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నరహర్యష్టక నరహర్యష్టక
naraharyaṣṭaka
Verse 1 — నరహర్యష్టకమ్ నరహర్యష్టకమ్
naraharyaṣṭakam
Naraharyaṣṭaka — Vādirāja Tīrtha's nine verses to Lord Narasiṃha, the Man-Lion, imploring him to destroy the devotee's foes.
Verse 2 — యద్ధితం తవ భక్తానామస్మాకం నృహరే హరే । తదాశు… యద్ధితం తవ భక్తానామస్మాకం నృహరే హరే ।
yaddhitaṃ tava bhaktānāmasmākaṃ nṛhare hare |
Whatever is good for your devotees and for us, O Narahari, O Hari, accomplish it swiftly, O knower of what must be done, O you whose radiance equals ten thousand suns of the final dissolution.
Verse 3 — రటత్సటోగ్ర భ్రుకుటీకఠోరకుటిలేక్షణ । నృపఞ్చాస్య… రటత్సటోగ్ర భ్రుకుటీకఠోరకుటిలేక్షణ ।
raṭatsaṭogra bhrukuṭīkaṭhorakuṭilekṣaṇa |
O you of roaring, fierce mane, of hard knitted brow and fierce curving eye; O man-lion whose face blazes with leaping flames — destroy my enemies, O Hari, destroy.
Verse 4 — ఉన్నద్ధకర్ణవిన్యాస వివృతానన భీషణ । గతదూషణ మే… ఉన్నద్ధకర్ణవిన్యాస వివృతానన భీషణ ।
unnaddhakarṇavinyāsa vivṛtānana bhīṣaṇa |
O fearsome one with erect, flared ears and wide-gaping mouth, remover of every fault — destroy my enemies, O Hari, O Narahari.
Verse 5 — హరే శిఖిశిఖోద్భాస్వదురః క్రూరనఖోత్కర । అరీన్… హరే శిఖిశిఖోద్భాస్వదురః క్రూరనఖోత్కర ।
hare śikhiśikhodbhāsvaduraḥ krūranakhotkara |
O Hari, whose chest blazes like the crest of a flame, bristling with cruel claws — with your terrible fangs and quivering tongue, destroy my enemies, O Nṛsiṃha.
Verse 6 — జఠరస్థజగజ్జాల కరకోట్యుద్యతాయుధ ।… జఠరస్థజగజ్జాల కరకోట్యుద్యతాయుధ ।
jaṭharasthajagajjāla karakoṭyudyatāyudha |
O you who hold the web of the worlds within your belly, weapons upraised in your millions of hands, your garment flashing at the waist like lightning — destroy the enemies, O Hari.
Verse 7 — రక్షోధ్యక్షబృహద్వక్షోరుక్షకుక్షివిదారణ ।… రక్షోధ్యక్షబృహద్వక్షోరుక్షకుక్షివిదారణ ।
rakṣodhyakṣabṛhadvakṣorukṣakukṣividāraṇa |
O render of the broad chest and mighty belly of the lord of demons (Hiraṇyakaśipu) — O man-lion, burn to ash the thicket of my enemies' ranks, O Hari.
Verse 8 — విధిమారుతశర్వేన్ద్రపూర్వగీర్వాణపుఙ్గవైః । సదా… విధిమారుతశర్వేన్ద్రపూర్వగీర్వాణపుఙ్గవైః ।
vidhimārutaśarvendrapūrvagīrvāṇapuṅgavaiḥ |
O you whose pair of feet are ever bowed to by the foremost gods led by Brahmā, Vāyu, Śiva and Indra — destroy my enemies, O Narasiṃha, O Hari.
Verse 9 — భయఙ్కరోర్వలఙ్కార వరహుఙ్కారగర్జిత । హరే నరహరే… భయఙ్కరోర్వలఙ్కార వరహుఙ్కారగర్జిత ।
bhayaṅkarorvalaṅkāra varahuṅkāragarjita |
O you of terrifying form and fearsome adornment, roaring with a mighty war-cry — O Hari, O Narahari, destroy, destroy my enemies.
ఫలశ్రుతిః ఫలశ్రుతిః
phalaśrutiḥ
Phalaśruti — the fruit of reciting this aṣṭaka.
Verse 10 — వాదిరాజయతిప్రోక్తం నరహర్యష్టకం నవమ్ ।… వాదిరాజయతిప్రోక్తం నరహర్యష్టకం నవమ్ ।
vādirājayatiproktaṃ naraharyaṣṭakaṃ navam |
This new Naraharyaṣṭaka, spoken by the ascetic Vādirāja — one who recites it, by the grace of Nṛsiṃha, destroys his foes in an instant.
Related recitations Jaya Mangalam Nitya Shubha Mangalam Narasimha · Devaranama Śrī Narasiṃha Stuti Narasimha · Stotra Narasimhana Paada Narasimha · Devaranama Śrī Narasiṃha Devara Sulādi Narasimha · Suladi Śrī Narasiṃha Nakha Stuti Narasimha · Stotra Eshtu Sāhasavanta Hanuman · Stotra About Naraharyaṣṭaka Naraharyaṣṭaka is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Śrī Vādirājaru Tīrtha Narasimha — a Ashtakam . It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: sanskritdocuments.org.
Also known as: Narahari Ashtaka.
A revered Mādhwa saint and pontiff of Sode, and a prolific poet-scholar renowned for works such as the Daśāvatāra Stuti and Lakṣmī Śobhāne.
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Frequently asked questions What is the Narahari Ashtaka? Naraharyaṣṭaka is an eight-verse hymn to Narasiṃha, the man-lion form of Viṣṇu, by Śrī Vādirājaru Tīrtha. It recalls the avatar's ferocity and mercy — the pillar that tore open, Prahlāda's devotion, and the lord who is simultaneously terrible and tender.
Who composed the Narahari Ashtaka? Naraharyaṣṭaka is attributed to Śrī Vādirājaru Tīrtha, the Dvaita philosopher-saint of Uḍupi. The hymn reflects the Mādhwa tradition's devotion to Narasiṃha as a form of Viṣṇu who protects devotees with fierce compassion.
What is the meaning of the Narahari Ashtaka? "Narahari" is a compound of nara (man) andhari (lion) — the man-lion. Each verse of Naraharyaṣṭaka addresses Narasiṃha with specific epithets and recalls the narrative of Prahlāda's rescue from Holikā and the demon king Hiraṇyakaśipu.
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