Prayers to Lord Narasimhadeva

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Prayers to Lord Narasimhadeva

 

Powerful mantras for protection from malevolent spirits and material

desires, as well as increased devotion and a peaceful world to the

Lord's half-lion incarnation. Also contains the Nrisimha Kavacha.

 

 

 

Sudarshana Nrisimha Mantra

 

 

 

Om Sahasrara Jivalavartine

 

Ksaum Ham Ham Hum Phat Swaha

 

Om Shri Nrisinghaye namaha

 

Om Jaya Jaya Sri Nrisimhaye namaha

 

Om Nrim Nrim Nrim Nrisimhaye namaha

 

 

 

 

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vag-isha yasya vadane

 

laksmir yasya cha vakshasi

 

yasyate hridaye samvit

 

tam nrisimham aham bhaje

 

 

 

 

"Lord Nrisimhadeva is always assisted by Sarasvati, the goddess of

learning and He is always embracing to His chest the goddess of

fortune. The Lord is always complete in knowledge within Himself.

Let us offer obeisances unto Nrisimhadeva."

 

 

 

 

om kraum narasimhaya namaha

 

om ksaum namo bhagavate narasimhaya

 

jvala-maline dipta-damstrayagni-netraya

 

sarva-raksho-ghnaya sarva-bhuta vinashaya

 

sarva-jvara-vinashaya daha daha pacha pacha

 

raksha raksha hum phat

 

 

 

 

"Obeisances to the Lord Nrisimhaya, burning with His own scorching

effulgence which are ablaze and whose eyes pour forth torrents of

living fire, matched only by the glow of His glowing teeth.

Obeisances to the destroyer of all demons, to the slayer of all

ghosts, to the destroyer of all sorts of fever. Burn and burn, cook

and cook, preserve and preserve."

 

 

 

 

shri nrisimha, jaya nrisimha, jaya jaya nrisimha

 

prahladesha jaya padma-mukha-padma bringa

 

 

 

 

"All glories to Nrisimhadeva, who is the Lord of Prahlada Maharaja

and, like the honey bee, is always engaged in beholding the lotus-

like face of the goddess of fortune."

 

 

 

 

prahlada-hridayahladam

 

bhaktavidya-vidaram

 

sharad-indu-ruchim vande

 

parindra-vandanam harim

 

 

 

 

"Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Nrisimhadeva who is always

enlightening Prahlada Maharaja within his heart and who always kills

the nescience that attacks the devotees. His mercy is distributed

like the moonshine, and His face is like that of a lion. Let me

offer my obeisances unto Him again and again."

 

 

 

 

 

om namo bhagavate narasimhaya namas tejas-tejase avir-avirbhava

 

vajra-nakha vajra-damshtra karmashayan randhaya randhaya tamo grasa

grasa om svaha.

 

Abhayam abhayam atmani bhuyishtha om ksraum.

 

 

 

 

"I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrisimhadeva, the source

of all power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just like

thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demon-like desires for fruitive

activity in this material world. Please appear in our hearts and

drive away our ignorance so that by Your mercy we may become

fearless in the struggle for existence in this material world."

(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 5.18.8)

 

 

 

 

svasty astu vishvasya khalah prasidatam

 

dhyayantu bhutani shivam mitho dhiya

 

namash cha bhadram bhajatad adhokshaje

 

aveshyatam no matir apy ahaituki

 

 

 

 

"May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and may all

envious persons be pacified. May all living entities become calm by

practicing bhakti-yoga, for by accepting devotional service they

will think of each other's welfare. Therefore, let us all engage in

the service of the supreme transcendence, Lord Sri Krishna, and

always remain absorbed in thought of Him." (Srimad-Bhagavatam,

5.18.9)

 

 

 

 

ugro 'py anugra evayam

 

sva-bhaktanam nri-keshari

 

kesarivo sva-potanam

 

anyesham ugra-vikramaha

 

 

 

 

"Although very ferocious, the lioness is very kind to her cubs.

Similarly, although very ferocious to non-devotees like

Hiranyakashipu, Lord Nrisimhadeva is very, very soft and kind to

devotees like Prahlada Maharaja."

 

 

 

 

 

durgesv atavy-aji-mukhadishu prabhuh

 

payan nrisimha shura-yuthaparihi

 

vimunchato yasya mahatta-hasam

 

disho vinedur hyapatamsh cha garbhaha

 

 

 

 

"May Lord Nrisimhadeva, who appeared as the enemy of Hiranyakashipu,

protect me in all directions. His loud laughing vibrated in all

directions and caused the pregnant wives of the asuras (the

demoniac) to have miscarriages. May that Lord be kind enough to

protect me in difficult places like the forest and battlefront."

(Srimad-Bhagavatam, 6.18.14)

 

 

 

 

namas te narasimhaya

 

prahladahlada-dayine

 

hiranyakashipor vakshaha

 

shila-tanka-nakhalaye

 

 

 

 

"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 nrisimhah parato nrisimho

 

yato yato yami tato nrisimhah

 

bahir nrisimho hridaye nrisimho

 

nrisimham adim sharanam prapadye

 

 

 

 

"Lord Nrisimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrisimha

is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to

Lord Nrisimha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge."

 

 

 

 

The Nrisimha Gayatri

 

Om Nrisimhaye vidmahe

 

vajranakhaya dhimahi

 

tan nah simhah pracodayat

 

 

 

 

"Om. Let us think well aware of Nrisimha, the lightning-nailed. May

the Lion promote our thought."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SRI NRISIMHA KAVACHA

 

1. Sri Narad uvaca, indradi deva vrndesa tatesvara jagat pate,

mahavisnor nrsimhasya kavacam bruhi me prabho

yasya prapathanad vidvan trilokya vijayi bhavet

 

"Sri Narad Muni said: my dear father and lord, master of the

Universe, lord of the multitude of demigods headed by Indra, kindly

tell me the kavaca mantra of Lord Nrsimha, the incarnation of Visnu.

O master, reading this kavaca aloud, a learned man will become

victorious throughout the three worlds."

 

2. sri brahmovaca, srnu narada vaksyami putra srestha

tapodhana

kavacam narasimhasya trailokya vijayabhidam

 

"Lord Brahma said: My dear Narad, please hear me. O best of my sons,

who are rich in austerity, I shall speak this kavaca of Lord

Narasimha, which gives victory over the three worlds."

 

3. yasya prapathanad vagmi trailokya vijayi bhavet

srastham jagatam vatsa pathanad dharanad yatah

 

"My dear boy, by recitation of this kavaca an eloquent person will

become victorious throughout the three worlds. It is by reciting

this and meditating deeply on it that I (lord Brahma) am the creator

of all these planetary systems."

 

4. laksmir jagat trayam pati samharta ca mahesvarah

pathanad dharanad deva babhuvus ca digisvarah

 

"It is by reciting and meditating upon this that Laksmi maintains

the three worlds, and Lord Siva destroys them. Also the demigods in

this way became controllers of the different directions."

 

5. brahma mantra myam vaksye bhutadi vinivarakam

yasya prasadad durvasas trailokya vijayi munih

pathanad dharanad yasya sasta ca krodha bhairavah

 

"I shall speak this essence of all Vedic mantras, which wards off

all kinds of ghosts and hobgoblins. By its grace the sage Durvasa

became victorious throughout the three worlds, commanding respect

and most fearful in his anger."

 

6. trailokya vijayasyasa kavacasya prajapatih

rsis chandas ca gayatri nrsimho devata vibhuh

 

"For this kavaca, which is directly perceived as giving victory over

the three worlds, I (Brahma) am the Rsi, Gayatri is the metre, and

the all powerful Nrsimhadev is the Deity."

 

7+ 8 ksraum bijam me sirah pati candra varno maha manuh

"ugram viram maha visnum jvalantam sarvatomukham

nrsimham bhisanam bhadram mrtyu mrtyum namamy aham"

dva trimsad aksaro mantro mantra rajah sura drumah

 

"One should place Lord Nrsimha's mantra bija, ksraum, on one's head,

thinking, 'May my head be protected by the moon colored one, who is

the greatest among humans. My obeisances unto the ferocious and

powerful, the great Visnu, the fiery one, who's faces are on all

sides, the fearful one, Nrsimha, who causes the death of even death

personified, (or who can overcome death).' One should place this

mantra, composed of thirty two syllables, upon his head. It is the

king of all mantras. It is like a wish fulfilling tree for the

demigods and devotees."

 

9. kantham patu dhruvam ksraum hrd bhagavate caksusi mama

narasimhaya ca jvala maline patu mastakam

 

"One should also place ksraum firmly upon his neck for protection.

Placing the word bhagavate upon his heart, narasimhaya upon his two

eyes, and jvala maline on the top of his head, one meditates upon

the different parts of this narasimha mantra protecting the

different parts of his body."

 

10. dipta damstraya ca tatha agni netraya ca nasikam

sarva rakso ghnaya sarva bhuta vinasanaya ca

 

"One should place on his nose the syllables dipta damstraya agni

netraya sarva rakso ghnaya sarva bhuta vinasanaya. (Obeisances unto

Him, whose teeth are blazing, whose eyes are fire, and who destroys

all ghosts and raksasas.)"

 

11. sarva jvara vinasaya daha daha paca dvayam

raksa raksa sarva mantra svaha patu mukham mama

 

"Meditating on the protection of one's face, one should place there

the syllables sarva jvara vinasaya daha daha paca paca raksa raksa.

ksraum ugram viram maha visnum jvalanatam sarvatomukham nrsimham

bhisanam bhadram mrtyu mrtyum namamy aham. ksraum bhagavate

narasimhya jvalamaline dipta damstrayagni netraya sarva rakso ghnaya

sarva bhuta vinasanaya svaha.

(Unto He who vanquishes all fevers, oblations. Burn and burn, cook

and cook, protect protect. My obeisances unto the ferocious and

powerful, the great Visnu, the fiery one whose faces are on all

sides, the fearful one, Nrsimha, who causes the death of even death

personified, or who can overcome even death. Unto the Personality of

Godhead Narasimha, garlanded with blazing energy, whose teeth are

glowing and whose eyes are fiery, who kills all raksasas and demons

and annihilates the ghosts, to You my oblations)"

 

12. taradi ramacandraya namah payad gudam mama

klim payat pani yugmam ca taram namah padam tatah

narayanaya parsvam ca am hrim kraum ksraum ca hum phat

 

"Meditating on the protection of one's rectum, one should first sip

water for purification and chant om Ramacandra namah. Sipping water

again one should place the bija mantra klim on both of his hands

together. Thereafter one should place om namah on his feet and

narayanaya on his side, as well as the bija mantras am hrim kraum

ksraum hum phat."

 

13. varaksarah katim patu om namah bhagavate padam

vasudevaya ca prstham klim krsnaya uru dvaram

 

"Praying for the protection of one's waist, one should place there

the varaksara Om. One should place the syllables om namo bhagavate

upon his feet, vasudevaya on his back, and klim krsnaya upon his two

thighs."

 

14. klim krsnaya sada patu januni ca manuttamah

klim glaum klim syamalangaya namah payat pada dvaram

 

"Upon his knees, one should place the mantra klim krsnaya, thinking

that the Lord may always protect me in His form as the best of human

beings. Then one should sip water for purification and place the

mantra klim glaum klim syamalangaya namah upon his feet."

 

15. ksraum narasimhaya ksraum ca sarvangam me sadavatu

 

"One should meditate upon the constant protection of the body,

placing the mantra ksraum narasimhaya ksraum upon all his limbs."

 

16. iti te kathitam vatsa sarva mantraugha vigraham

tava snehan myakhyatam pravaktavyam na kasyacit

 

"Lord Brahma continued: My dear boy, thus I have told you the

embodiment of the potencies of all mantras. Because of your great

affection I have explained it to you, although it is not to be

spoken to just anyone."

 

17. guru pujam vidhayatha grhniyat kavacam tatah

sarva punya yuto bhutva sarva siddhi yuto bhavet

 

"Having performed worship of the spiritual master, one may accept

this kavaca. Having become enriched in his pious activities he will

attain all perfections."

 

18. satam astottaram caiva purascarya vidhih smrtah

havanadin dasamsena krtva sadhaka sattamah

 

"Performing the ritualistic ceremonies of purification (purascarya)

one hundred and eight times is equal to one tenth the effect

received by that best of devotees who chants this kavaca."

 

19. tatas tu siddha kavacah punyatma madanopaman

sparddham uddhuya bhavane laksmir vani vaset tatah

 

"Laksmi, the Goddess of fortune, and Sarasvati, the Goddess of

speech and learning, reside in the home of that fortunate soul who

has become perfected by this kavaca, giving up the intoxication of

competing with others for supremacy."

 

20. puspanjalyastakam dattva mulenaiva pathet sakrt

api varsa sahasranam pujayah phalam apnuyat

 

"Simply offering eight times puspajali and reading only once the

original version, one attains the result of even a thousand years of

worship."

 

21. bhurje vilkhya gutikam svarnastham dharayed yadi

kanthe va daksine bahau narasimho bhavet svayam

 

"If one write this down on a leaf or bark of a tree and keeps it

within a golden capsule on his neck or right arm, Lord Nrsimhadev

will be personally present."

 

22. yosid vama bhuje caiva puruso daksine kare

vibhryat kavacam punyam sarva siddhi yuto bhavet

 

"A woman may keep it on her left arm, a man on the right hand.

Certainly this most auspicious kavaca brings all perfection to the

bearer."

 

23. kaka vandhya ca ya nari mrta vatsa ca ya bhavet

janma vandhya nasta putra bahu putravati bhavet

 

"A woman who is totally barren, or who bears only one child, or

whose sons are lost or dead may become possessed of many sons."

 

24. kavacasya prasadena jivan mukto bhaven narah

trilokyam ksobhayaty eva trailokya vijayi bhavet

 

"By the grace of this kavaca, a man becomes jivan mukta, liberated

soul even within this life time. He is able to move the whole

universe, and certainly becomes victorious throughout the three

worlds."

 

25. bhuta preta pisacas ca raksasa danava ca ye

tam drstva prapalayante desad desantaram dhruvam

 

"Certainly bhutas, pretas, pisacas, raksasas, and danavas all

immediately flee from the country and go to another upon seeing it."

 

26. yasmin gehe ca kavacam grame va yadi tisthati

tam desantu parityajya prayanti catidurantah

 

"In the home or even the same village where this kavaca exists, all

such demoniac creatures, once having understood its presence, give

up that place and go far away."

 

 

Thus ends the Sri Nrsimha kavaca, of the Trailokya vijay in the

samhita of Brahma.

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Nrisimha Kavacha of Prahlad from Brahmanda Purana.

shri nrisinhakavachastotram ..

 

nrisinhakavacham vakshye

prahlaadenoditam puraa

 

sarvarakshakaram punyam

sarvopadravanaashanamah .. 1 ..

 

1. I shall now recite the Narasimha-kavacha, formerly spoken by

Prahlada Maharaja. It is most pious, vanquishes all kinds of

impediments, and provides one all protection.

 

sampatkaram chaiva

svargamokshapradaayakamah .

 

dhyaatvaa nrisinham devesham

hemasinhaasanasthitamah .. 2 ..

 

2. It bestows upon one all opulences and can give one elevation to

the heavenly planets or liberation. One should meditate on Lord

Narasimha, Lord of the universe, seated upon a golden throne.

 

trinayanam

sharadindusamaprabhamah .

 

lakshmyaalin gitavaamaanagamah

vibhuutibhirupaashritamah .. 3 ..

 

3. His mouth is wide open, He has three eyes, and He is as radiant

as the autumn moon. He is embraced by Lakshmi devi on his left side,

and His form is the shelter of all opulences, both material and

spiritual.

 

chaturbhujam komalaanagam

svarnakundalashobhitamah .

 

sarojashobitoraskam

ratnakeyuuramudritamah .. 4 ..

 

4. The Lord has four arms, and His limbs are very soft. He is

decorated with golden earrings. His chest is resplendent like the

lotus flower, and His arms are decorated with jewel-studded

ornaments.

 

kaajnchanasankaasham

piitanirmalavaasasamah .

 

indraadisuramaulishhthah

sphuranmaanikyadiiptibhih .. 5 ..

 

5. He is dressed in a spotless yellow garment, which exactly

resembles molten gold. He is the original cause of existence, beyond

the mundane sphere, for the great demigods headed by Indra. He

appears bedecked with rubies which are blazingly effulgent.

 

virajitapadadvandvamah

sankhachakradihetibhih .

 

garutmatma cha vinayatah

stuyamanamh mudanvitam.h .. 6 ..

 

6. His two feet are very attractive, and He is armed with various

weapons such as the conch, disc, etc. GaruDa joyfully offers prayers

with great reverence.

 

kamalasamvaasam

kritvaa tu kavacham pathet.h .. 7 ..

 

7. Having seated Lord Narasimhadeva upon the lotus of one's heart,

one should recite the following mantra:

 

me shirah paatu

lokarakshaarthasambhavah .. 8 ..

 

8. May Lord Narasimha, who protects all the planetary systems,

protect my head.

 

api stambhavaasah

phalam me rakshatu dhvanim.h .

 

nrisinho me drishau paatu

somasuuryaagnilochanah .. 9 ..

 

9. Although the Lord is all-pervading, He hid Himself within a

pillar. May He protect my speech and the results of my activities.

May Lord Narasimha, whose eyes are the sun, and fire, protect my

eyes.

 

paatu nriharih

munivaaryastutipriyah .

 

naasam me sinhanaashastu

mukham lakshmiimukhapriyah .. 10 ..

 

10. May Lord Nrihari, who is pleased by the prayers offered by the

best of sages, protect my memory. May He who has the nose of a lion

protect my nose, and may He whose face is very dear to the goddess

of fortune protect my mouth.

 

vidyaadhipah paatu

nrisinho rasanam mama .

 

vaktram paatvinduvadanam

sadaa prahlaadavanditah .. 11 ..

 

11. May Lord Narasimha, who is the knower of all sciences, protect

my sense of taste. May He whose face is beautiful as the full moon

and who is offered prayers by Prahlaada Mahaaraaja protect my face.

 

paatu me kantham

skandhau bhuubhridanantakrit.h .

 

divyaastrashobhitabhujah

nrisi.nhah paatu me bhujau .. 12 ..

 

12. May Lord Narasimha protect my throat. He is the sustainer of the

earth and the performer of unlimitedly wonderful activities. May He

protect my shoulders. His arms are resplendent with transcendental

weapons. May He protect my shoulders.

 

devavarado

nrisinhah paatu sarvatah .

 

hridayam yogisaadhyashcha

nivaasam paatu me harih .. 13 ..

 

13. May the Lord, who bestows benedictions upon the demigods,

protect my hands, and may He protect me from all sides. May He who

is achieved by the perfect yogis protect my heart, and may Lord Hari

protect my dwelling place.

 

paatu hiranyaaksha

vakshahkukshividaaranah .

 

naabhim me paatu nriharih

svanaabhibrahmasanstutah .. 14 ..

 

14. May He who ripped apart the chest and abdomen of the great demon

HiraNyaaksha protect my waist, and may Lord Nrihari protect my

navel. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahmaa, who has sprung from

his own navel.

 

kotayah katyaam

yasyaasau paatu me katimah .

 

guhyam me paatu guhyaanaam

mantraanaam guhyaruupadrikah .. 15 ..

 

15. May He on whose hips rest all the universes protect my hips. May

the Lord protect my private parts. He is the knower of all mantras

and all mysteries, but He Himself is not visible.

 

manobhavah paatu

jaanunii nararuupadrikah .

 

janghe paatu dharaabhara

hartaa yo.asau nrikesharii .. 16 ..

 

16. May He who is the original Cupid protect my thighs. May He who

exhibits a human-like form protect my knees. May the remover of the

burden of the earth, who appears in a form which is half-man and

half-lion, protect my calves.

 

raajyapradah paatu

paadau me nrihariishvarah .

 

sahasrashiirshhaapurushhah

paatu me sarvashastanumah .. 17 ..

 

17. May the bestower of heavenly opulence protect my feet. He is the

Supreme Controller in the form of a man and lion combined. May the

thousand-headed Supreme enjoyer protect my body from all sides and

in all respects.

 

puurvatah paatu

mahaaviiraagrajo.agnitah .

 

mahaavishhnurdakshine tu

mahaajvalastu nairritah .. 18 ..

 

18. May that most ferocious personality protect me from the east.

May He who is superior to the greatest heroes protect me from the

southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the Supreme Vishnu

protect me from the south, and may that person of blazing luster

protect me from the southwest.

 

paatu sarvesho

dishi me sarvatomukhah .

 

nrisi.nhah paatu vaayavyaam

saumyaam bhuushhanavigrahah .. 19 ..

 

19. May the Lord of everything protect me from the west. His faces

are everywhere, so please may He protect me from this direction. May

Lord Narasimha protect me from the northwest, which is predominated

by Vaayu, and may He whose form is in itself the supreme ornament

protect me from the north, where Soma resides.

 

paatu bhadro me

sarvamangaladaayakah .

 

sa.nsaarabhayatah paatu

mrityorh mrityurh nrikesharii .. 20 ..

 

20. May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows all-

auspiciousness, protect from the northeast, the direction of the sun-

god, and may He who is death personified protect me from fear of

death and rotation in this material world.

 

nrisinhakavacham

prahlaadamukhamanditamah .

 

bhaktimaanh yah pathenaityam

sarvapaapaih pramuchyate .. 21 ..

 

21. This Narasimha-kavacha has been ornamented by issuing from the

mouth of Prahlaada Mahaaraaja. A devotee who reads this becomes

freed from all sins.

 

dhanavaanh loke

diirghaayurupajaayate .

 

kaamayate yam yam kaamam

tam tam praapnotyasanshayamah .. 22 ..

 

22. Whatever one desires in this world he can attain without doubt.

One can have wealth, many sons, and a long life.

 

jayamaapnoti

sarvatra vijayii bhavetah .

 

bhuumyantariikshadivyaanaam

grahaanaam vinivaaranamah .. 23 ..

 

23. He becomes victorious who desires victory, and indeed becomes a

conqueror. He wards off the influence of all planets, earthly,

heavenly, and everything in between.

 

vrishchikoragasambhuuta

vishhaapaharanam paramah .

 

brahmaraakshasayakshaanaam

duurotsaaranakaaranamah .. 24 ..

 

24. This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects of serpents

and scorpions, and Brahma-raakshasa ghosts and Yakshas are driven

away.

 

talapaatre vaa

kavacham likhitam shubhamah .

 

karamuule dhritam yena

sidhyeyuh karmasiddhayah .. 25 ..

 

25. One may write this most auspicious prayer on his arm, or

inscribe it on a palm-leaf and attach it to his wrist, and all his

activities will become perfect.

 

manushhyeshhu

svam svameva jayam labhet.h .

 

ekasandhyam trisandhyam vaa

yah pathenniyato narah .. 26 ..

 

26. One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once or thrice

(daily), he becomes victorious whether among demigods, demons, or

human beings.

 

mangalamangalyam

bhuktim muktim cha vindati .

 

dvaatrinshatisahasraani

patheth shuddhaatmanaam nrinaam .. 27 ..

 

27. One who with purified heart recites this prayer 32,000 times

attains the most auspicious of all auspicious things, and material

enjoyment and liberation are already understood to be available to

such a person.

 

kavachasyaasya mantrasya

mantrasiddhih prajaayate .

 

anena mantraraajena

kritvaa bhasmaabhirmantraanaamah .. 28 ..

 

28. This Kavacha-mantra is the king of all mantras. One attains by

it what would be attained by anointing oneself with ashes and

chanting all other mantras.

 

vinyasedyastu

tasya grahabhayam haretah .

 

trivaaram japamaanastu

dattam vaaryaabhimantrya cha .. 29 ..

 

29. Having marked ones body with tilaka, taking aachamana with

water, and reciting this mantra three times, one will find that the

fear of all inauspicious planets is removed.

 

yo naro mantram

nrisinhadhyaanamaacharetah .

 

tasya rogah pranashyanti

ye cha syuh kukshisambhavaah .. 30 ..

 

30. That person who recites this mantra, meditating upon Lord

Narasimhadeva, has all of his diseases vanquished, including those

of the abdomen.

 

garjantam gaarjayantam nijabhujapatalam sphotayantam hatantam

ruupyantam taapayantam divi bhuvi ditijam kshepayantam

kshipantamah .

 

krandantam roshhayantam dishi dishi satatam sanharantam bharantam

viikshantam puurnayantam karanikarashatairdivyasinham namaami ..

31 ..

 

31. Lord Narasimha roars loudly and causes others to roar. With His

multitudes of arms He tears the demons asunder and kills them in

this way. He is always seeking out and tormenting the demonic

descendants of Diti, both on this earth planet and in the higher

planets, and Hs throws them down and scatters them. He cries with

great anger as He destroys the demons in all directions, yet with

His unlimited hands He sustains, protects, and nourishes the cosmic

manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, who has

assumed the form of a transcendental lion.

 

... iti shriibrahmaandapuraane prahlaadoktam

shriinrisinhakavacham sampuurnamah ..

 

Thus ends the Narasimha-kavacha as it is described by Prahlaada

Mahaaraaja in the Brahmanda Purana.