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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 — హఠలుఠ దల ఘిష్ఠోత్కణ్ఠదష్టోష్ఠ విద్యుత్ సటశఠ…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
విధిభవ విబుధేశ భ్రామకాగ్ని స్ఫులిఙ్గ ప్రసవి వికట దంష్ట్రోజ్జిహ్వవక్త్ర త్రినేత్ర । కల కల కలకామం పాహిమాం తే సుభక్తం దహ దహ నరసింహాసహ్యవీర్యాహితంమే ॥
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 — కురు కురు కరుణాం తాం సాఙ్కురాం దైత్యపూతే దిశ…
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.
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.
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.
About Śrī Narasiṃha Stuti
Śrī Narasiṃha Stuti is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Śrī Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍitācārya, addressed to Narasimha — a Stotra. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Stotra Sangraha (stotra.wordpress.com).
Also known as: Udaya Ravi, Daha Daha, Narasimha Stuti.
Son of Trivikrama Paṇḍita and luminary of the Dvaita school; author of the Madhva Vijaya. Our source colophon ascribes this Narasimha Stuti to him, though some traditions credit his father Trivikrama instead — see the text’s provenance.
What is Śrī Narasiṃha Stuti and what does it mean?
Śrī Narasiṃha Stuti is a Sanskrit stotra (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Nārāyaṇa Paṇḍitācārya, addressed to Narasimha, of 22 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.
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