Namaste Narasimhaya

Sri Nrsimha Arati

Song-Narasimha Pranama

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namas te narasiṁhāya prahlādāhlāda-dāyine hiraṇyakaśipor vakṣaḥ- śilā-ṭaṅka-nakhālaye
Word for word
namaḥ—obeisances; te—unto You; nara-siṁhāya—unto Lord Narasiṁha; prahlāda—(to) Prahlāda Mahārāja; āhlāda—(of) joy; dāyine—the giver; hiraṇyakaśipoḥ—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; vakṣaḥ—chest; śilā—(on) the stonelike; ṭaṅka—chisels; nakha-ālaye—whose nails
Translation

I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasiṁha who gives joy to Prahlāda Mahārāja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu.

ito nṛsiṁhaḥ parato nṛsiṁho yato yato yāmi tato nṛsiṁhaḥ bahir nṛsiṁho hṛdaye nṛsiṁho nṛsiṁham ādiṁ śaraṇaṁ prapadye
Word for word
itaḥ—here; nṛsiṁhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṁha; parataḥ—there; nṛsiṁhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṁha; yataḥ yataḥ—wherever; yāmi—I go; tataḥ—there; nṛsiṁhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṁha; bahiḥ—externally; nṛsiṁhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṁha; hṛdaye—in the heart; nṛsiṁhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṁha; nṛsiṁham—to Lord Nṛsiṁha; ādim—the origin; śaraṇam—the supreme refuge; prapadye—I surrender
Translation

Lord Nṛsiṁha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nṛsiṁha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nṛsiṁha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge.

tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛṅgaṁ dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgam keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
Word for word
tava—Your; kara-kamala-vare—upon the beautiful lotus hands; nakham—the nails; adbhuta-śṛṅgam—wonderfully sharp tips; dalita—ripped apart; hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu—the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; bhṛṅgam—the wasp; keśava—O Lord Keśava!; dhṛta-narahari-rūpa—who assumed the form of Narahari; jaya—all glories; jagat-īśa hare—O Hari, Lord of the universe!
Translation

O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari who have assumed the form of a half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! With the wonderfully sharp nails on Your beautiful lotus hands You have ripped apart the wasplike body of Hiraṇyakaśipu.

Frequently asked

Who wrote Namaste Narasimhaya?

Namaste Narasimhaya was composed by Vyasadeva. It appears in Songs of Vaishnava Acaryas.

What is the meaning of Namaste Narasimhaya?

I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasiṁha who gives joy to Prahlāda Mahārāja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu.

Where can I listen to Namaste Narasimhaya?

You can listen to 16 recordings of Namaste Narasimhaya on this page, including versions sung by Srila Prabhupada, HG Swarupa Damodar Prabhu, HH Bhakti Caru Swami, HH Lokanatha Swami.

How many verses does Namaste Narasimhaya have?

Namaste Narasimhaya has 3 verses.