Lord Narasimha

śrī nṛsiṃha mantrarājapāda stotram

(Shri Narasimha Mantrarajapada Stotram in English (IAST))

From Ahirbudhnya Samhita

This powerful stotram originates from the Ahirbudhnya Samhita and serves as a quintessential prayer to Lord Narasimha, the fierce man-lion avatar of Vishnu. The verses exalt the deity's destructive power against evil, emphasizing his role as the protector of the righteous. Chanting this hymn is believed to dispel internal and external fears, neutralize negative influences, and provide immense spiritual strength. It is regarded as a mantra-raja, a king among mantras, offering devotees divine shelter, courage, and the realization of ultimate truth through the grace of the ferocious yet protective Lord Narasimha.

pārvatyuvāca |

mantrāṇāṃ paramaṃ mantraṃ guhyānāṃ guhyameva ca |
brūhi me nārasiṃhasya tattvaṃ mantrasya durlabham ||
śaṅkara uvāca|
vṛttotphullaviśālākṣaṃ vipakṣakṣayadīkṣitam |
ninādatrastaviśvāṇḍaṃ viṣṇumugraṃ namāmyaham || 1 ||
sarvairavadhyatāṃ prāptaṃ sabalaughaṃ diteḥ sutam |
nakhāgraiḥ śakalīcakre yastaṃ vīraṃ namāmyaham || 2 ||
padāvaṣṭabdhapātālaṃ mūrdhā''viṣṭatriviṣṭapam |
bhujapraviṣṭāṣṭadiśaṃ mahāviṣṇuṃ namāmyaham || 3 ||
jyotīṃṣyarkendunakṣatrajvalanādīnyanukramāt |
jvalanti tejasā yasya taṃ jvalantaṃ namāmyaham || 4 ||
sarvendriyairapi vinā sarvaṃ sarvatra sarvadā |
yo jānāti namāmyādyaṃ tamahaṃ sarvatomukham || 5 ||
naravat siṃhavaccaiva yasya rūpaṃ mahātmanaḥ |
mahāsaṭaṃ mahādaṃṣṭraṃ taṃ nṛsiṃhaṃ namāmyaham || 6 ||
yannāmasmaraṇādbhītāḥ bhūtavetālarākṣasāḥ |
rogādyāśca praṇaśyanti bhīṣaṇaṃ taṃ namāmyaham || 7 ||
sarve'pi yaṃ samāśritya sakalaṃ bhadramaśnute |
śriyā ca bhadrayā juṣṭo yastaṃ bhadraṃ namāmyaham || 8 ||
sākṣāt svakāle samprāptaṃ mṛtyuṃ śatrugaṇānvitam |
bhaktānāṃ nāśayedyastu mṛtyumṛtyuṃ namāmyaham || 9 ||
namaskārātmakaṃ yasmai vidhāyātmanivedanam |
tyaktaduḥkho'khilān kāmānaśnantaṃ taṃ namāmyaham || 10 ||
dāsabhūtāḥ svataḥ sarve hyātmānaḥ paramātmanaḥ |
ato'hamapi te dāsaḥ iti matvā namāmyaham || 11 ||
śaṅkareṇādarāt proktaṃ padānāṃ tattvamuttamam |
trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhettasya śrīvidyā''yuśca vardhate || 12 ||
iti śrīśaṅkarakṛta śrī nṛsiṃha mantrarājapada stotram |

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