Prayers to Lord Nrsimhadeva

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May He who is superior to the greatest heroes protect me from the southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the Supreme Vishnu protect me from the south, and may that person of blazing luster protect me from the southwest. May the Lord of everything protect me from the west. His faces are everywhere, so please may He protect me from this direction. May Lord Narasimha protect me from the northwest, which is predominated by Vaayu, and may He whose form is in itself the supreme ornament protect me from the north, where Soma resides.

May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows all-auspiciousness, protect from the northeast, the direction of the sun-god, and may He who is death personified protect me from fear of the rotation of birth and death in this material world. This Narasimha-kavacha has been ornamented by issuing from the mouth of Prahlada Maharaja. A devotee who reads this becomes freed from all sins. Whatever one desires in this world he can attain without doubt.

One can have wealth, many sons, and a long life. He becomes victorious who desires victory, and indeed becomes a conqueror. He wards off the influence of all planets, earthly, heavenly, and everything in between. This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects of serpents and scorpions, and Brahma-raakshasa ghosts and Yakshas are driven far away. One may write this most auspicious prayer on his arm, or inscribe it on a palm-leaf and attach it to his wrist, and all his activities will become perfect.

One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once or thrice daily , he becomes victorious whether among demigods, demons, or human beings. One who with purified heart recites this prayer 32, times attains the most auspicious of all auspicious things, and material enjoyment and liberation are already understood to be available to such a person. This Kavacha-mantra is the king of all mantras. One attains by it what would be attained by anointing oneself with ashes and chanting all other mantras.

Having marked ones body with tilaka , taking achamana with water, and reciting this mantra three times, one will find that the fear of all inauspicious planets is removed. That person who recites this mantra, meditating upon Lord Narasimhadeva, has all of his diseases vanquished, including those of the abdomen. Lord Narasimha roars loudly and causes others to roar. With His multitudes of arms He tears the demons asunder and kills them in this way.

He is always seeking out and tormenting the demonic descendants of Diti, both on this earth planet and in the higher planets, and He throws them down and scatters them.

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He cries with great anger as He destroys the demons in all directions, yet with His unlimited hands He sustains, protects, and nourishes the cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, who has assumed the form of a transcendental lion. Five Prayers to Lord Narasimha.

These prayers are certainly assurance to all sincere devotees that the worship of Lord Narasimha is purely in the line of aspiring love and devotion to Sri Sri Radha and Krsna. Those prayers are as follows. Within my sinful heart the six enemies headed by lust perpetually reside, as well as duplicity, the desire for fame, plus sheer cunning.

At the lotus feet of Lord Narasimha, I hope that He will mercifully purify my heart and give me the desire to serve Lord Krsna. Weeping, I will beg at the lotus-feet of Lord Narasimha for the benediction of worshipping 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 become pleased and show me His mercy?

Even though Lord Narasimha is terrifying toward the sinful souls, He offers great auspiciousness unto the devotees of Lord Krsna headed by Prahlada Maharaja. When will He be pleased to speak words of compassion unto me, a worthless fool, and thereby make me fearless? 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 for Their Holy Names. By the mercy of My devotees, all obstacles are cast far away. With a purified heart, just perform the worship of Radha and Krsna, for such worship overflows with sweet nectar. Saying this, will that Lord delightedly place His own divine lotus-feet upon my head?

I will experience sublime love for the Divine Couple Radha-Krsna and undergo the ecstatic transformations called sattvika. Falling on the ground, I will roll about at the door of Sri Narasimha's temple.

Obeisances to Ahovalam Narasimha. Use the same meter as the Brahma-samhita. These were written in glorification of the Deities in the holy place of Lord Nrisimha at Ahobalam. He is a great swan swimming amongst the lotuses of Lakshmi's furtive glances. He is the Supreme Lord, who puts an end to material imprisonment and who appeared from the stone of the Garuda pillar.

His body has lines of colour: He has no beginning or end. He is unborn, everlasting, and immeasurable. He is the original God who gives brightness to the sun, moon, and to fire. He is like a honey bee intoxicated by his passionate desire for the lotus face of Lakshmi. He looks splendid with his thick shiny mane tied back and with his body decorated with armlets, necklaces, and jewelled ear rings.

His face is like the disc of the full moon, adorned with his crown. He is the all-fortunate supreme Lord: Varaha, Vamana, and Nrisimha. His heart is frolicking with his own playful pastimes. The most intelligent persons pray to him, the Supreme soul, who fascinates the great sages.

His lotus feet are the source of the Ganges. His body is resplendent as he enjoys himself in his superexcellent abode, and his lotus feet are bedecked with Tulasi leaves and the flowers from the heavenly coral tree. His most favorite thing is fresh dark Tulasi leaves. He exhibits a magnificent form as he enjoys with his female assistants, the goddesses of fortune. He breaks the pride of the demons by destroying Ravana, that master of magic spells. His nails are like thunderbolts and are highly skilled in tearing asunder the lofty mountain-like heads of the herds of strong and intoxicated elephants in the form of demons; the foes of Indradev.

His nails are also meditated upon by the groups of devas with their broad minds which are concentrated upon Him and from which the darkness of ignorance is driven away to a great distance and the internal enemies of lust, anger, etc. Although I've made an all round study of the shastras, I don't find anything equal to You, Who are my master! The thing thought superior to You is therefore flung far and is similar to the 8th tuste it does not exist.

Brahma, Shiva, Indra and their hosts are reduced to ashes by the sparks of fire resembling sparking glowworms and issuing from the curved edge of Your right eye which is filled with masses of wrath. This is a powerful prayer to Lord Narasimha for one's protection from the dark elements and demons within this material world. It was written by Pandit Trivikramacharya, a leading disciple of Sri Madhvacharya.

His eyes are fiery and His voice roars like the turbulent ocean of devastation. Lord Narasimha, the redeemer of the fear ridden, I bow down to Your feet.

Your effulgence is dazzling like that of the destructive sun, pralayaravi. It glows and glitters, makes the wicked tremble with fear.

Prayer to Lord Nrsimhadeva

You laugh in a piercing high tone at the fear, ignorance and anger of the demons. Burn Narasimha, burn my adversaries with Your unbearable power. Your lotus feet are reddened by the blood of the enemy. Fourteen lokas are scared by the stamping of Your feet. Demigods assemble, fear and tremble and pray for Your mercy. You take great pleasure in slaughtering the armies of the demons. You wield Your heavy mace in a most cunning manner with the force of a great mountain. As You chop demons into pieces others immediately flee for their lives. The mountains of Your hips are nicely decorated with yellow garments, which appear just like lightning in its intense brilliance.

Attacking fiercely he who had the foremost position the seat of King Indra , You removed the threat of that exceedingly wicked one. As Your nails, sharp like thunderbolts, tore the abdomen of the enemy, blood surged from the body of the demon and bathed You. Your lotus-like navel is deep and Your abdomen is decorated with the auspicious three lines. Your two hands, as they directly burst open the chest of the son of Diti, appear just like a necklace of stars. Supporting him on Your knees, You tore his chest apart which blocked the path of the stars. Your mane is burning and monstrous, and You cause the enemy to fall from his position by tearing apart his chest.

Once attaining the opportunity, under the broad roof of the clouds and sky, You raise Your hand, powerful as a mace, to strike. I meditate upon You in this form. Appearing brilliantly illuminated, Your neck, with hundreds of mane-hairs, is raised lightly and appears to be bitten by eight bolts of lightning. You divide the chest and very strong position of Hiranyakashipu.

You are garlanded with his ghastly entrails. The effulgence of many suns is destroyed by Your uncheckable potency. The many weapons sent against You are like sacrificial offerings, and You reply with unlimited weaponry. Put down, strike and slay my illusion. My Lord, Your fearful countenance, with tongue extended and sharp teeth blazing as if illuminated from within, appears as the peak of a huge mountain of gems lit by the sunrise and by fire coming from within its caves.

The enemy of Indra Hiranyakashipu made waves in the ocean of demigods and took the shraddha offerings meant for the forefathers. Confounding the intelligence of the demigods, he minimized their austerity and position in various ways. But You, O Narasimha, melted him in the pot of Your shrill laughter. Every living being in the three worlds, down to the blade of grass, was scorched by the flame of Hiranyakashipu.

But You, with Your three eyes, have annihilated this flame. Your appearance is threatening to the miscreants, and Your color is coppery like the newly risen sun. You wander about without resistance, for You are the supreme power and the maintainer of the earth. You divided into nine parts the burden of the earth Hiranyakashipu simply by the effulgence produced by the movement of Your eyebrows. Your ears are prominent, Your earrings swing to and fro and Your face appears ferocious.

Your eyebrows give Your forehead a threatening aspect, and You are most beautiful with Your high nose and reddish lips. O giver of benedictions, well-wisher of the demigods and devotees, the enemy is scattered by the effulgence the hair of Your mane. You wear no armor, yet You are decorated by beautiful locks of shining hair and many ornaments made of jewels.

Your bodily effulgence appears as if You had swallowed the newly-risen sun. Your hands exhibit various mudras, and Your waist is decorated with a gold chain, making a tinkling noise. You are equipped with bow and arrow, as well as various astras or missiles, club, mace, rod for controlling elephants, noose, and trident. Placing the enemy upon Your lap and tearing open his abdomen, he is thus purified of all contamination, and therefore You take his intestines and wear them as a victory garland.

Fall upon my foes, fall upon them, fall upon them. Bewilder them and drive them far away. Consume, consume, consume the bodies of the enemies; incinerate and burst them asunder. Conquer, conquer, conquer forcefully my foes and their followers. O three-eyed one, Your face appears most fearful, like time personified.

Sound out the fate of the demons and kindly protect me, Your surrendered servant. O supreme form, Have mercy, have mercy upon me. Dispel, dispel my ignorance just as You uprooted the child of Diti. You are never subjected to the sufferings of material existence. Neither are You defeated; indeed, whoever You favor will always triumph.

Bestow upon me the divine vision to see You always. This prayer, offered in devotional service to Lord Narasimhadeva, destroys all inauspicious things. That Lord of the universe, the universal teacher, appearing as if garlanded by the destroyed body of Hiranyakashipu, bestows all good fortune and opulence upon His worshipers. The Lord appears in a seemingly bitter form to act for the protection of His devotee Prahlada. Anyone who reads this description of the character of Lord Narahari causes his enemies to retreat, and his sins are undone and vanquished. Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord 2.

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Obeisances unto Him man-lion or having a lion's mane while appearing part human. Obeisances to He Who comes from the Supreme Abode Obeisances to Narasimha Whose Form is made of eternal knowledge and bliss. Obeisances unto the universal, primeval soul the Supreme Personality of Godhead - Narasimhadeva. Obeisances unto Narasimha who is always sober being never bewildered. Om prahlada-palakaya namah Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is the protector of Prahlada Maharaja, and those of that nature - surrendered unto Him.

Names of Sri Narasimha Yajna. Narasimha name mantras to be chanted during the Narasimha rite. Om narasimhaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om diyva-simhaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om ugra-simhaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om stambha-ja-aya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om ugra-locanaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sarvadbhutaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om yoganandaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om trivikramaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om jaya-vardhanaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om panchananaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om param-brahma-aya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om ghora-vikramaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om jvalan-mukhaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om jvala-maline swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om mahajvalaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om maha-prabhuhaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om niti-laksaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sahasraksaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om durniriksyaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om pratapanaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om mahadamstraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om yudha-prajnaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om canda-kopine swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sada-sivaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om hiranyakasipu-dhvamsine swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om daitya-danava-bhanjanaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om guna-bhadraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om mahabhadraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om bala-bhadraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om subhadrakaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om sarva-kartrikaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om trilokatmaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sarvesvaraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om bhaivaradambaraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om adhoksajaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om varapradaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om visvambaraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sri-visnave swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om purusottamaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om nakhastraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om surya-jyotine swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om suresvaraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sahasra-bahu-aya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sarva-jnaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sarva-siddhi-pradayakaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om vajra-damstraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om vajra-nakhaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om mahanandaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om param-tapaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sarva-mantraika-rupa swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sarva-yantra-vidaramaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om sarva-tantratmakaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om bhakta-vatsala swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om vaisakha-sukla-bhototthaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om saranagata-vatsalaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om udara-kirtine swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om candra-vikramaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om vedatrayaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om bhagavanaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om paramesvaraya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om srivatsamkaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om jagat-vyapine swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om jagan-mayaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om jagat-palaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om jagannathaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om mahakhagaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om dvi-rupa-bhrtaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om paramatmaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om param-jyotine swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om nrkesarine swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om para-tattvaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om param-dhamaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. Om laksmi-nrsimhaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama.

Om sarvatmaya swaha-aa idam narasimhaya idan na mama. It reflects the same devotional mood as his Govindashtakam and Prabhodashudhakara , and does not hold any of his impersonalistic teachings. Lord, Your form is all beautiful because you are the master of the goddess of fortune. You reside in the ocean of milk, and You carry the Sudarshana disc in Your hand. Your all-auspicious form is made even more resplendent by the jewel-like body of Anantadeva, the king of serpents upon whom You rest. You are the eternal deliverer from the ocean of birth and death for all those who seek Your shelter and You are the master of all mystics.

O Lakshmi-Nrisimha, please bless me with the touch of Your lotus hands. Lord Brahma, Lord Indra, Lord Shiva, the Maruts and the sun-god all fall down with their tens and millions of helmets at Your lotus feet, which are most dear to the goddess of fortune, Lakshmi, who appears as beautiful as a royal swan enjoying the lotus flower of Your chest. The conditioned soul suffers on the path of repeated birth and death exactly like one caught in a forest fire.

Being fearful, his body burnt by the licking flames, he cries most pitiably. Just as one tormented by a forest fire may take shelter in a pond. Your lotus feet are just like a pond giving refuge to the surrendered soul from the forest fire of samsara. O abode of the universe, I have fallen into the net of repeated birth and death. Just like an aquatic animal, I eagerly accept the hook baited with the sense objects.

And just as the fish is caught trembling, and his head is cut off, so my real consciousness is lost as I am punished by the material nature. Having fallen into the horrible and bottomless well of repeated birth and death, I am tormented by the serpent of hundred fold miseries. You slay the king of the demons, Hiranyakashipu, whose body is as strong as an elephant by squeezing him with your hands. In this way You destroy all miseries by breaking the fearful cycle of birth and death.

You are the ultimate goal of life for those who are disturbed by fear of material existence. I have been bitten by the tens of millions of terrible sharp fangs of the snake of material existence. Having been injected with its powerful poison, I have lost my consciousness as the eternal servant of Krishna. The best remedy for snakebite is nectar, therefore O Lord Shauri, You reside in the ocean of nectar and Your carrier is Garuda the great enemy of snakes. The tree of samsara, or material existence, is sprouted from the seed of sinful desire.

O merciful one, I climbed up this tree but I have only obtained the fruit of misery and am now fallen.

In the broad ocean of material existence I am broken and smashed again and again by the powerful waves of my accumulated attachments. Grasped in the jaws of the fearful crocodile of the external time factor, I am pierced, ripped apart, and swallowed. O all-powerful, ocean of mercy, cast Your glance upon me. I am bewildered, helplessly sinking in the sea of samsara.

You descended to remove the distress of your devotee Prahlada Maharaja. O Murari, I have fallen into the pit of material existence and I am wandering just like an animal greatly tormented by fear of horrible death that awaits him. Distressed and miserable, I am burnt by envy. Baddhva gale yama-bhata bahu taryajantaha.

Binding me with ropes, the servants of Yamaraja drag me to his abode, beating me severely along the path. Bound by material existence in hundreds of ways, I stand alone, helpless and trembling, under the influence of the superior force of daiva maya. Lakshmi-pate kamala-nabha suresha vishno. You are the Lord of Lakshmi and the master of the demigods. O Vishnu, Your navel is just like a lotus.

You are the Lord of sacrifice and the embodiment of sacrificial performance. O Madhusudana, Vishvarupa, You are always favorably disposed to the brahmanas. Ekena chakram aparena karena shankham. In one of Your four hands You hold the Sudarshana disc and in another a conch. With another You embrace Lakshmi, who was born from the milk ocean, and with another on the left You bestow fearlessness. The Kavacha may be worn in all circumstances, at any time, or in any place. Sri Nrisimha Kavacha of Prahlad. I shall now recite the Narasimha-kavacha, formerly spoken by Prahlada Maharaja.

It is most pious, vanquishes all kinds of impediments, and provides one all protection. It bestows upon one all opulences and can give one elevation to the heavenly planets or liberation. One should meditate on Lord Narasimha, Lord of the universe, seated upon a golden throne. His mouth is wide open, He has three eyes, and He is as radiant as the autumn moon.

He is embraced by Lakshmi devi on his left side, and His form is the shelter of all opulences, both material and spiritual. The Lord has four arms, and His limbs are very soft. He is decorated with golden earrings. His chest is resplendent like the lotus flower, and His arms are decorated with jewel-studded ornaments. He is dressed in a spotless yellow garment, which exactly resembles molten gold.

He is the original cause of existence, beyond the mundane sphere, for the great demigods headed by Indra. He appears bedecked with rubies which are blazingly effulgent. His two feet are very attractive, and He is armed with various weapons such as the conch, disc, etc. Garuda joyfully offers prayers with great reverence. Having seated Lord Narasimhadeva upon the lotus of one's heart, one should recite the following mantra: Although the Lord is all-pervading, He hid Himself within a pillar.

May He protect my speech and the results of my activities. May Lord Narasimha, whose eyes are the sun, and fire, protect my eyes. May Lord Nrihari, who is pleased by the prayers offered by the best of sages, protect my memory. May He who has the nose of a lion protect my nose, and may He whose face is very dear to the goddess of fortune protect my mouth.

May Lord Narasimha, who is the knower of all sciences, protect my sense of taste. May He whose face is beautiful as the full moon and who is offered prayers by Prahlada Maharaja protect my face. Nrisimha patu me kantham skandhau bhu-bhrid ananta krit. May Lord Narasimha protect my throat. He is the sustainer of the earth and the performer of unlimitedly wonderful activities.

May He protect my shoulders. His arms are resplendent with transcendental weapons. May the Lord, who bestows benedictions upon the demigods, protect my hands, and may He protect me from all sides. May He who is achieved by the perfect yogis protect my heart, and may Lord Hari protect my dwelling place. May He who ripped apart the chest and abdomen of the great demon HiraNyaaksha protect my waist, and may Lord Nrihari protect my navel. He is offered prayers by Lord Brahmaa, who has sprung from his own navel.

Todas as Glórias a Sri Guru e Sri Gauranga!

May He on whose hips rest all the universes protect my hips. May the Lord protect my private parts. He is the knower of all mantras and all mysteries, but He Himself is not visible. May He who is the original Cupid protect my thighs. May He who exhibits a human-like form protect my knees.

May the remover of the burden of the earth, who appears in a form which is half-man and half-lion, protect my calves. May the bestower of heavenly opulence protect my feet. He is the Supreme Controller in the form of a man and lion combined. May the thousand-headed Supreme enjoyer protect my body from all sides and in all respects. May that most ferocious personality protect me from the east. May He who is superior to the greatest heroes protect me from the southeast, which is presided over by Agni. May the Supreme Vishnu protect me from the south, and may that person of blazing luster protect me from the southwest.

May the Lord of everything protect me from the west. His faces are everywhere, so please may He protect me from this direction. May Lord Narasimha protect me from the northwest, which is predominated by Vaayu, and may He whose form is in itself the supreme ornament protect me from the north, where Soma resides.

May the all-auspicious Lord, who Himself bestows all-auspiciousness, protect from the northeast, the direction of the sun-god, and may He who is death personified protect me from fear of the rotation of birth and death in this material world. This Narasimha-kavacha has been ornamented by issuing from the mouth of Prahlada Maharaja. A devotee who reads this becomes freed from all sins. Whatever one desires in this world he can attain without doubt. One can have wealth, many sons, and a long life. He becomes victorious who desires victory, and indeed becomes a conqueror.

He wards off the influence of all planets, earthly, heavenly, and everything in between. This is the supreme remedy for the poisonous effects of serpents and scorpions, and Brahma-raakshasa ghosts and Yakshas are driven far away. One may write this most auspicious prayer on his arm, or inscribe it on a palm-leaf and attach it to his wrist, and all his activities will become perfect. One who regularly chants this prayer, whether once or thrice daily , he becomes victorious whether among demigods, demons, or human beings.

One who with purified heart recites this prayer 32, times attains the most auspicious of all auspicious things, and material enjoyment and liberation are already understood to be available to such a person. This Kavacha-mantra is the king of all mantras. One attains by it what would be attained by anointing oneself with ashes and chanting all other mantras.

Having marked ones body with tilaka , taking achamana with water, and reciting this mantra three times, one will find that the fear of all inauspicious planets is removed. That person who recites this mantra, meditating upon Lord Narasimhadeva, has all of his diseases vanquished, including those of the abdomen. Lord Narasimha roars loudly and causes others to roar. With His multitudes of arms He tears the demons asunder and kills them in this way. He is always seeking out and tormenting the demonic descendants of Diti, both on this earth planet and in the higher planets, and He throws them down and scatters them.

He cries with great anger as He destroys the demons in all directions, yet with His unlimited hands He sustains, protects, and nourishes the cosmic manifestation. I offer my respectful obeisances to the Lord, who has assumed the form of a transcendental lion. Sri Narad Muni said: O master, reading this kavaca aloud, a learned man will become victorious throughout the three worlds.

My dear Narada, please hear me. O best of my sons, who are rich in austerity, I shall speak this kavaca of Lord Narasimha, which gives victory over the three worlds. It is by reciting this and meditating deeply on it that I lord Brahma am the creator of all these planetary systems. Also the demigods in this way became controllers of the different directions.

By its grace the sage Durvasa became victorious throughout the three worlds, commanding respect and most fearful in his anger. My obeisances unto the ferocious and powerful, the great Visnu, the fiery one, who's faces are on all sides, the fearful one, Nrsimha, who causes the death of even death personified, or the one who can overcome death. It is the king of all mantras. It is like a wish fulfilling tree for the demigods and devotees. Placing the word bhagavate upon his heart, narasimhaya upon his two eyes, and jvala maline on the top of his head, one meditates upon the different parts of this narasimha mantra protecting the different parts of his body.

Obeisances unto Him, whose teeth are blazing, whose eyes are fire, and who destroys all ghosts and raksasas. Unto He who vanquishes all fevers, oblations. Burn and burn, cook and cook, protect protect. My obeisances unto the 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 can overcome even death.

Unto the Personality of Godhead Narasimha, garlanded with blazing energy, whose teeth are glowing and whose eyes are fiery, who kills all raksasas and demons and annihilates the ghosts, to You my oblations ". Sipping water again one should place the bija mantra klim on both of his hands together. Thereafter one should place om namah on his feet and narayanaya on his side, as well as the bija mantras am hrim kraum ksraum hum phat. One should place the syllables om namo bhagavate upon his feet, vasudevaya on his back, and klim krsnaya upon his two thighs.

Then one should sip water for purification and place the mantra klim glaum klim syamalangaya namah upon his feet. My dear boy, thus I have told you the embodiment of the potencies of all mantras. Because of your great affection I have explained it to you, although it is not to be spoken to just anyone. Having become enriched in his pious activities he will attain all perfections.

Certainly this most auspicious kavaca brings all perfection to the bearer. He is able to move the whole universe, and certainly becomes victorious throughout the three worlds. His nails are like thunderbolts and are highly skilled in tearing asunder the lofty mountain-like heads of the herds of strong and intoxicated elephants in the form of demons; the foes of Indradev.

His nails are also meditated upon by the groups of devas with their broad minds which are concentrated upon Him and from which the darkness of ignorance is driven away to a great distance and the internal enemies of lust, anger, etc. Although I've made an all round study of the shastras, I don't find anything equal to You, Who are my master!

The thing thought superior to You is therefore flung far and is similar to the 8th tuste it does not exist. Brahma, Shiva, Indra and their hosts are reduced to ashes by the sparks of fire resembling sparking glowworms and issuing from the curved edge of Your right eye which is filled with masses of wrath. Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord 2. Obeisances to the great lion 3. Obeisances to the Divine lion 4.

Obeisances to the greatly powerful 5. Obeisances to the angry terrifying lion 6. Obeisances to the Lord of lords 7. Obeisances to One who appeared from the pillar. Obeisances to one who possesses terrifying eyes 9. Obeisances to the angry one Obeisances to one who is wonderful in every way Obeisances to the most beautiful Obeisances to the source of yogic bliss Obeisances to Lord Vamana Who took three great steps Obeisances to Sri Hari Who takes our troubles away Obeisances to the roaring Varahadeva - Varaha-nrisimha Obeisances to Him Who carries the disk Obeisances to Him Who is always victorious Obeisances unto Him Who has ever increasing glories Obeisances unto Him Who is five-headed Obeisances unto Supreme Absolute Truth Obeisances to Him Who for His devotees is not horrible Obeisances to Him Who has terrifying activities Obeisances to One Who has an effulgent face Obeisances to Him with effulgent garland of flames Obeisances to He Who is most effulgent Obeisances to the Supreme Master Obeisances to Him Who possesses all good moral qualities Obeisances to the thousand-eyed One Obeisances to Him Who is difficult to see difficult to look at Obeisances to Him Who oppresses His enemies with great heat Obeisances to Him Who possesses huge teeth

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