zrI nArasiMha
Sahityam
Pallavi
zrI nArasiMha mAM pAhi
kSIrAbdhi kanyakA ramaNa
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kSIrAbdhi kanyakA ramaNa
O Lord Sri Narasimha! Please protect me, O Beloved of Lakshmi – the daughter of Milk Ocean!
Anupallavi
dInArti nivAraNa bhavya guNa
diti tanaya timira sUrya tri¹ nEtra (zrI)
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diti tanaya timira sUrya tri¹ nEtra (zrI)
O Reliever of distress of the humble! O Lord of Auspicious qualities! O Sun who destroyed the darkness called Hiranya Kasipu - son of Diti! O three Eyed!
Charanam
prahlAda parAzara nArada hRt-
paGkEruha nIraja bandhO
AhlAda kara azubha² rOga saM-
hAra varada tyAgarAjAdi vinuta (zrI)
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paGkEruha nIraja bandhO
AhlAda kara azubha² rOga saM-
hAra varada tyAgarAjAdi vinuta (zrI)
O Sun – benefactor of lotus – who blossoms the lotus – mub-born - of heart of Prahlada, sages Parasara and Narada! O Lord who causes joy! O Lord who destroys vicious diseases! O Bestower of boons! O Lord praised by Thyagaraja and others!
References
- 1 trinEtra - Narasimha is said to have three eyes like Siva – Sun, Moon and Agni (sOma-sUryagni-lOcana: ) as given in nRsiMha kavaca of Prahlada – slOka 8 -[[http://www.geocities.com/priitaa/nrsimha_kavaca.htm Kavacham]] and and as mentioned in Sri Desika Stotra ‘zrI kAmAsikASTakam ’ in websites – [[http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/nov98/0003.html Desika1]] and [[http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/mar2002/0096.html Desika2]]
- 2 azubha rOga – It is believed that prayer to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha cures diseases arising from abhicAra (black magic) - . In this connection, please refer to the Sthala Purana of Sholingur (Thirukkadigai). [[http://srivaishnavam.com/divyadesam108/sholingur.htm Sholingur]]
- One of the name of the Lord Narasimha is ‘sarvAbhicAra-hantre ’ - (Text 49) of Narasimha Sahasra Nama - [[http://www.stephen-knapp.com/prayers_to_lord_narasimhadeva.htm Sahasra Nama]]
- There is one story in which He saved Adi Sankara from being sacrificed to goddess Kali by a Kapalika. Thus Adi Sankara composed Laksmi-Nrsimha Stotra. [[http://www.hinduwiki.com/index.php?title=Narasimha Sankara]]
- For lakSmi narasimha karAvalamba stotra - Adi Sankaracharya (along with meanings) please visit - [[http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/oppiliappan/archives/aug05/msg00245.html Karavalamba Stotra]]