Śrī Nārasiṁha Prayer

namas te nṛsiṁhāya

prahlādāhlāda-dāyine

hiraṇyākaśipor vakṣaḥ

śilā-taṅka-nakhālāye

I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nrisimhadeva. You are the giver of pleasure to Prahlada Maharaja, 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 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 one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasp-like demon Hiranyakashipu 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

O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who has assumed the form of half-man, half- lion! All glories to You!

(jaya) nṛsiṁhadev (4)

(jaya) prahlād mahārāj (2)

bhakta-svarūpa jaya

prahlād mahārāj

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!