—Narada; parashara—Parashara; puëdarika—Puëdarika; vyasa—Vyasa; adi—beginning with; bhagavata—devotees; pungava—great; hrit—in the heart; nivasa—residing; bhakta—devotees; anurakta—who loves; paripalana—protection; parijata—parijata.





O Lord who stays in the hearts of Your great devotees like Prahlada, Narada, Parashara, Puëdarika, and Vyasa, O Lord who loves Your devotees, O protector, O Lord graceful like a parijata flower, O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please extend Your hand to save me.





Text 17





lakshmi-nrisimha-caraëabja-madhuvratena

stotram kritam shubha-karam bhuvi shankareëa

ye tat paöhanti manuja hari-bhakti-yuktas

te yanti tat-pada-sarojam akhaëda-rupam



lakshmi-nrisimha—of Lakshmi-Nrisimha; caraëa—feet; abja—lotus flower; madhuvratena—by a bumblebee; stotram—prayer; kritam—done; shubha-karam—auspicious; bhuvi—in this world; shankareëa—by Shankara; ye—who; tat—that; paöhanti—recite; manuja—people; hari—for Lord Hari; bhakti—with devotion; yuktah—endowed; te—they; yanti—attain; tat-pada-sarojam—His lotus feet; akhaëda-rupam—perfect.





This auspicious prayer was written in this world by Shankara, who is a bumblebee at the lotus flower of Lakshmi-Nrisimha's feet. Devotees of Lord Hari who read this prayer will go to the perfect lotus flower of Lord Hari's feet.







Riëa-mocana Shri Nrisimha-stotram

Prayer to Lord Nrisimha for Release From Worldly Debts

from the Nrisimha Puraëa





Text 1





devata-karya-siddhy-artham

sabha-stambha-samudbhavam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



devata—the demigods; karya—to be done; siddhi—perfection; artham—for the purpose; sabha—of the assembly; stambha—from a pillar; samudbhavam—born; shri-nrisimham—Shri Nrisimha; maha-viram—very powerful; namami—I bow down; riëa—from debt; muktaye—for freedom.





To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, who, to rescue the demigods, was born from a pillar in the palace.





Text 2





lakshmyalingita-vamange

bhaktanam vara-dayakam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



lakshmi—the goddess of fortune; alingita—embraced; vama—left; ange—body; bhaktanam—of the devotees; vara-dayakam.—the giver of blessings





To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, who is embraced by Goddess Lakshmi at His left and who gives blessings to His devotees.





Text 3





antra-mala-dharam shankha-

cakrabjayudha-dhariëam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



antra-mala-dharam—wearing a garland of entrails; shankha—conchshell; cakra—cakra; abja—lotus; ayudha—weapons; dhariëam—holding.



To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, who wears a garland of entrails and holds a conch, cakra, lotus, and a host of weapons.





Text 4





smaraëat sarva-papa-ghnam

kadruja-visha-nashanam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



smaraëat—by remembering; sarva—all; papa—sins; ghnam—killing; kadruja—snakes; visha—poison; nashanam—destruction.





To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha. The remembrance of Him destroys all sins and counteracts the poison of snakes.





Text 5





simha-nadena mahata

dig-danti-bhaya-nashanam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



simha—of a lion; nadena—by a roar; mahata—great; dig—of the directions; danti—the elephants; bhaya—fear; nashanam—destruction.





To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, whose great lion-roar calms the fears of the elephants who guard the directions.





Text 6





prahlada-varadam shrisham

daityeshvara-vidaraëam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



prahlada—to Prahlada; vara—boons; dam—giving; shri—of the goddess of fortune; isham—the master; daitya—of the demons; ishvara—the king; vidaraëam—ripping apart.





To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, the master of the goddess of fortune. He blessed Prahlada and ripped apart the demons' king.





Text 7





krura-grahaih piditanam

bhaktanam abhaya-pradam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



krura-grahaih—by the cruel planets; piditanam—tormented; bhaktanam—of the devotees; abhaya—fearlesness; pradam—giving.



To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, who gives fearlessness to His devotees when they are troubled by cruel planets.





Text 8





veda-vedanta-yajnesham

brahma-rudradi-vanditam

shri-nrisimham maha-viram

namami riëa-muktaye



veda—of the Vedas; vedanta—of Vedanta; yajna—of yaj.nas; isham—the master; brahma—Brahma; rudra—and Shiva; adi—beginning with; vanditam—bow down.





To become free from debt I bow down before all-powerful Lord Nrisimha, who is the master of yajnas, Vedas, and Vedanta. Brahma, Shiva, and all the demigods bow down before Him.





Text 9





ya idam pathate nityam

riëa-mocana-samjnitam

anriëi jayate sadyo

dhanam shighram avapnuyat



yah—who; idam—this; pathate—recites; nityam—regularly; riëa—from debt; mocana—freedom; samjnitam—named; anriëi—free from debt; jayate—becomes; sadyah—at once; dhanam—wealth; shighram—quickly; avapnuyat—attains.





This prayer is called Riëa-mocana (Prayer to Lord Nrisimha for Release From Worldly Debts). One who regularly reads this prayer is at once freed from debt. Quickly he becomes wealthy.







Shri Nrisimha-kavaca

from the Brahma-samhita, Trailokya-vijaya





Text 1





shri-narada uvaca



indradi-deva-vrindesha

tateshvara jagat-pate

maha-vishëor nrisimhasya

kavacam bruhi me prabho

yasya prapaöhanad vidvan

trailokya-vijayi bhavet



shri-narada uvaca—Shri Narada said; indradi-deva-vrinda—of the demigods headed by Indra; isha—O king; tata—O dear one; ishvara—O lord; jagat-pate—O master of the universe; maha-vishëoh—of Lord Vishëu; nrisimhasya—of Lord Nrisimha; kavacam—the armor; bruhi—please tell; me—to me; prabhah—O master; yasya—of which; prapaöhanat—from the recitation; vidvan—a wise person; trailokya—of the three worlds; vijayi—a conqueror; bhavet—may become.





Shri Narada said: O master of Indra and the demigods, O master of the universe, O dear father, please tell me the kavaca of Lord Vishëu-Nrisimha. By reciting that kavaca a wise man conquers the three worlds.





Text 2





shri-brahmovaca



shriëu narada vakshyami

putra-shreshöha tapo-dhana

kavacam narasimhasya

trailokya-vijayabhidam



shri-brahma uvaca—Shri Brahma said; shriëu—please hear; narada—O Narada; vakshyami—I will tell; putra-shreshöha—O best son; tapo-dhana—wealthy in austerity; kavacam—the kavaca; narasimhasya—of Lord Nrisimha; trailokya-vijayabhidam—called Trailokya-vijaya.





Shri Brahma said: O Narada wealthy in austerity, O best of my sons, please listen and I will tell you the Nrisimha-kavaca called Trailokya-vijaya (the conquest of the three worlds).





Text 3





yasya prapaöhanad vagmi

trailokya-vijayi bhavet

srashöhaham jagatam vatsa

paöhanad dharaëad yatah



yasya—of which; prapaöhanat—by reciting; vagmi—eloquent; trailokya-vijayi—a conqueror of the three worlds; bhavet—becomes; srashöha—the creator; aham—I; jagatam—of the universe; vatsa—O child; paöhanat—by reciting; dharaëat—by wearing; yatah—because.





By reciting this prayer one becomes eloquent. One becomes a conqueror of the three worlds. My son, I became the creator of this universe because I recited this kavaca and wore it in an amulet.





Text 4





lakshmir jagat-trayam pati

samharta ca maheshvarah

paöhanad dhanarad deva

babhuvush ca dig-ishvarah



lakshmih—Goddess Lakshmi; jagat-trayam—the three worlds; pati—protects; samharta—the destroyer; ca—and; maheshvarah—Lord Shiva; paöhanat—by reciting; dhanarat—by wearing; devah—the demigods; babhuvuh—became; ca—and; dig-ishvarah—the masters of the directions.





By reciting this prayer and wearing it in an amulet Goddess Lakshmi became the protector of the three worlds, Lord Shiva became the destroyer, and the demigods became the masters of the directions.





Text 5





brahma-mantra-mayam vakshye

bhutadi-vinivarakam

yasya prasadad durvasas

trailokya-vijayi munih

paöhanad dharaëad yasya

shasta ca krodha-bhairavah



brahma—of the Vedas; mantra—the mantras; mayam—consisting of; vakshye—I will speak; bhuta—ghosts; adi—beginning with; vinivarakam—chasing away; yasya—of which; prasadat—by the mercy; durvasah—Durvasa; trailokya-vijayi—the conqueror of the three worlds; munih—sage; paöhanat—by reciting; dharaëat—by wearing; yasya—of which; shasta—the punisher; ca—and; krodha-bhairavah—fearfully angry.





Now I will speak this kavaca, which contains within it all the mantras of the Vedas. By the mercy of this kavaca Durvasa Muni conquered the three worlds. By reciting this prayer and wearing it in an amulet he became able to punish others, he became feared for his anger.





Text 6





trailokya-vijayasyasa

kavacasya prajapatih

rishish chandash ca gayatri

nrisimho devata vibhuh



trailokya—the three worlds; vijayasya—of the conquest; asa—personally; kavacasya—of the kavaca; prajapatih—Brahma; rishih—the sage; chandah—the meter; ca—and; gayatri—Gayatri; nrisimhah—Nrisimha; devata—the Deity; vibhuh—the Supreme Personality of Godhead.





The sage of this kavaca is Prajapati Brahma. The meter is Gayatri. The Deity is Lord Nrisimha, the all-powerful Personality of Godhead.





Texts 7 and 8





kshraum bijam me shirah patu

candra-varëo maha-manuh

ugram viram maha-vishëum

jvalantam sarvato-mukham



nrisimham bhishaëam bhadram

mrityu-mrityum namamy aham

dva-trimshad-aksharo mantro

mantra-rajah sura-drumah



kshraum—kshraum; bijam—the bij-asyllable; me—of me; shirah—onj the head; patu—may protect; candra-varëah—the color of the moon; maha-manuh—great mantra; ugram—feroicious; viram—powerful; maha-vishëum—Maha-Vishëu; jvalantam—blazing; sarvato-mukham—with faces everywhere; nrisimham—Lord Nrisimha; bhishaëam—frightening; bhadram—auspicious; mrityu—of death; mrityum—the death; namami—bow down; aham—I; dva-trimshat—32; aksharah—syllables; mantrah—mantra; mantra-rajah—the king of mantras; sura-drumah—the desire tree.





Kshraum. May this great mantra, its syllables glittering like a string of moons, protect my head.



I bow down before all-powerful, frightening, auspicious, sublimely ferocious Lord Nrisimha, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Vishëu, who burns like fire, whose faces are everywhere, and who is the death of death.



This 32 syllable prayer is the king of mantras, the sura-druma tree of mantras.





Text 9





kaëöham patu dhruvam kshraum hrid

bhagavate cakshushi mama

narasimhaya ca jvala-

maline patu mastakam



kaëöham—neck; patu—may protect; dhruvam—indeed; kshraum—kshraum; hrit—the chest; bhagavate—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; cakshushi—the eyes; mama—of me; narasimhaya—to Lord Nrisimha; ca—and; jvala—flames; maline—galranded; patu—may protect; mastakam—the head.





May the word "kshraum" protect my neck. May the word "bhagavate" (to the Supreme Personality of Godhead) protect my heart. May the word "narasimhaya" (to Lord Nrisimha) protect my eyes. May the word "jvala-maline" (who wears a garland of flames) protect my head.





Text 10





dipta-damshöraya ca tatha-

gni-netraya ca nasikam

sarva-raksho-ghnaya sarva-

bhuta-vinashanaya ca



dipta—glistening; damshöraya—teeth; ca—and; tatha—so; agni—fires; netraya—eyes; ca—and; nasikam—nose; sarva—all; rakshah—raksasas; ghnaya—killing; sarva—all; bhuta—ghosts; vinashanaya—for destroying; ca—also.





May the words "dipta-damshöraya" (whose teeth glisten), "agni-netraya" (whose eyes are fires), “sarva-raksho-ghnaya" (the killer of all rakshasas), and “sarva-bhuta-vinashanaya" (the killer of all ghosts) protect my nose.





Text 11





sarva-jvara-vinashaya

daha daha paca-dvayam

raksha raksha sarva-mantra

svaha patu mukham mama



sarva—all; jvara—fevers; vinashaya—the killer; daha—burn; daha—burn; paca-dvayam—twice "paca"; raksha—protect; raksha—protect; sarva-mantrah—the entire mantra; svaha—svaha; patu—may protect; mukham—face; mama—my.





May the words "sarva-jvara-vinashaya" (the protector from all fevers), "daha daha" (burn! burn!) "paca paca" (burn! burn!) "raksha raksha" (protect! protect!) "svaha" and the entire mantra protect my face.





Note: The mantra here is:



kshraum bhagavate narasimhaya jvala-maline dipta-damshöraya agni-netraya sarva-raksho-ghnaya sarva-bhuta-vinashanaya sarva-jvara-vinashaya daha daha paca paca raksha raksha svaha"



"I bow down before Lord Nrisimha, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who wears a garland of flames, whose teeth glisten, whose eyes are fires, who is the killer of all rakshasas and ghosts, and who is the protector from all fevers. O Lord Nrisimha, please burn my enemies! Burn them! Burn them! Burn Them! Protect me! Protect me! Svaha."





Text 12





taradi ramacandraya

namah payad gudam mama

klim payat paëi-yugmam ca

taram namah padam tatah

narayaëaya parshvam ca

am hrim kraum kshraum ca hum phaö



tara—Om; adi—beginning with; ramacandraya—to Lord Ramacandra; namah—obeisances; payat—masy protect; gudam—rectum; mama—my; klim—klim; payat—may protect; paëi-yugmam—both hands; ca—and; taram—Om; namah—obeisances; padam—feet; tatah—then; narayaëaya—to Lord Narayaëa; parshvam—sides; ca—also; am—am; hrim—hrim; kraum—kraum; kshraum—kshraum; ca—and; hum—hum; phaö—phaö.





Om Namo Ramacandraya (Obeisances to Lord Ramacandra). May Lord Ramacandra protect my private parts. May Lord Ramacandra protect my hands. Om Namo Narayaëaya. (Obeisances to Lord Narayaëa). May Lord Narayaëa protect my feet. May Lord Narayaëa protect my sides. Am hrim kraum kshraum ca hum phaö.





Text 13





varaksharah kaöim patu

om namo bhagavate padam

vasudevaya ca prishöham

klim krishëaya uru-dvayam



varaksharah—Om; kaöim—waist and hips; patu—may protect; om—Om; namah—obesiances; bhagavate—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; padam—feet; vasudevaya—to Lord Vasudeva; ca—and; prishöham—back; klim—Klim; krishëaya—to Lord Krishëa; uru-dvayam—thighs.





Om Namo Bhagavate (Obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead). May Lord Bhagavan protect my feet. May Lord Bhagavan protect my waist and hips. Om Namo Vasudevaya (Obeisances to Lord Vasudeva). May Lord Vasudeva protect my back. Klim Krishëaya (Obeisances to Lord Krishëa). May Lord Krishëa protect my thighs.





Text 14





klim krishëaya sada patu

januni ca manuttamah

klim glaum klim shyamalangaya

namah payat pada-dvayam



klim—Klim; krishëaya—to Lord Krishëa; sada—always; patu—may protect; januni—knees; ca—and; manu—of mantras; uttamah—the best; klim—klim; glaum—Glaum; klim—Klim; shyamalangaya—who has dark limbs; namah—obeisances; payat—may protect; pada-dvayam—two feet.





Klim Krishëaya (Obeisances to Lord Krishëa). May Lord Krishëa always protect my knees. This is the best of mantras. Klim Glaum Klim Shyamalangaya Namah (Obeisances to dark-limbed Lord Krishëa). May Lord Krishëa protect my feet.





Text 15





kshraum narasimhaya kshraum ca

sarvangam me sadavatu



kshraum—Kshraum; narasimhaya—to Lord Nrisimha; kshraum—Kshraum; ca—and; sarvangam—all limbs; me—od me; sada—always; avatu—may protect.





Kshraum Narasimhaya Kshraum. (Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha). May Lord Nrisimha always protect all the limbs and parts of my body.





Text 16





iti te kathitam vatsa

sarva-mantraugha-vigraham

tava snehan mayakhyatam

pravaktavyam na kasyacit



iti—thus; te—to you; kathitam—spoken; vatsa—O child; sarva-mantraugha-vigraham—the form of all mantras; tava—of you; snehat—because of affection; maya—by me; akhyatam—spoken; pravaktavyam—to be told; na—not; kasyacit—of anyone.





My child, I have thus spoken to you the personification of all mantras. Out of affection I told it to you, but it should not be repeated to anyone.





Text 17





guru-pujam vidhayatha

grihëiyat kavacam tatah

sarva-puëya-yuto bhutva

sarva-siddhi-yuto bhavet



guru-pujam—worship of the spiritual master; vidhaya—performing; atha—then; grihëiyat—one should accept; kavacam—the kavaca; tatah—then; sarva-puëya-yutah—endowed with all piety; bhutva—becoming; sarva-siddhi-yutah—endowed with all perfections; bhavet—may become.





After worshiping his spiritual master, one should accept this kavaca. Then one attains all piety. Then one attains all perfection.





Text 18





shatam ashöottaram caiva

purashcarya vidhih smritah

havanadin dashamshena

kritva sadhaka-sattamah



shatam ashöottaram—108; ca—also; eva—indeed; purashcarya—purificatory rituals; vidhih—rules; smritah—considered; havana—with yajnas; adin—beginning; dashamshena—with a tenth part; kritva—doing; sadhaka-sattamah—the best of saintly persons.





Performing purashcarya and yajnas a hundred and eight times is equal to one tenth the merit attained by chanting this kavaca.





Text 19





tatas tu siddha-kavacah

puëyatma madanopamam

spardham uddhuya bhavane

lakshmir vaëi vaset tatah



tatah—then; tu—indeed; siddha-kavacah—the perfect kavaca; puëyatma—a saintly person; madana—intoxication; upamam—like; spardham—rivalry; uddhuya—rejecting; bhavane—in the home; lakshmih—Lakshmi; vaëi—Sarasvati; vaset—resides; tatah—then.





One who properly chants this kavaca becomes saintly. Forgetting their natural rivalry, Lakshmi and Sarasvati both reside in his home.





Text 20





pushpanjaly-ashöakam dattva

mulenaiva paöhet sakrit

api varsha-sahasraëam

pujayah phalam apnuyat



pushpanjaly-ashöakam—eigth handsful of flowers; dattva—placing; mulena—with the mul-amantra; eva—indeed; paöhet—should recite; sakrit—once; api—even; varsha-sahasraëam—of a thousand years; pujayah—of worship; phalam—the result; apnuyat—attains.





Offering eight palmsful of flowers and only once chanting this mula-mantra, one attains the result of a thousand years of worship.





Text 21





bhurje vilikhya guöikam

svarëa-stham dharayed yadi

kaëöhe va dakshiëe bahau

narasimho bhavet svayam



bhurje—on birch; vilikhya—writing; guöikam—an amulet; svarëa-stham—golden; dharayet—wears; yadi—if; kaëöhe—on the neck; va—or; dakshiëe—on the right; bahau—arm; narasimhah—Lord Nrisimha; bhavet—will be; svayam—personally.





If one writes this mantra on birch and wears in in an amulet around one's neck or on one's right arm, then Lord Nrisimha will personally accompany him.





Text 22





yoshid vama-bhuje caiva

purusho dakshiëe kare

vibhriyat kavacam puëyam

sarva-siddhi-yuto bhavet



yoshit—a woman; vama-bhuje—onm the left arm; ca—and; eva—indeed; purushah—a man; dakshiëe—onm the right; kare—hand; vibhriyat—should wear; kavacam—kavaca; puëyam—sacred; sarva-siddhi-yutah—endowed with all perfection; bhavet—will become.





A woman should wear this amulet on her left arm. A man should wear it on his right hand. Whoever wears this sacred amulet attains all perfections.





Text 23





kaka-vandhya ca ya nari

mrita-vatsa ca ya bhavet

janma-vandhya nashöa-putra

bahu-putravati bhavet



kaka-vandhya—who has only one child; ca—and; ya—who; nari—a woman; mrita-vatsa—whose childred are dead; ca—and; ya—who; bhavet—may be; janma-vandhya—who is barren; nashöa-putra—whose sons are lost; bahu-putravati—the mother of many sons; bhavet—may be.





By wearing this amulet a woman who is barren, who has only one child, whose children have died, or whose children are lost will become of the mother of many good children.





Text 24





kavacasya prasadena

jivan-mukto bhaven narah

trailokyam kshobhayaty eva

trailokya-vijayi bhavet



kavacasya—of the kavaca; prasadena—by the mercy; jivan-muktah—liberated while living in this world; bhavet—becomes; narah—a person; trailokyam—the three worlds; kshobhayati—shakes; eva—certainly; trailokya-vijayi—a conqueror of the three worlds; bhavet—becomes.





By the mercy of this kavaca one becomes liberated even while living in this world. One shakes the three worlds. One conquers the three worlds.





Text 25





bhuta-preta-pishacash ca

rakshasa danavash ca ye

tam drishöva prapalayante

deshad deshantaram dhruvam



bhuta-preta-pishacah—bhutas, pretas, and pishacas; ca—and; rakshasa—raksasas; danavah—danavas; ca—and; ye—who; tam—him; drishöva—seeing; prapalayante—flee; deshat—from that place; deshantaram—to another country; dhruvam—indeed.





The moment they see him, bhutas, pretas, pishacas, rakshasas, and danavas flee far away. They run to another country.



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Text 26





yasmin gehe ca kavacam

grame va yadi tishöhati

tam desham tu parityajya

prayanti cati-duratah



yasmin—in which; gehe—home; ca—and; kavacam—kavaca; grame—in the village; va—or; yadi—if; tishöhati—stays; tam—that; desham—country; tu—indeed; parityajya—leaving; prayanti—go; ca—also; ati-duratah—far away.




These evil spirits flee far away from any home or village where this kavaca is placed.