Nrsimha Stava

(1) (om namo bhagavate vasudevaya) namo narasimhayadi-devaya sarva-loka-paramaya narayanaya nitya-sannihita-samprapya-sakti-bala-virya-tejo-vibhavaya maha-rajata-parvata-prakasa-vapuse brhat-kesara-sataya visva-pradesabhyunnata-tamra-ruci-visphurjita-prabha-hema-varnaya (2) prapanna-jana-badhapanayana-nimittotpanna-bhru-kuti- kutila-lalataya sata-hradavarta-dipta-viksipyamanesu galaya jvalad-anala-lola-pinga-vrtta-diptaksaya sphuta- cipita-dhamani-saha-pura-vibhisana-prana-vamsaya (3) sphurat-purnobhaya-kapola-desa-parcvaya bala-candrakarostha-puta-vinirgata-bhrajamanati- tiksna-sita-mahogra-damstra-sarvasyavasamagama-ksobha- sani-sahasravapatambuda-vrata-garjitati-bhima-ninadaya muhur-muhur-vyapta-bhimardha-vada- nadesa-drcyamana-suddhi-sikhara-dasana- pankti-tara-vibhasvara- sandhyanuranjita-nabha-sthala-prakasa-vapuse (4) talu-lola-jihva-latagra-sthira-samayukta-citta- bhavamsa-kuta-skanda-madhya-desa-supratisthita-pina-vrtta- caru-kambu-grivaya srivatsankitalankrta-maha-vaksah- sthalaya vividha-rucira-parama-sugandhi-muktaka- puspa-grathita-pralamba-mala-dharaya (5) marutaditya-pracara-balanuvijayonnatabhyunnata-bahu- prakostha-kara-tala-karajogra-ghora-praharanaya hiranyakasipu- rudhira-pana-sutiksna-vajrayudhaya parama-pita-kauseya-vastra- baddha-kaksy-aparikaraya (6) vajra-samhatonnata-sucira-suslistha-sandhi-katy-uru- janu-maha-purusa-narasimhadi-devaya sthira-sayukta-bhaktocita- prasrta-tanv-akara-gudha-gulpha-sandhi-maha-bahu-vega- maha-javaya carana-vikrama-prabhava-prakampyamana-prthivi-talaya (7) sri-vrksa-sankha-cakra-gada-sannadyavarta- dhvajankusa-dharatapatradarsaka-matsya-kurma-vici-yupa- candrarka-vrsabhasva-gaja-ratha-parama-purusa-parama- mangalya-roma-kuta-cchayaya tanu-mahendra-vasu-rudraditya- sandhyasvi-marud-gana-samstutacintyarcitabhimukha-prasanna-caranaya (8) bhagavan namas te tvam agacchagaccha bhagavann atma- bala-virya-tejo-gunatma-vikrama-sankhya-yogadhyatma- pavitra-sauca-dharma-mahatmyanvitavirbhavitottistha parama-deva sarva-gatrany abhidhunvan sarva-papany apamrjya vipranasavistanam vipranasayavidyanam parama- purusa parama-mangalya bhakta-vatsala bhaktanugrahayabhayam-pradaya (9) tad brahma satyam anadyam anuttamam nihsreyasam tad bhagavan acastam tad bhagavan vidatam nirasya papmanam nirasya kalmasam sasvac chantim upanaya sreya upanaya svastim upanaya asisam upanaya (10) brahma prapadye tvam visno bhagavan pundarikaksa jnanaisvarya-sakti-bala-tejo-gunatmaka parama-purusa parama-mangalya padma-nabha haya-sirah adi-varaha narasimha vamana trivikrama rama rama vasudeva sankarsana pradyumnaniruddha purusa satyasruta vasudeva adi-madhya-nidhanaka-cestita cestatma-mayaho-ratra- yati-manjistha-sukla-vasah suparna-tala makara-dhvaja parama-vidyakarma kala-nabha svasty asamabhyah svasti prajabhyah (11) tvam eva mantram tvam raksa tvam ausadham anuttamam trividhad api duhkhan mam pracodaya jagat-pate (12) brahman prapadye tvam visno saranagata-vatsala tada suddho maha-matir bhava-duhkha-vinirgatah

(1) Obeisances to Lord Nrsimha, the all-pervading Supreme Personality or Godhead, supreme in all the worlds, the resting-place or 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 rills the universe. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) The vine or His tongue moving restlessly on His palate, His shoulders broad, His thick neck graceful like a conchshell, His great chest marked with the Srivatsa and decorated with a garland or many fragrant muktaka flowers. (5) His broad and frightening arms, hands, and ringers moving like the sun and the wind, His sharp thunderbolt weapon sipping the blood or Hiranyakasipu, His waist bound with a yellowslik sash. (6) His form containing the features or a lion and a man, His graceful hips, thighs, and knees powerful like a raised thunderbolt and marked with the signs or 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. (7) His form marked with the splendid signs or 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 or an exalted personality, His form marked with the signs or 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 Acvis, and the Maruts. (8) 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 plerase wipe away all my sins. Please destroy all dangers and illusions. O Supreme Person, O Supreme Auspiciousness, Olover or Your devotees, O Lord merciful to Your devotees, please remove all my fears. (9) You are the Supreme. You are the Absolute Truth, beginningless, peerless, the best. You are the all-opulent Supreme Personality or 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. (10) O great one, I surrender unto You. O Lord Visnu, O lotus-eyed Supreme Personality or Godhead, O master or 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 Nrsimha, O Lord Vamana, O Lord Trivikrama, O Lord Paracurama, O LordRamacandra, O Lord Balarama, O Lord Krishna the son or Vasudeva, O Lord Vasudeva, O Lord Sagkarsana, O Lord Pradyumna, O Lord Aniruddha, O Purusa-avatara, O Lord Satyacruta, O Lord Vasudeva, O creator, maintainer, and destroyer or the worlds, O creator or the days and the nights, O Lord dressed in graceful white garments, O Lord seated on Garuda, O rather or Kamadeva, O Lord who gives transcendental knowledge, O Lord who gives rreedom rrom 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. (11) You are the Vedic mantras. You are my protection. You are the final medicine. O master or the worlds, please protect me from the three sufferings! (12) O Lord Visnu, 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 or this world.