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PrayerstoLordNarasimhadeva

SriShanishcharakritaSriNarasimhaStuti

EveryoneisafraidofthemaleficplanetShani(Saturn)becausegenerallyheisassociated
withextremesorrowandsuffering.However,Shanidevahimselfhasdevisedawayofsolving
thisproblembyobtainingtheblessingsofLordNrsimha.
ShanimadeanagreementwiththeLordthathewouldnevertroublethosewhorecitehis
NrsimhaStutiwhentheyarefacingtroublesrelatedtodvdasaastamapacama(asituation
whereSaniktalastsfor71/2births)
IfonereciteswithdevotionSanisSriNrsimhaStuti,especiallyonSanivra(Saturdays)
andwhenSanigrahacomesto1285JanmaRsior10thAL,onewillpleasetheLordwhois
theSupersoulofShanaishcharaandtheLordwillremoveallobstaclesandsufferingandbless
Hisdevotee.
TheseprayerswereofferedtoLordNrsimhadevabyShanideva,whoisthepresiding
personalityoftheplanetSaturn.TheastrologicaleffectsoftheplanetSaturnaregenerally
unfavorableandafflictpersonswithsufferingandmisfortune.Byrecitingthisprayerofferedby
thelordofSaturntoLordNrsimha,oneisrelievedfrommisfortuneandsuffering,andoneis
blessedwithremembrance,devotion,andgratitudetowardsourspiritualrefugeandshelter,
LordNrsimhadeva.
SriKrishnatoldDharmaraja,"Whoeverlistenstoorrecitesthisconversationbetween
ShanidevaandLordNrsimhaintheformofthisprayerofdevotionwilldefinitelyhavealldesires
fulfilledandwillalwaysrejoice."
sulabhobhaktiyuktnmdurdarsodustacetasm|
ananyagatiknmcaprabhubhaktaikavatsalah
Sanaishcaratatranrsimhadevacakrmalacittavrtih|
pranamyasastangamasesalokakiritanirjitapdapadmam||1|
LordNrsimhadevaiseasilyaccessibletothedevoteesandpunishesthosewhoareevil
minded.HeisthesaviourforthosewhoarehelplesswhodesiretoseekrefugeinHim.When
thedemigodsofinnumerableplanetsbowdowntoHislotusfeet,thebrightjewelsfromtheir
crownsarereflectedonHistoenailswhichgivestheimpressionthatlampsarebeingwavedin
frontofthem.UntoHislotusfeet,Sanidevaprostratedandprayed(inthecourtofBrahm).
SriSaniruvca
yatpdapankajarajaparamdharena
samsevitamsakalakalmashsrsinsam|
kalynakrakamasesanijnugnam|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||2||

SriSanisaid
BythemercyofthedustofYourlotusfeetwhichdestroyamultitudeofsins,grantinfinite
auspiciousnesstoYourdevoteewhoalwaysworshipsYourlotusfeetwithdevotion.OLord
Nrsimha,pleasebestowuponmeYourmercifulsidelongglance.

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sarvatracancalataysthitaypilaksmyh|
brahmdivandyapadaystiraynyasevi||
pdravindayugalamparamdharena|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||3||
YourlotusfeetareworshippedbyGoddessLakshmi,eventhoughSheisficklebynature
(chanchala[meaningthatShe,orwealth,easilymovesfromoneplacetoanother,thoughShe
iseversteadyinHerdevotiontotheLord])andbyLordBrahmandLordSivawhosefeetare
worthyofworshipwithdevotion.OLordNrsimha,pleasebestowuponmeYourmercifulside
longglance.
yadrpamgamaSirahpratipdhyamdhya|
dhytmikdiparitpaharamvicintyam||
yogsvarairapathagkhiladosasanghaih|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||4||
BycontemplatingormeditatinguponYourappearance,whichisexpoundedintheVedas
extensively,thebestofthesaintsareliberatedfromthethreefoldmiseriesandfromall
misfortunes.OLordNrsimha,pleasebestowuponmeYourmercifulsidelongglance.
prahldabhaktavacasharirvirsa|
stambhehirayakasipumyaudhrabhvah||
urvaunidhyaudharamnakhraidadhra|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||5||
BythewordofHisdevoteenamedPrahlda,LordHari,whoisgenerousandkind,appeared
fromapillarandbyplacingHiranyakasipuonHisthighssplitopenhisstomachwithHisnails.O
LordNrsimha,pleasebestowuponmeYourmercifulsidelongglance.
yonaijabhaktamanalmbudhibhdharogra|
sringapraptavisadhamtisarisupebhyah|
sarvtmakaparamakrunikoraraksa|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||6||
YouprotectedyourowndevoteePrahldafromaragingfire,thedeepocean,fromfallingfrom
atallmountainpeak,poison,amadelephantandthefangsofpoisonousserpents.Youare
omnipresentandsupremelygenerous.OLordNrsimha,pleasebestowuponmeYourmerciful
sidelongglance.
yannirvikrapararpavicintanena|
yogisvarvisayasgaravitargh||
visrmtimpuravinsavatimparkhym|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||7||
BymeditatinguponHewhosegreatformisdevoidofimperfections,thebestofthesaints
attainedliberationfromtheoceanofmaterialisticattachmentsandobtainedunmitigated
salvation.OLordNrsimha,pleasebestowuponmeYourmercifulsidelongglance.
yadrpamugraparimardanabhvasli|
samcintanenasakalghavinsakri|
bhtajvaragrahasamudbhavabhitinsam|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||8||
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BymeditatinguponHewhoseformisfearsome,allpeace,happinessandprosperitycanbe
obtained,allsinscanbeobliterated,thefeararisingfromevilspirits,feversandunfavorable
planetarypositionscanberemoved,OLordNrsimha,pleasebestowuponmeYourmerciful
sidelongglance.
yasyottamamyasaumpatimpadmajanma|
sakrdidaivatasabhsusamastagitam||
saktaivasarvasamalaprasamaikadaksam|
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpvalokam||9||
YourtranscendentalfameissunggloriouslyinallthedivineassembliesofShiva,Brahmand
Indra,etc.andwhosepowerissteadfastinwipingoutallimpurities,OLordNrsimha,please
bestowuponmeYourmercifulsidelongglance.
evamsrutvstutimdevah
saninmkalpitmharih|
uvcabrahmavrndasta
sanimtambhaktavatsalah||10||
OnlisteningtotheheartfeltprayercomposedbySanidevaintheassemblyofLordBrahm,
LordHariwhoisevercompassionatetoHisdevotees,spoketoSanidevaasfollows.
Srinrsimhauvca
prasannohamsanetubhyam|
varamvarayasobhanam||
yamvnchasitamevatvam|
sarvalokahitvaham||11||
SriNrsimhasaidOSani,Iampleasedwithyourdevotion.Whateveryoudesirethatwill
benefittheworld,askforthatkindofboonandIwillgrantit.
SriSaniruvca
nrsimhatvammayikrpm
kurudevadaynidhe|
madvsarastavapriti
karasyatdevatpate||12||

matkrtamtvatparamstotram
srnvanticapatantica|
sarvnkmanprayets
tesmtvamlokabhvanah||13||
SrISanidevarepliedOLordNrsimha,Oreservoirofcompassion,pleasebekindtome.O
Lordofallgods,letmyweekday(Saturday)beYourfavoriteday.OPurifierofalltheworlds,
mayYoufulfillthedesiresofallthosewholistentoorreadthisgreatprayertoYoucomposed
byme.
Srinrsimhauvca
tataivstusanehamvai
raksobhuvanasamsthitah|
bhaktakmnprayisye
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tvammamaikavacahsrinu||
tvatkritammatparamstotram
yahpatecchrinuycchayah|
dvdasastamajanmastd
bhayammstutasyavai||14||
SriNrsimhasaidOSani,letitbeso!ByvirtueofMybeingtheuniversalprotector
(raksobhuvana),IfulfillthedesiresofallMydevotees.PleaselistentoMywordslettherebe
nofearofthetwelfthandeighthbirthpositions(andimplicitlyanyunfavorablebirthpositions)
andconsequenttroublesfromyouforanyonewhoreadsorlistenstothisprayertoMe
composedbyyou.
Saninaraharimdevam
tatetipratyuvcaha
tatahparamasamtusto
jayetimunayovadan||15||
ThenSanidevarepliedtoLordNaraharithathewouldfollowtheLordsinstructions.Thenthe
joyfulsaintsandsagespresentthere(inBrahmasassembly)respondedwithcriesof,jaya,
jaya!.
Srikrsnauvca
itamsanaiscarasytanrsimhadeva|
samvdametatstavanamcamnavah||
srinotiyahsrvayatecabhakty
sarvnybhistnicavindatedhruvam||16||
SriKrishnatoldDharmarja,WhoeverlistenstoorrecitesthisconversationbetweenSanideva
andLordNrisimhaintheformofthisprayerofdevotionwilldefinitelyhavealldesiresfulfilled
andwillalwaysrejoice.
itiSribhavisyottarapurneraksobhuvanamahtmesri
SanaiscarakrtaSrinrsimhastutisamprnam
ThusendstheprayersofferedfromtheBhavisyoattaraPuranatotheuniversalprotectorSri
NrisimhabythegreatsoulSani.

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