Nrsmhadeva prayers
namas te narasimhaya
prahladahlada-dayine
hiranyakashipor vaksaha
shila-tanka-nakhalaye
To Lord Nrsingha my respect.
Who to Prahlad gives all pleasure.
Whose steel-like nails swiftly dissect
the stone-like chest of Prahlad’s father.
ito nrisimhah parato nrisimho
yato yato yami tato nrisimhah
bahir nrisimho hrdaye nrisimho
nrisimham adim sharanam prapadye
Nrsingha is here and Nrsingha is there,
Nrsingha our Lord exists everywhere.
Within and without, our supreme shelter,
To Nrsingha our source we surrender.
tava kara-kamala vare
nakham adbhuta-shringam
dalita-hiranyakashipu-tanu bhrigam
keshava dhrita-narahari-rupa
jaya jagadisha hare
O lion-headed lord of the universe,
Who crushed the wasp-like demon,
With your bright nails, Hiranyakashipu, the world’s curse.
Praise to Nrshingha, your ferocious form, Keshava the Supreme one.