:-) Sri Nrisimha Kavacha from Trailokya vijay in the samhita of Bra

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Haribol prabhu,

 

PAMHO., AGTSP.,

 

Your "subject" says Nrsimha-sahasra-nama-stotra, actually what you have

posted here is in fact Sri Nrisimha Kavacha of Prahlad - from Brahmanda Purana.

 

Here is another Sri Nrisimha Kavacha of Sri Narad Muni, from Trailokya vijay

in the samhita of Brahma.

 

SRI NRSIMHA KAVACA

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 powerfull 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 mooncoloured 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

 

"Meditationg 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 evendeath 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. Thereafterone

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 speach 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 placeand go far

away."

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

Brahma.

 

Haribol,

yhs, JTCD.