By Sri Adi Shankaracharya
shrImat payo nidhi niketana chakrapANe
bhogIndra bhoga maNi ranjita-puNyamUrte
yogIsha shAshwata sharaNya bhavAbdhi pota
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (1)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
Who lives in the ocean of milk,
Who holds the holy wheel as weapon,
Who wears the gems of the head,
Of Adhisesha as ornaments,
Who has the form of good and holy deeds,
Who is the permanent protection of sages,
And who is the boat which helps us cross,
This ocean of misery called life,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
brahmendrarudra-marudarka-kirITakoTi-
sanghaTTitAnghri-kamalAmala-kAntikAnta
lakshmI lasat-kucha saroruha-rAjahamsa
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (2)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
Whose feet is touched by the crowns ,
Of Brahma, Indra, Shiva and Sun,
Whose shining feet adds to his effulgence,
And who is the royal swan playing,
Near the breasts of Goddess Lakshmi,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra ghora gahane charato murAre
marogra bhIkara mruga pravarArdi tasya
Artasya matsaranidAgha-nipIDi tasya
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (3)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
Oh Lord who killed the Asura called Mura,
I have been traveling in the dark forests of day to day life,
Where I have been terrified by the lion called desire,
And scorched by the heat called competition , and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra kUpamati ghora magAdhamUlam
samprApya duhkha shatasarpa-samAkulasya
dInasya deva krupayA padamAgatasya
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (4)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have reached the very dangerous and deep,
Bottom of the well of day to day life,
And also being troubled by hundreds,
Of miseries which are like serpents,
And am really miserable and have,
Reached the state of wretchedness and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra-sAgara-vishAla-karAlakAla-
nraka-graha-grasana-nigraha-vigrahasya
vyagrasya rAganichayormi-nipIDitasya
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (5)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have reached this wide unfathomable ocean of day to day life,
And I have been caught by black deadly,
Crocodiles called time which are killing me
And I am also afflicted by waves of passion,
And attachments to pleasures like taste and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra vruksham agha bIjam ananta karma-
shAkhAyutam karaNapatram ananga puShpam
Aruhya duhkhaphalitam patato dayAlo
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (6)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have climbed the tree of worldly life,
Which grew from the seed of great sin,
Which has hundreds of branches of past karmas,
Which has leaves which are parts of my body,
Which has flowers which are the result of Venus,
And which has fruits called sorrow,
But I am falling down from it fast and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra sarpa ghana-vaktra bhayogra-tIvra
damShtrAkarAla-viShadagdha-vinaShTa-mUrteh
nAgAri-vAhana sudhAbdhi nivAsa shaure
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (7)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
Oh , Lord who rides on the enemy of snakes,
Oh, Lord who lives in the ocean of nectar,
The serpent of family life has opened,
Its fearful mouth with very dangerous,
Fangs filled with terrible venom,
Which has destroyed me and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra dAva dahanAkara bhIkaroru
jvAlAvalIbhir-atidagdha tanUruhasya
tvat pAda padmasarasIm sharaNAgatasya
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (8)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been scarred badly by the fire of daily life,
And even every single hair of my body,
Has been singed by its fearful flames,
And I have taken refuge in the lake of your lotus feet, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra jAla patitasya jagannivAsa
sarvendriyArtha baDishAgra jhaShopamasya
protkampita prachura tAluka-mastakasya
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (9)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been caught in this net of daily life,
And all my organs are caught in that web,
And the five senses which is the hook,
Tears apart my head from me, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra-bhIkara-karIndra-karAbhighAta
niShpIDyamAna-vapuShah sakalArtinAsha
prANaprayANa-bhavabhIti-samAkulasya
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (10)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been struck by the fearful king of elephants,
Which is the worldly illusion, and my vital parts,
Have been completely crushed,and I suffer,
From thoughts of life and death , and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
andhasya me hrutaviveka-mahAdhanasya
choraih prabho balibhir-indriya-nAmadheyaih
mohAndhakAra-kuhare vinipAtitasya
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (11)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have become blind because , the sense of discrimination,
Has been stolen from me by the thieves of senses,
And I who am blind , have fallen in to the deep well of passion., and so, please give me the protection of your hands.
baddhvA gale yamabhaTA bahutarjayantah
karShanti yatra bhavapAshashatairyutam mAm
ekAkinam paravasham chakitam dayAlo
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (12)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been tied by the soldiers of the God of death,
By numerous ropes of worldly attachments,
And they are dragging me along by the noose around the neck,
And I am alone, tired and afraid, and so Oh merciful one,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
lakshmIpate kamalnAbha suresha viShNo
vaikunTha krishNa madhusUdana vishwarUpa
brahmaNya keshava janArdana vAsudeva
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (13)
Oh king of devas,
Who is the Lord of Lakshmi, who has a lotus on his belly,
Who is Vishnu, the lord of all heavenly beings, who is Vaikunta,
Who is Krishna , who is the slayer of Madhu,
Who is one with lotus eyes, Who is the knower of Brahman,
Who is Kesava, Janardhana, Vasudeva,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
ekena chakram-aparaNe karaNe shankha-
manyena sindhu-tanayAm avalambya tiShThan
vAmetareNa varadAbhaya-padma-chihnam
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (14)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
Who holds Sudarshana, the holy wheel in one hand,
Who holds the conch in the other hand,
Who embraces the daughter of ocean by one hand,
And the fourth hand signifies protection and boons, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
samsAra-sAgara-nimajjana-muhyamAnam
dInam vilokaya vibho karuNA-nidhe mAm
prahalAda-kheda-parihAra-parAvatAra
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (15)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha, I am drowned in the ocean of day to day life, please protect this poor one, oh, Lord, Oh treasure of compassion, just as you took a form to remove the sorrows of Prahlada, and so, please give me the protection of your hands.
prahalAda-nArada-parAshara-puNDarIka-
vyAsAdi-bhAgavata-pungava-hrn-nivAsa
bhaktAnurakta-paripAlana-pArijAta
lakshmInrsimha mama dehI karAvalambam (16)
Oh Great God Lakshmi Narasimha,
Who dwells in the hearts of great sages like Prahlada,
Narada, Parashara, Pundarika and Vyasa,
Who loves his devotees and is the wish giving tree,
That protects them, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
lakshmInrsimha-charaNAbja-madhu-vratena
stotram krutam sukhakaram bhuvi shankareNa
ye tatpaThanti manujA hari-bhakti-yuktAh
te yAnti tatpad-sarOjamakhaNDarUpam (17)
This prayer which blesses earth with good things, is composed by Sankara who is a bee, drinking deeply the honey from the lotus feet of Lakshmi Narasimha, and those humans who are blessed with devotion to Hari, will attain the lotus feet of the Brahman.
Translated by P.R.Ramachander
Om Sri Lakshmi Narasimhaya Namaha
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