Prahlad Maharaja's Narashima Stotra

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Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 7: Chapter Nine, Text 43-44

 

naivodvije para duratyaya-vaitaranyàs

tvad-vîrya-gàyana-mahàmrita-magna-chittah

shoche tato vimukha-chetasa indriyàrtha-

màyà-sukhàya bharam udvahato vimùkthàn

 

TRANSLATION

O best of the great personalities, I am not at all afraid of material existence,

for wherever I stay I am fully absorbed in thoughts of Your glories and activities.

My concern is only for the fools and rascals who are making elaborate plans

for material happiness and maintaining their families, societies and countries.

I am simply concerned with love for them.

 

pràyena deva munayah sva-vimukti-kàmà

maunam charanti vijane na paràrtha-nishthàh

naitàn vihàya kripanàn vimumukta eko

nànyam tvad asya sharanam bhramato ’nupashye

 

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord Nrsimhadeva, I see that there are many saintly persons indeed,

but they are interested only in their own deliverance. Not caring for the big

cities and towns, they go to the Himalayas or the forest to meditate with

vows of silence [mauna-vrata]. They are not interested in delivering others.

As for me, however, I do not wish to be liberated alone, leaving aside all these

poor fools and rascals. I know that without Krsna consciousness, without

taking shelter of Your lotus feet, one cannot be happy. Therefore I wish to

bring them back to shelter at Your lotus feet.

 

Spoken by Prahlad maharaj.

(the favourite prayers of Sripad Raghavendra Tirtha Swami)