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y Payonidhi das

We have just found these prayers toLord Narasimha on the Acaraya folio,they are prayers offered by Saturn

Personified, Sri Sani deva, Saturn is so muchfeared that in India on Saturday some personscollect donations for his worship in a bucket withhis deity form, covered in some kind of oil.Actually he is great devotee of LordNarasimhadeva. Many devotees are spendingmuch money on astrology and yajnas tocounteract the influence of inauspicious planetsor constellations, Lord Narasimha protects onefrom the influence of so-called bad planets andmake them auspiscious for ones devotionalplanets.Sr Sani is obviously a great devotee ofLord Narasimha as is evident from this text.

I just travelled with a devotee to South India whowas going to spend 1000th of dollars for havingbad planetary influence counteracted.There is noneed simply please take shelter of the Lotus feet

of Lord Narasimhadeva as shown bySri Sani. Saturn is the day of Lord Narasimhadeva and aperfect day to worship Lord Narasimha.

Śrī Śanaiścara-kṛta Śrī Narasiṁha Stuti

Everyone is afraid of the malefic planet Śani because generally he is associated with extremesorrow and suffering. However, Śanideva himself has devised a way of solving this problem byobtaining the blessings of Lord Nṛsiṁha.

Shani made an agreement with the Lord that he would never trouble those who recite hisNṛsiṁha Stuti when they are facing troubles related to dvādaśa-aṣṭama-pañcama (a situationwhere Śani-kāta lasts for 7 1/2 births)

If one recites with devotion Śani’s Śrī Nṛsiṁha Stuti, especially on Śanivāra (Saturdays) andwhen Śani graha comes to 12-8-5 Janma Rāśi or 10th AL, one will please the Lord who is theSupersoul of Shanaishchara and the Lord will remove all obstacles and suffering and bless Hisdevotee.

sulabho bhakti yuktānāṁ durdarśo duṣṭa cetasāṁ |

ananya gatikānām ca prabhu bhaktaika-vatsalaḥśanaiścara tatra nṛsiṁha-deva cakārāmala-citta-vṛtiḥ |

praṇamya ṣaṣṭāṅgam aśeśa-loka kirīta nīrājita pāda-padmam || 1 |

Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is easily accessible to the devotees and punishes those who are evil-minded. He is the saviour for those who are helpless who desire to seek refuge in Him. Whenthe demigods of innumerable planets bow down to His lotus feet, the bright jewels from theircrowns are reflected on His toenails which gives the impression that lamps are being waved infront of them.

Unto His lotus feet, Śanideva prostrated and prayed (in the court of Brahmā).

śrī śanir-uvāca -

yat pāda-pankaja-raja paramādharena

saṁsevitam sakala kalmaśa rāśī-nāśam |

kalyāṇa kārakam aśeṣanijānugānam |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||2||

Śrī Śani said -

By the mercy of the dust of Your lotus feet which destroy a multitude of sins, grant infinite

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auspiciousness to Your devotee who always worships Your lotus feet with devotion. O LordNṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

sarvatra cancalatayā sthitayāpi lakṣmyāḥ |

brahmādi-vandya-padayā stirayānya sevi ||

pādāravinda-yugalaṁ paramā-dharena |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā valokam||3||

Your lotus feet are worshipped by Goddess Lakṣmī, even though She is fickle by nature(cancala) and by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva whose feet are worthy of worship with devotion.O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yad rūpam āgama-śiraḥ pratipādhyamādhya |

ādhyātmikādi paritāpa haram vicintyam ||

yogīśvarair apathagākhila doṣa saṅghaiḥ |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||4||

By contemplating or meditating upon Your appearance, which is expounded in the Vedasextensively, the best of the saints are liberated from the three-fold miseries and from allmisfortunes. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

prahlāda bhakta vacasā harir āvirāsa |

stambhe hiraṇyakaśipuṁ ya udhārabhāvaḥ ||

urvau nidhāya udharam nakhārai dadhāra |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||5||

By the word of His devotee named Prahlāda, Lord Hari, who is generous and kind, appearedfrom a pillar and by placing Hiraṇyakaśipu on His thighs split open the his stomach with Hisnails. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yo naija bhaktaṁ analāmbudhi bhūdharogra |

śṛṇga-prapāta viśa dhamti sarīsupebhyaḥ |

sarvātmakaḥ parama-kāruṇiko rarakṣa |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||6||

You protected your own devotee Prahlāda from a raging fire, the deep ocean, from falling froma tall mountain peak, poison, a mad elephant and the fangs of poisonous serpents. You areomnipresent and supremely generous. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your mercifulside-long glance.

yannirvikāra para-rūpa vicintanena |

yogīśvarā viśaya sāgara vīta rāgāḥ ||

viśrāmtim āpura-vināśa vatīṁ parākhyāṁ |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||7||

By meditating upon He whose great form is devoid of imperfections, the best of the saintsattained liberation from the ocean of materialistic attachments and obtained unmitigatedsalvation. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yad rūpam-ugra parimardana bhāva śāli |

saṁcintanena sakalāgha vināśa kāri |

bhūta jvara graha samudbhava bhīti nāśam |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||8||

By meditating upon He whose form is fearsome, all peace, happiness and prosperity can beobtained, all sins can be obliterated, the fear arising from evil spirits, fevers and unfavorableplanetary positions can be removed, O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your mercifulside-long glance.

yasyottamaṁ yaśa umā-patim padma-janma |

śakrādi daivata sabhāsu samasta-gītam ||

śaktaiva sarvaśa-mala praśamaika dakṣam |

sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||9||

Your transcendental fame is sung gloriously in all the divine assemblies of Śiva, Brahmā andIndra etc. and whose power is steadfast in wiping out all impurities, O Lord Nṛsiṁha, pleasebestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

evam śrutvā stutiṁ devaḥ

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śanināṁ kalpitāṁ hariḥ |

uvāca brahma vṛndasta

śaniṁ taṁ bhakta-vatsalaḥ ||10||

On listening to the heartfelt prayer composed by Śanideva in the assembly of Lord Brahmā,Lord Hari who is ever compassionate to His devotees, spoke to Śanideva as follows.

śrī nṛsiṁha uvāca -

prasannoham śane tubhyaṁ |

varam varaya śobhanaṁ ||

yaṁ vāñchasi tameva tvam |

sarva-loka hitāvaham ||11||

Śrī Nṛsiṁha said –

O Śani, I am pleased with your devotion. What ever you desire that will benefit the world, askfor that kind of boon and I will grant it.

śrī śanir uvāca -

nṛsiṁha tvam mayi kṛpām

kuru deva dayā-nidhe |

mad vāsaras tava prīti-

kara syat devatā-pate ||12||

mat kṛtam tvat param stotraṁśṛṇvanti ca paṭanti ca |

sarvān kāman pūrayetās

teśām tvaṁ loka-bhāvanaḥ ||13||

Śrī Śanideva replied –

O Lord Nṛsiṁha, O reservoir of compassion, please be kind to me. O Lord of all gods, let myweek-day (Saturday) be Your favorite day. O Purifier of all the worlds, may You fulfill thedesires of all those who listen to or read this great prayer to You composed by me.”

śrī nṛsiṁha uvāca -

tataivāstu śaneham vai

rakṣo-bhuvana saṁsthitaḥ |

bhakta kāmān pūrayiśye

tvaṁ mamaika vacaḥ śṛṇu ||

tvat kṛtam mat param stotram

yaḥ paṭecchṛṇu yāccha yaḥ |

dvādaśāṣṭama janmastād

bhayaṁ māstu tasya vai ||14||

Śrī Nṛsiṁha said –

O Śani, let it be so! By virtue of My being the universal protector (rakṣobhuvana), I fulfill thedesires of all My devotees. Please listen to My words -let there be no fear of the twelfth andeighth birth positions (and implicitly any unfavorable birth positions) and consequent troublesfrom you for any one who reads or listens to this prayer to Me composed by you.

śani narahariṁ devaṁtateti pratyuvāca ha

tataḥ parama-saṁtuṣṭojayeti munayovadan ||15||

Then Śanideva replied to Lord Narahari that he would follow the Lord’s instructions. Then thejoyful saints and sages present there (in Brahma’s assembly) responded with cries of, ‘jaya,jaya!’”.

śrī kṛṣṇa uvāca -

itam śanaiścarasyāta nṛsiṁha deva |

samvādam etat stavanaṁ ca mānavaḥ ||

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śṛṇoti yaḥ śrāvayate ca bhaktyā

sarvānyābhīṣṭāni ca vindate dhruvam ||16||

Śrī Kṛṣṇa told Dharmarāja, “Whoever listens to or recites this conversation between Śanidevaand Lord Nṛsiṁha in the form of this prayer of devotion will definitely have all desires fulfilledand will always rejoice.”

iti śrī bhaviṣyottara purāṇe rakṣobhuvana mahātme śrī

śanaiścara kṛta śrī nṛsiṁha stuti sampūrṇam

Thus ends the prayers offered to the universal protector Śrī Nṛsiṁha by the great soul Śani.

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Dear Prabhu,Thank you for this information! Where is this prayer written in thesastra?Thank you,Satyadharma

Comment posted by saty adharma on February 10th, 2007

oops those prayers did not come out in the Balarama font it can befound on line athttp://www.brihaspati.net/sani.htm ,I will try to send it again

Comment posted by v arahanarasimha on February 11th, 2007

iti Sri bhavisyottara purana raksobhuvana mahätme SriSanaiscara krta Sri Narasimha stuti sampürnam

Thus ends the prayers offered to the universal protector Sri Nrsimha bythe great soul Sani.

actually whoever translated it forgot ” iti Sri Bhavisyottara Purana”, so it is from theBhavisyotarra Purana

I found this nice vers from that Purana too:

prema-bhaktau yadi sraddha mat prasadam yadicchasitada narada bhavena radhaya radhako bhava

Shri Krishna says: O Narada!! If you have faith in the process of prema-bhakti and wishto attain my favour, then please become the worshipper of Srimati Radharani in themood of ecstatic emotion. (Bhavisyottara Purana)

It would be nice to know if there is a good english translation of this Puranayour servantPayonidhi das

Comment posted by v arahanarasimha on February 12th, 2007

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4ok hopefully this comes out correct this time:

Srr Sanaiscara-krta Sri Narasimha Stuti(view with Balaram Fonts)

Everyone is afraid of the malefic planet Sani because generally he isassociated with extreme sorrow and suffering. However, Sanideva himself has devised away of solving this problem by obtaining the blessings of Lord Nrsimha.

Shani made an agreement with the Lord that he would never trouble those who recitehis Nrsimha Stuti when they are facing troubles related to dvädasa-añstama-païcama (asituation where Sani-käta lasts for 7 1/2 births)

If one recites with devotion Sani’s Sré Nrsimha Stuti, especially on Sanivära (Saturdays)and when Sani graha comes to 12-8-5 Janma Rsi or 10th AL, one will please the Lordwho is the Supersoul of Shanaishchara and the Lord will remove all obstacles andsuffering and bless His devotee.

sulabho bhakti yuktänämà durdarso dusta cetasäm |

ananya gatikänäm ca prabhu bhaktaika-vatsalah

Sanaiçcara tatra nrsimha-deva cakärämala-citta-vrtih |

pranamya sastangam asesa-loka kirita niräjita päda-padmam || 1 |

Lord Nrsimàhadeva is easily accessible to the devotees and punishes those who areevil-minded. He is the saviour for those who are helpless who desire to seek refuge inHim. When the demigods of innumerable planets bow down to His lotus feet, the brightjewels from their crowns are reflected on His toenails which gives the impression thatlamps are being waved in front of them.

Unto His lotus feet, Sanideva prostrated and prayed (in the court of Brahmä).

Sri Sanir-uväca -

yat päda-pankaja-raja paramädharena

samsevitam sakala kalmaçs räsi-näsam |

kalyäna kärakam asesanijänugänam |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä-valokam ||2||

Sri Sani said -

By the mercy of the dust of Your lotus feet which destroy a multitude of sins, grantinfinite auspiciousness to Your devotee who always worships Your lotus feet withdevotion. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

sarvatra cancalatayä sthitayäpi laksmyäh |

brahmädi-vandya-padayä stirayänya sevi ||

pädäravinda-yugalam paramä-dharena |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä valokam||3||

Your lotus feet are worshipped by Goddess Lakñmé, even though She is fickle bynature (chanchala) and by Lord Brahmä and Lord Siva whose feet are worthy ofworship with devotion. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-longglance.

yad rüpam ägama-Sirah pratipädhyamädhya |

ädhyätmikädi paritäpa haram vicintyam ||

yogésvarair apathagäkhila dosa sanghaih |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä-valokam ||4||

By contemplating or meditating upon Your appearance, which is expounded in theVedas extensively, the best of the saints are liberated from the three-fold miseries andfrom all misfortunes. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-longglance.

prahläda bhakta vacasä harir äviräsa |

stambhe hiraëyakasipum ya udhärabhävah ||

urvau nidhäya udharam nakhärai dadhära |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä-valokam ||5||

By the word of His devotee named Prahläda, Lord Hari, who is generous and kind,appeared from a pillar and by placing Hiraëyakasipu on His thighs split open the hisstomach with His nails. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long

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glance.

yo naija bhaktam analämbudhi bhüdharogra |

srnga-prapäta visa dhamti sarésupebhyah |

sarvätmakaù parama-käruniko raraksa |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä-valokam ||6||

You protected your own devotee Prahläda from a raging fire, the deep ocean, fromfalling from a tall mountain peak, poison, a mad elephant and the fangs of poisonousserpents. You are omnipresent and supremely generous. O Lord Nrsimha, pleasebestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yannirvikära para-rüpa vicintanena |

yogisvarä visaya sägara vita rägäh ||

visrämtim äpura-vinäsa vatim paräkhyäm |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä-valokam ||7||

By meditating upon He whose great form is devoid of imperfections, the best of thesaints attained liberation from the ocean of materialistic attachments and obtainedunmitigated salvation. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-longglance.

yad rüpam-ugra parimardana bhäva säli |

samcintanena sakalägha vinäsa käri |

bhüta jvara graha samudbhava bhiti näsam |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä-valokam ||8||

By meditating upon He whose form is fearsome, all peace, happiness and prosperitycan be obtained, all sins can be obliterated, the fear arising from evil spirits, fevers andunfavorable planetary positions can be removed, O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow uponme Your merciful side-long glance.

yasyottamam yasa umä-patim padma-janma |

sakrädi daivata sabhäsu samasta-gitam ||

saktaiva sarvasa-mala prasamaika daksam |

sa tvam nrsimha mayi dehi krpä-valokam ||9||

Your transcendental fame is sung gloriously in all the divine assemblies of Siva, Brahmäand Indra etc. and whose power is steadfast in wiping out all impurities, O Lord Nrsimha,please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

evam srutvä stutim devah

saninäm kalpitämà harih |

uväca brahma vrndasta

sanim taà bhakta-vatsalah ||10||

On listening to the heartfelt prayer composed by Sanideva in the assembly of LordBrahmä, Lord Hari who is ever compassionate to His devotees, spoke to Sanideva asfollows.

Sri nrsimha uväca -

prasannoham sane tubhyam |

varam varaya sobhanam ||

yam vänchasi tameva tvam |

sarva-loka hitävaham ||11||

Sri Nrsimha said –

O Sani, I am pleased with your devotion. What ever you desire that will benefit the world,ask for that kind of boon and I will grant it.

SrI Sanir uväca -

nrsimha tvam mayi krpäm

kuru deva dayä-nidhe |

mad väsaras tava priti-

kara syat devatä-pate ||12||

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mat krtam tvat param stotram

srnvanti ca patanti ca |

sarvän käman pürayetäs

tesäm tvam loka-bhävanah ||13||

SrI Sanideva replied –

O Lord Nrsimha, O reservoir of compassion, please be kind to me. O Lord of all gods,let my week-day (Saturday) be Your favorite day. O Purifier of all the worlds, may Youfulfill the desires of all those who listen to or read this great prayer to You composed byme.”

Sri nrsimha uväca -

tataivästu saneham vai

rakso-bhuvana samsthitah |

bhakta kämän pürayisye

tvam mamaika vacah srnu ||

tvat krtam mat param stotram

yah patecchrnu yäccha yah |

dvädasastama janmastäd

bhayam mästu tasya vai ||14||

Sri Nrsimha said –

O Sani, let it be so! By virtue of My being the universal protector (raksobhuvana), I fulfillthe desires of all My devotees. Please listen to My words -let there be no fear of thetwelfth and eighth birth positions (and implicitly any unfavorable birth positions) andconsequent troubles from you for any one who reads or listens to this prayer to Mecomposed by you.

Sani naraharim devam

tateti pratyuväca ha

tatah parama-samtusto

jayeti munayovadan ||15||

Then Sanideva replied to Lord Narahari that he would follow the Lord’s instructions.Then the joyful saints and sages present there (in Brahma’s assembly) responded withcries of, ‘jaya, jaya!’”.

Sri krsna uväca -

itam sanaiscarasyäta nrsimha deva |

samvädam etat stavanam ca mänavah ||

srnoti yahù srävayate ca bhaktyä

sarvänyäbhistäni ca vindate dhruvam ||16||

Sri Krsna told Dharmaräja, “Whoever listens to or recites this conversation betweenSanideva and Lord Nraimha in the form of this prayer of devotion will definitely have alldesires fulfilled and will always rejoice.”

iti Sri bhavisyottara puräne raksobhuvana mahätme sri

Sanaiscara krta Sri nrsimha stuti sampürnam

Thus ends the prayers offered from the Bhavisyoattara Purana to the universalprotector Sri Nrsimha by the great soul Sani.

Comment posted by v arahanarasimha on February 12th, 2007

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrsimhadeva, the source ofall power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just likethunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demonlike desires for fruitive activityin this material world. Please appear in our hearts and drive away ourignorance so that by Your mercy we may become fearless in thestruggle for existence in this material world.

Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.18

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pacified. May all living entities become calm by practicing bhakti-yoga, for by acceptingdevotional service they will think of each other ’s welfare. Therefore let us all engage inthe service of the supreme transcendence, Lord Sri Krishna, and always remainabsorbed in thought of Him.

Srimad Bhagavatam 5.18.19

Comment posted by Bhakta Piy ush on February 13th, 2007

these verses you quoted is the essence of our prayers to LordNarasimhadeva to remove anarthas to become prorperly qualified toworship Sri Sri Radha and Krsna under the guidance of Sri Guru andGauranga.

Five Prayers to Lord Narasimha

by Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written five beautiful prayers in “Sri Navadvipa BhavaTaranga” for receiving the mercy of Lord Narasimha. These prayers are certainlyassurance to all sincere devotees that the worship of Lord Narasimha is purely in theline of aspiring love and devotion to Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. Those prayers are asfollows.

e dusta hrdaye kama adi ripu chaya

kutinati pratisthasa sathya sada raya

hrdaya-sodhana ara krsnera vasana

nrsimha-carane mora ei to’ kamana

Within my sinful heart the six enemies headed by lust perpetually reside, as well asduplicity, the desire for fame, plus sheer cunning. At the lotus feet of Lord Narasimha, Ihope that He will mercifully purify my heart and give me the desire to serve Lord Krsna.

kandiya nrsimha-pade magibo kakhana

nirapade navadvipe jugala-bhajana

bhaya bhaya paya yan’ra darsane se hari

prasanna hoibo kabe more daya kari

Weeping, I will beg at the lotus-feet of Lord Narasimha for the benediction ofworshipping Radha and Krsna in Navadvipa, perfectly safe and free from all difficulties.When will this Lord Hari, Whose terrible form strikes fear into fear itself, ever becomepleased and show me His mercy?

yadyapi bhisana murti dusta-jiva-prati

prahladadi krsna-bhakta-jane bhadra ati

kabe va prasanna ho’ye sa krpa-vacane

nirbhaya karibe ei mudha akincane

Even though Lord Narasimha is terrifying toward the sinful souls, He offers greatauspiciousness unto the devotees of Lord Krsna headed by Prahlada Maharaja. Whenwill He be pleased to speak words of compassion unto me, a worthless fool, and therebymake me fearless?

svacchande baiso he vatsa sri-gauranga-dhame

jugala-bhajana hau rati hau name

mama bhakta-krpa-bale vighna jabe dura

suddha cite bhajo radha-krsna-rasa-pura

He will say, “Dear child! Sit sown freely and live happily here in Sri Gauranga-dhama.May you nicely worship the Divine Couple, and may you develop loving attachment forTheir Holy Names. By the mercy of My devotees, all obstacles are cast far away. With apurified heart, just perform the worship of Radha and Krsna, for such worship overflowswith sweet nectar.”

ei boli’ kabe mora mastaka-upara

sviya sri-carana harse dharibe isvara

amani jugala-preme sattvika vikare

dharaya lutibo ami sri-nrsimha-dvare

Saying this, will that Lord delightedly place His own divine lotus-feet upon my head? I willexperience sublime love for the Divine Couple Radha-Krsna and undergo the ecstatic

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transformations called sattvika. Falling on the ground, I will roll about at the door of SriNarasimha’s temple.

(Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, - “Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga”, 36-40)

The only reason we offere prayers for protection for ourself ,the spiritual master andothers, is to be abel to serve Srila Prabhupada and Krsna without obstacels.LordNrsinhadeva certainly appears in the holy Dhama of Navadvipa to protect the devoteesof Lord Caitanya, and the Yogapith (Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura installed LaxmiNarasimha there) and also He has appeared in His Ugra Narasimha form in ISKCONMayapure, but according to some vaisnavas Lord Narasimha is certainly also there totake darshan of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, The Pancha Tattva and RadhaMadhava.Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada gave the following Kavacha forthe protection of sannyasis he had send to the west:

SRI NRISIMHA KAVACHA

of the Trailokya Vijaya in the Samhita of Brahma

1. Sri Narada-uvaca

indr-adi deva vrndesa

pateshvara jagat-pate

maha vishnor nrisimhasya

kavacho bruhi me prabhoyasya prana thanad vidvan

trilokya vijayi bhavet

Sri Narad Muni said: “My dear father and lord, master of the Universe, lord of themultitude of demigods headed by Indra, kindly tell me the kavaca mantra of LordNrsimha, the incarnation of Visnu. O master, reading this kavaca aloud, a learned manwill become victorious throughout the three worlds.”

2. sri brahmovaca

srinu narada vaksyami

putra shrestha tapodhana

kavacham narasimhasya

trailokya vijaya bhavet

“Lord Brahma said: My dear Narada, please hear me. O best of my sons, who are richin austerity, I shall speak this kavaca of Lord Narasimha, which gives victory over thethree worlds.”

3. yasya prapathanad vayami

trailokya vijayi bhavet

shresthaham jagatam vatsa

pathanat dharanat yataha

“My dear boy, by recitation of this kavaca an eloquent person will become victoriousthroughout the three worlds. It is by reciting this and meditating deeply on it that I (lordBrahma) am the creator of all these planetary systems.”

4. laksmir jagat-trayam pati

samharta cha maheshvaraha

pathanad dharanad deva

babhuvush cha digishvaraha

“It is by reciting and meditating upon this that Laksmi maintains the three worlds, andLord Siva destroys them. Also the demigods in this way became controllers of thedifferent directions.”

5. brahma mantra nayam vakshye

bhutadi vinvakaram

yasya prasadad durvasa

trailokya vijayi munih

pathanad dharanad yasya

shasta cha krodha bhairavaha

“I shall speak this essence of all Vedic mantras, which wards off all kinds of ghosts andhobgoblins. By its grace the sage Durvasa became victorious throughout the three

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worlds, commanding respect and most fearful in his anger.”

6. trailokya-vijayasyasa

kavachasya prajapatih

rshish chandash cha gayatri

nrisimho devata vibhuhu

“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 powerful Nrsimhadev is the Deity.”

7+ 8 ksraum bijam me shirah pati

chandra-varno maha-manuhu

“ugram viram maha-visnum

jvalantam sarvatomukham

nrisimham bhishanam bhadram

mrtyu-mrtyum namamy aham”

dva-trimshad aksharo mantro

mantra-rajah sura drumaha

“One should place Lord Nrsimha’s mantra bija, ksraum, on one’s head, thinking, ‘Maymy head be protected by the moon-colored one, who is the greatest among humans.My obeisances unto the ferocious and powerful, the great Visnu, the fiery one, who’sfaces are on all sides, the fearful one, Nrsimha, who causes the death of even deathpersonified, or the one 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 awish fulfilling tree for the demigods and devotees.”

9. kantham patu dhruvam ksraum hrid

bhagavato chakshusha mama

narasimhaya cha jvala

maline patu mastakam

“One should also place ksraum firmly upon his neck for protection. Placing the wordbhagavate upon his heart, narasimhaya upon his two eyes, and jvala maline on the topof his head, one meditates upon the different parts of this narasimha mantra protectingthe different parts of his body.”

10. dipta-damshtraya cha tatha

agni netraya cha nasikam

sarva-raksho-ghnaya sarva

bhuta-vinashanaya cha

“One should place on his nose the syllables dipta damstraya agni netraya sarva raksoghnaya sarva bhuta vinasanaya. (Obeisances unto Him, whose teeth are blazing, whoseeyes are fire, and who destroys all ghosts and raksasas.)”

11. sarva-jvara-vinashaya

daha daha pacha dvayam

raksha raksha sarva-mantra

svaha patu mukham mama

“Meditating on the protection of one’s face, one should place there the syllables ‘sarvajvara vinasaya daha daha paca paca raksa raksa. ksraum ugram viram maha visnumjvalanatam sarvatomukham nrsimham bhisanam bhadram mrtyu mrtyum namamy aham.ksraum bhagavate narasimhya jvalamaline dipta damstrayagni netraya sarva raksoghnaya sarva bhuta vinasanaya svaha’. (This means: Unto He who vanquishes allfevers, oblations. Burn and burn, cook and cook, protect protect. My obeisances untothe ferocious and powerful, the great Visnu, the fiery one whose faces are on all sides,the fearful one, Nrsimha, who causes the death of even death personified, or who canovercome even death. Unto the Personality of Godhead Narasimha, garlanded withblazing energy, whose teeth are glowing and whose eyes are fiery, who kills all raksasasand demons and annihilates the ghosts, to You my oblations)”

12. taradi ramachandraya

namah payad gudam mama

klim payat pani-yugmam cha

taram namah padam tataha

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taram namah padam tataha

narayanaya parshvam cha

am hrim kraum kshraum cha hum phat

“Meditating on the protection of one’s rectum, one should first sip water for purificationand chant om Ramacandra namah. Sipping water again one should place the bijamantra klim on both of his hands together. Thereafter one should place om namah onhis feet and narayanaya on his side, as well as the bija mantras am hrim kraum ksraumhum phat.”

13. varaksarah katim patu

om namah bhagavate padam

vasudevaya cha prishtham

klim krishnaya uru-dvayam

“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 hisback, and klim krsnaya upon his two thighs.”

14. klim krishnaya sada patu

januni cha manuttamaha

klim glaum klim syamalangaya

namah payat pada dvayam

“Upon his knees, one should place the mantra klim krsnaya, thinking that the Lord mayalways protect me in His form as the best of human beings. Then one should sip waterfor purification and place the mantra klim glaum klim syamalangaya namah upon hisfeet.”

15. kshraum narasimhaya kshraum cha

sarvangam me sadavatu

“One should meditate upon the constant protection of the body, placing the mantrakshraum narasimhaya kshraum upon all his limbs.”

16. iti te kathitam vatsa

sarva-mantraugha-vigraham

tava snehan mayakhyatam

pravaktavyam na kasyachit

“Lord Brahma continued: My dear boy, thus I have told you the embodiment of thepotencies 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

grihniyat kavacham tataha

sarva-punya-yuto bhutva

sarva-siddhi-yuto bhavet

“Having performed worship of the spiritual master, one may accept this kavaca. Havingbecome enriched in his pious activities he will attain all perfections.”

18. shatam ashtottaram chaiva

purashcharya vidhih smritaha

havanadin dashamshena

kritva sadhaka-sattamaha

“Performing the ritualistic ceremonies of purification (purascarya) one hundred andeight times is equal to one tenth the effect received by that best of devotees who chantsthis kavaca.”

19. tatas tu siddha-kavacaha

punyatma madanopaman

sparddham uddhuya bhavana

lakshmir vani vaset tataha

“Laksmi, the Goddess of fortune, and Sarasvati, the Goddess of speech 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.”

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20. pushpanjalyashtakam dattva

mulenaiva pathet sakrit

api varsa sahasranam

pujayah phalam apnuyat

“Simply offering eight times puspajali and reading only once the original version, oneattains the result of even a thousand years of worship.”

21. bhurje vilikhya gutikam

svarnastham dharayed yadi

kanthe va dakshine bahau

narasimho bhavet svayam

“If one write this down on a leaf or bark of a tree and keeps it within a golden capsule onhis neck or right arm, Lord Nrsimhadev will be personally present.”

22. yoshid vama-bhuje chaiva

purusho dakshine kare

vibhryat kavacham punyam

sarva-siddhi-yuto bhavet

“A woman may keep it on her left arm, a man on the right hand. Certainly this mostauspicious kavaca brings all perfection to the bearer.”

23. kaka-vandhya cha ya nari

mrita-vatsa cha ya bhavet

janma-vandhya nashta putra

bahu-putravati bhavet

“A woman who is totally barren, or who bears only one child, or whose sons are lost ordead may become possessed of many sons.”

24. kavachasya prasadena

jivan mukta bhaven-naraha

trilokyam kshobhayasyeva

trailokya vijayi bhavet

“By the grace of this kavaca, a man becomes jivan mukta, liberated soul even within thislife time. He is able to move the whole universe, and certainly becomes victoriousthroughout the three worlds.”

25. bhuta-preta-pishachash cha

rakshasa danavash cha ye

tam drishtva prapalayante

deshad deshantaram dhruvam

“Certainly bhutas, pretas, pisacas, raksasas, and danavas all immediately flee from thecountry and go to another upon seeing it.”

26. yasmin gehe cha kavacham

grame va yadi tishthati

tam deshantu parityajya

prayanti chatidurantaha

“In the home or even the same village where this kavaca exists, all such demoniaccreatures, once having understood its presence, give up that place and go far away.”

Thus ends the Sri Nrsimha Kavaca, of the Trailokya Vijaya in the Samhita of Brahma.

the actual Kavacha is from 7 to text 14

Comment posted by v arahanarasimha on February 13th, 2007

there is one important part I did not mention: The prayers offered byBhaktivinoda Thakura was at Narasimha Palli in Navadvipawhere LordNrsimha appeared in Sataya Yuga and bathed His transcendental body,and rested while many demigods came and offered prayers

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Comment posted by v arahanarasimha on February 19th, 2007

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