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Śrī Narasiṃha Stuti — Udaya Ravi in Devanagari with Meaning

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Śrī Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍitācārya · stotra · 22 verses

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śrī narasiṃha stuti

Verse 1 — उदयरवि सहस्रद्योतितं रूक्षवीक्षं प्रलय जलधिनादं…

उदयरवि सहस्रद्योतितं रूक्षवीक्षं प्रलय जलधिनादं कल्पकृद्वह्नि वक्त्रम् ।
सुरपतिरिपु वक्षश्छेद रक्तोक्षिताङ्गं प्रणतभयहरं तं नारसिंहं नमामि ॥

udayaravi sahasradyotitaṃ rūkṣavīkṣaṃ pralaya jaladhinādaṃ kalpakṛdvahni vaktram |
surapatiripu vakṣaścheda raktokṣitāṅgaṃ praṇatabhayaharaṃ taṃ nārasiṃhaṃ namāmi ||

I bow to Narasimha — blazing like a thousand rising suns, fierce-eyed, roaring like the deluge-ocean, fire-faced at the world's end, His limbs smeared with the blood of Indra's foe's torn chest — who takes away the fear of all who surrender.

Verse 2 — प्रलयरवि करालाकार रुक्चक्रवालं विरलय दुरुरोची…

प्रलयरवि करालाकार रुक्चक्रवालं विरलय दुरुरोची रोचिताशान्तराल ।
प्रतिभयतम कोपात्त्युत्कटोच्चाट्टहासिन् दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

pralayaravi karālākāra rukcakravālaṃ viralaya dururocī rocitāśāntarāla |
pratibhayatama kopāttyutkaṭoccāṭṭahāsin daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Your splendor spreads dreadful as the doomsday sun, filling every quarter with light; laughing Your piercing laugh at the demons' dark fury — burn it away, burn, O Narasimha of unbearable might, all that besets me.

Verse 3 — सरस रभसपादा पातभाराभिराव प्रचकितचल सप्तद्वन्द्व…

सरस रभसपादा पातभाराभिराव प्रचकितचल सप्तद्वन्द्व लोकस्तुतस्त्वम् ।
रिपुरुधिर निषेकेणैव शोणाङ्घ्रिशालिन् दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

sarasa rabhasapādā pātabhārābhirāva pracakitacala saptadvandva lokastutastvam |
ripurudhira niṣekeṇaiva śoṇāṅghriśālin daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

The stamp of Your sporting feet shook the seven worlds into praising You; Your feet are red with foes' blood — burn, burn away my afflictions, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 4 — तव घनघनघोषो घोरमाघ्राय जङ्घा परिघ मलघु मूरु…

तव घनघनघोषो घोरमाघ्राय जङ्घा परिघ मलघु मूरु व्याजतेजो गिरिञ्च ।
घनविघटतमागाद्दैत्य जङ्घालसङ्घो दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

tava ghanaghanaghoṣo ghoramāghrāya jaṅghā parigha malaghu mūru vyājatejo giriñca |
ghanavighaṭatamāgāddaitya jaṅghālasaṅgho daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Hearing Your thunder-roar and beholding Your mountain-like gleaming thighs, the swift demon hosts scattered in terror — burn, burn away my enemies, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 5 — कटकि कटकराजद्धाट्ट काग्र्यस्थलाभा प्रकट पट…

कटकि कटकराजद्धाट्ट काग्र्यस्थलाभा प्रकट पट तटित्ते सत्कटिस्थातिपट्वी ।
कटुक कटुक दुष्टाटोप दृष्टिप्रमुष्टौ दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

kaṭaki kaṭakarājaddhāṭṭa kāgryasthalābhā prakaṭa paṭa taṭitte satkaṭisthātipaṭvī |
kaṭuka kaṭuka duṣṭāṭopa dṛṣṭipramuṣṭau daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Your waist glows with a golden girdle on exalted hips, Your robe flashes like lightning, and Your stern gaze withers the arrogant wicked — burn, burn away my foes, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 6 — प्रखर नखर वज्रोत्खात रूक्षारिवक्षः शिखरि शिखर…

प्रखर नखर वज्रोत्खात रूक्षारिवक्षः शिखरि शिखर रक्तैराक्तसंदोह देह ।
सुवलिभ शुभ कुक्षे भद्र गम्भीरनाभे दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

prakhara nakhara vajrotkhāta rūkṣārivakṣaḥ śikhari śikhara raktairāktasaṃdoha deha |
suvalibha śubha kukṣe bhadra gambhīranābhe daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Your thunderbolt claws ripped open the enemy's rocky chest, and Your body glows smeared with his blood; gentle-bellied, deep-navelled Lord — burn, burn away what harms me, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 7 — स्फुरयति तव साक्षात्सैव नक्षत्रमाला क्षपित…

स्फुरयति तव साक्षात्सैव नक्षत्रमाला क्षपित दितिज वक्षो व्याप्तनक्षत्रमार्गम् ।
अरिदरधर जान्वासक्त हस्तद्वयाहो दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

sphurayati tava sākṣātsaiva nakṣatramālā kṣapita ditija vakṣo vyāptanakṣatramārgam |
aridaradhara jānvāsakta hastadvayāho daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

The very garland of stars blazes in Your presence, ranged across the breast that slew the demon; discus in hand, both hands resting on Your knees — burn, burn away my foes, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 8 — कटुविकट सटौघोद्घट्टनाद्भ्रष्टभूयो घनपटल…

कटुविकट सटौघोद्घट्टनाद्भ्रष्टभूयो घनपटल विशालाकाश लब्धावकाशम् ।
करपरिघ विमर्द प्रोद्यमं ध्यायतस्ते दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

kaṭuvikaṭa saṭaughodghaṭṭanādbhraṣṭabhūyo ghanapaṭala viśālākāśa labdhāvakāśam |
karaparigha vimarda prodyamaṃ dhyāyataste daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

I meditate on You — mane shaking the storm-clouds from the wide sky, arms like iron bars raised to crush — burn, burn away my enemies, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 9 — हठलुठ दल घिष्ठोत्कण्ठदष्टोष्ठ विद्युत् सटशठ…

हठलुठ दल घिष्ठोत्कण्ठदष्टोष्ठ विद्युत् सटशठ कठिनोरः पीठभित्सुष्ठुनिष्ठाम् ।
पठतिनुतव कण्ठाधिष्ठ घोरान्त्रमाला दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

haṭhaluṭha dala ghiṣṭhotkaṇṭhadaṣṭoṣṭha vidyut saṭaśaṭha kaṭhinoraḥ pīṭhabhitsuṣṭhuniṣṭhām |
paṭhatinutava kaṇṭhādhiṣṭha ghorāntramālā daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Lip-bitten in fury, lightning-maned, hard-chested breaker of foes, throat-garlanded with dread entrails, firm in resolve — burn, burn away my sins, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 10 — हृत बहुमिहि राभासह्यसंहाररंहो हुतवह बहुहेति…

हृत बहुमिहि राभासह्यसंहाररंहो हुतवह बहुहेति ह्रेपिकानन्त हेति ।
अहित विहित मोहं संवहन् सैंहमास्यं दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

hṛta bahumihi rābhāsahyasaṃhāraraṃho hutavaha bahuheti hrepikānanta heti |
ahita vihita mohaṃ saṃvahan saiṃhamāsyaṃ daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Your seized light outshines a hundred suns; Your countless weapons mock even fire itself; wearing the lion-face that deludes the wicked — burn, burn away my delusion, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 11 — गुरुगुरुगिरिराजत्कन्दरान्तर्गतेव दिनमणि…

गुरुगुरुगिरिराजत्कन्दरान्तर्गतेव दिनमणि मणिशृङ्गे वान्तवह्निप्रदीप्ते ।
दधदति कटुदंष्ट्रे भीषणोज्जिह्व वक्त्रे दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

gurugurugirirājatkandarāntargateva dinamaṇi maṇiśṛṅge vāntavahnipradīpte |
dadhadati kaṭudaṃṣṭre bhīṣaṇojjihva vaktre daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Dwelling in mountain caves and on the sun's jewel-peak, blazing with fire, sharp-fanged, tongue thrust out fearfully — burn, burn away my foes, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 12 — अधरित विबुधाब्धि ध्यानधैर्यं विदीध्य द्विविध…

अधरित विबुधाब्धि ध्यानधैर्यं विदीध्य द्विविध विबुधधी श्रद्धापितेन्द्रारिनाशम् ।
विदधदति कटाहोद्घट्टनेद्धाट्टहासं दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

adharita vibudhābdhi dhyānadhairyaṃ vidīdhya dvividha vibudhadhī śraddhāpitendrārināśam |
vidadhadati kaṭāhodghaṭṭaneddhāṭṭahāsaṃ daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Your world-shaking lion-laugh unnerves even meditating gods, yet slays Indra's enemies through the wise devotee's faith — burn, burn away my foes, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 13 — त्रिभुवन तृणमात्र त्राण तृष्णन्तु नेत्रत्रयमति…

त्रिभुवन तृणमात्र त्राण तृष्णन्तु नेत्रत्रयमति लघितार्चिर्विष्ट पाविष्टपादम् ।
नवतर रवि ताम्रं धारयन् रूक्षवीक्षं दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

tribhuvana tṛṇamātra trāṇa tṛṣṇantu netratrayamati laghitārcirviṣṭa pāviṣṭapādam |
navatara ravi tāmraṃ dhārayan rūkṣavīkṣaṃ daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Your three eyes hold the three worlds' welfare a mere straw, Your feet pervade the universe, copper-red as the newborn sun, fierce-eyed — burn, burn away my enemies, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 14 — भ्रमद भिभव भूभृद्भूरिभूभारसद्भिद्भिदनवविभवभ्रूवि…

भ्रमद भिभव भूभृद्भूरिभूभारसद्भिद्भिदनवविभवभ्रूविभ्रमादभ्रशुभ्र ।
ऋभुभव भय भेत्तर्भासि भो भो विभोऽभीः दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

bhramada bhibhava bhūbhṛdbhūribhūbhārasadbhidbhidanavavibhavabhrūvibhramādabhraśubhra |
ṛbhubhava bhaya bhettarbhāsi bho bho vibho'bhīḥ daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

You crush the crushing burden the arrogant kings laid upon the earth; from Your mighty brow-play all is pure light; breaker of the humble's fear, radiant, fearless Lord — burn, burn away my sins, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 15 — श्रवण खचित चञ्चत्कुण्ड लोच्चण्डगण्ड भ्रुकुटि…

श्रवण खचित चञ्चत्कुण्ड लोच्चण्डगण्ड भ्रुकुटि कटुललाट श्रेष्ठनासारुणोष्ठ ।
वरद सुरद राजत्केसरोत्सारि तारे दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

śravaṇa khacita cañcatkuṇḍa loccaṇḍagaṇḍa bhrukuṭi kaṭulalāṭa śreṣṭhanāsāruṇoṣṭha |
varada surada rājatkesarotsāri tāre daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Earrings swinging on Your cheeks, brows knotted, foremost nose and red lips, boon-giver with radiant mane scattering stars — burn, burn away my foes, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 16 — प्रविकच कचराजद्रत्न कोटीरशालिन् गलगत…

प्रविकच कचराजद्रत्न कोटीरशालिन् गलगत गलदुस्रोदार रत्नाङ्गदाढ्य ।
कनक कटक काञ्ची शिञ्जिनी मुद्रिकावन् दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

pravikaca kacarājadratna koṭīraśālin galagata galadusrodāra ratnāṅgadāḍhya |
kanaka kaṭaka kāñcī śiñjinī mudrikāvan daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Crowned with blossoming jeweled diadems, armleted, braceleted and ringed in gold — burn, burn away my enemies, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 17 — अरिदरमसि खेटौ बाणचापे गदां सन्मुसलमपि दधानः…

अरिदरमसि खेटौ बाणचापे गदां सन्मुसलमपि दधानः पाशवर्याङ्कुशौ च ।
करयुगल धृतान्त्रस्रग्विभिन्नारिवक्षो दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

aridaramasi kheṭau bāṇacāpe gadāṃ sanmusalamapi dadhānaḥ pāśavaryāṅkuśau ca |
karayugala dhṛtāntrasragvibhinnārivakṣo daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Wielding sword, shield, bow and arrows, mace, pestle, noose and goad, entrail-garlanded from ripped foemen's chests — burn, burn away my foes, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 18 — चट चट चट दूरं मोहय भ्रामयारीन् कडि कडि कडि कायं…

चट चट चट दूरं मोहय भ्रामयारीन् कडि कडि कडि कायं ज्वारय स्फोटयस्व ।
जहि जहि जहि वेगं शात्रवं सानुबन्धं दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

caṭa caṭa caṭa dūraṃ mohaya bhrāmayārīn kaḍi kaḍi kaḍi kāyaṃ jvāraya sphoṭayasva |
jahi jahi jahi vegaṃ śātravaṃ sānubandhaṃ daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Crackle afar — delude and whirl the foes! Rack their bodies, burn and burst them! Slay swiftly them and all their kin — burn, burn all enmity toward me, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 19 — विधिभव विबुधेश भ्रामकाग्नि स्फुलिङ्ग प्रसवि…

विधिभव विबुधेश भ्रामकाग्नि स्फुलिङ्ग प्रसवि विकट दंष्ट्रोज्जिह्ववक्त्र त्रिनेत्र ।
कल कल कलकामं पाहिमां ते सुभक्तं दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

vidhibhava vibudheśa bhrāmakāgni sphuliṅga prasavi vikaṭa daṃṣṭrojjihvavaktra trinetra |
kala kala kalakāmaṃ pāhimāṃ te subhaktaṃ daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Your fangs and lolling tongue spit sparks that daze Brahmā, Śiva and Indra, O three-eyed One; guard me, Your loving devotee, who cries aloud — burn, burn away my foes, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 20 — कुरु कुरु करुणां तां साङ्कुरां दैत्यपूते दिश…

कुरु कुरु करुणां तां साङ्कुरां दैत्यपूते दिश दिश विशदांमे शाश्वतीं देवदृष्टिम् ।
जय जय जय मूर्तेऽनार्त जेतव्य पक्षं दह दह नरसिंहासह्यवीर्याहितंमे ॥

kuru kuru karuṇāṃ tāṃ sāṅkurāṃ daityapūte diśa diśa viśadāṃme śāśvatīṃ devadṛṣṭim |
jaya jaya jaya mūrte'nārta jetavya pakṣaṃ daha daha narasiṃhāsahyavīryāhitaṃme ||

Grant, grant Your tender grace; turn upon me Your pure eternal gaze, O God; victory, victory, O form of victory, untroubled conqueror of foes — burn, burn all enmity toward me, O Narasimha of unbearable might.

Verse 21 — स्तुतिरियम्महितघ्नी सेवितानारसिंही…

स्तुतिरियम्महितघ्नी सेवितानारसिंही तनुरिवपरिशान्ता मालिनी साऽभितोऽलम् ।
तदखिल गुरुमाग्र्य श्रीदरूपालसद्भिः सुनियमनय कृत्यैः सद्गुणैर्नित्ययुक्ताः ॥

stutiriyammahitaghnī sevitānārasiṃhī tanurivapariśāntā mālinī sā'bhito'lam |
tadakhila gurumāgrya śrīdarūpālasadbhiḥ suniyamanaya kṛtyaiḥ sadguṇairnityayuktāḥ ||

This Narasimha hymn destroys all evils; worshipped, it calms the body like a peaceful garland — ever practiced with discipline by the virtuous, in the Guru's glorious fortune-bestowing form.

Verse 22 — लिकुचतिलकसूनुस्सद्धितार्थानुसारी नरहरि…

लिकुचतिलकसूनुस्सद्धितार्थानुसारी नरहरि नुतिमेतां शत्रुसंहार हेतुम् ।
अकृत सकल पापध्वंसिनीं यः पठेत्तां व्रजति नृहरिलोकं कामलोभाद्यसक्तः ॥

likucatilakasūnussaddhitārthānusārī narahari nutimetāṃ śatrusaṃhāra hetum |
akṛta sakala pāpadhvaṃsinīṃ yaḥ paṭhettāṃ vrajati nṛharilokaṃ kāmalobhādyasaktaḥ ||

Likucatilaka's son, keeping the true sense, made this Narahari hymn that slays enemies and all sins; who reads it, free of lust and greed, reaches Narahari's world.

Śrī Narasiṃha Stuti