Śrī Nṛsiṁha Prayer

namas te nṛsiṁhāya

prahlādāhlāda-dāyine

hiraṇyākaśipor vakṣaḥ

śilā-taṅka-nakhālāye

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

ito nṛsiṁhaḥ parato nṛsiṁho

yato yato yāmi tato nṛsiṁho

bahir nṛsiṁho hṛdaye nṛsiṁho

nṛsiṁham ādiṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye

Lord Nrsimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrsimha is there. He is in the heart and is in the outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nrsimha, the origin of all things and the Supreme refuge.

tava kara-kamala-vare

nakhām adbhuta-śṛṅgāṁ

dalitā hiraṇyakaśipu

tanu bhṛṅgam

Just as one can easily crush a wasp between ones fingernails, so in the same way the body of a wasp like demon Hiryanakashipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.

keśava dhṛta narahari-rūpa

jaya jagadīśa hare

jaya jagadīśa hare

jaya jagadīśa hare

Oh Keshava! Oh Lord of the Universe! Oh Lord Hari who has assumed the form of half-man half- lion. All glories to You! ***

oṁ namo bhagavate nṛsiṁhāya

namas tejas-tejase āvir

āvirbhāva vajra-nakha vajra-

daṁṣṭra karmāsayān randhaya

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrsimha Deva, the source of all power. Oh my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demon like desires for fruitive activity in this material world.

randhaya tamo grasa grasa

oṁ svāhā abhayam abhayam

ātmani bhūyiśthā oṁ kṣrauṁ

oṁ namo bhagavate śrī mahā

Please appear in our hearts and drive away our ignorance so that by Your mercy we may become fearless in the struggle for existence in this material world.

nṛsiṁhāya daṁṣṭra-karāla-

vadanāya ghora-rūpāya

vajra-nakhāya jvālā-māline

mama vighnān paca paca

Oh Lord Nrsimha, You who appeared with hands like weapon and with golden and shiny body, You are here to destroy all sins for ever and ever.

mama bhāyān bhindi bhindi

mama śatrūn vidrāvaya

vidrāvaya mama sarva-riṣṭān

prabhāñjaya prabhāñjaya

You have teeth and nails like bolts of lighting and are garlanded by a mane of flames.

chata chata hana hana

chindi chindi mama sarvā

bhīṣtān pūraya pūraya māṁ

rakṣa rakṣa huṁ phaṭ svāhā

Chopping, cutting, tearing and killing, please protect us Your devotees and fulfill our desire to serve You.

oṁ kṣrauṁ namo bhagavate

nṛsiṁhāya jvālā-māline

dīpta-daṁṣṭrayāgni-netrāya

sarva-rakṣo-ghnāya

Obeisances to the Lord Nrsimhadeva, ablaze and burning with His own scorching effulgence. Whose eyes pour forth torrents of living fire, matched only by the glow of His glistening teeth, destroying all ghosts and rakshasas!

sarva-bhūta-vināśaya

sarva-jvara-vināśaya

daha daha paca paca

rakṣa rakṣa huṁ phaṭ kṣrauṁ

Obeisances to the destroyer of all demons, to the slayer of all ghosts, to the vanquisher of all types of fever! Oh my Lord! Burn and burn my enemies, cook and cook them all! Please Lord Nrsimhadeva, preserve, preserve, and protect me!

ugraṁ vīraṁ mahā-viṣṇuṁ

jvalantaṁ sarvato-mukham

nṛsiṁhaṁ bhīṣaṇaṁ bhadraṁ

mṛtyur mṛtyuṁ namāmy aham

My obeisances unto the ferocious and powerful, the great Vishnu, the fiery one whose faces are on all sides, the fearful one, Nrsimha, who causes the death of even death personified, or who can overcome even death.

oṁ vajra-nakhāya vidhmahe

tīkṣna-daṁṣṭrāya dhīmahi

tan-no nārasiṁhaḥ pracodayāt

tan-no nārasiṁhaḥ pracodayāt

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

durgeṣv aṭavy-āji-mukhādiṣu prabhuḥ

pāyān nṛsiṁho ’sura-yūthapāriḥ vimuñcato

yasya mahāṭṭa-hāsaṁ diśo vinedur

nyapataṁś ca garbhāḥ

May Lord Nrsimhadeva, who appeared as the enemy of Hiranyakashipu, 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 enough to protect me in difficult places like the forest and the battlefront.

vidikṣu dikṣūrdhvam adhaḥ samantād

antar bahir bhagavān nārasiṁhaḥ

prahāpaya loka-bhayaṁ svanena

sva-tejasā grasta-samasta-tejāḥ

Prahlada Maharaj loudly chanted the holy name of Lord Nrsimhadeva. May Lord Nrsimhadeva, roaring for His devotee Prahlada Maharaj, 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 Nrsimhadeva protect us in all directions and in all corners, above, below, within and without.

oṁ āṁ hrīṁ kṣrauṁ oṁ phaṭ taṭṭakā

hātaka keśagra jvalat pāduka

locana-bhadrādika nakha-sparśa

divya-siṁha namo ‘stu te

Oh my Lord, Oh transcendental lion, I offer my obeisances unto You along with Mother 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.

jaya jagadīśa hare

divya siṁha namo ‘stu te

jaya jagadīśa hare

śrī-lakṣmī-nṛsiṁha hare (3)

Victory to You Hari! Victory to Lakshmi Nrsimhadeva!

(jaya) nṛsiṁhadev (4)

(jaya) nṛsiṁhadev (4)

(jaya) prahlād mahārāj prahlād mahārāj

bhakta-svarūpa jaya prahlād mahārāj (2)

Victory to Nrsimhadeva, Bhakta Prahlāda! Victory to the embodiment of Bhakti: Bhakta Prahlāda Maharaj.

gurudev (3)

jaya jaya gurudev

(jaya) gurudev (3)

śrī vishwananda gurudev

Victory to Gurudeva! Victory to Gurudeva Sri Swami Vishwananda!