Prahlad Stuti (Prahlada's Prayers to Lord Narasimha)
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 5 sections
Salutation to the Lord
Original
नमोऽस्तु ते नृसिंहाय नृसिंहाय नमोऽस्तु ते । नृसिंहाय नमोऽस्तु ते नृसिंहाय नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
Transliteration
namo ’stu te nṛsiṁhāya nṛsiṁhāya namo ’stu te | nṛsiṁhāya namo ’stu te nṛsiṁhāya namo ’stu te ||
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to You, O Narasimha! Salutations to You, O Narasimha! Salutations to You, O Narasimha! Salutations to You, O Narasimha!
The Supreme Protector
Original
त्वं हि परमः पुरुषो नृसिंहोऽसि महाबलः । सर्वलोकहितैषिणः सर्वलोकाधिपः परः ॥
Transliteration
tvaṁ hi paramaḥ puruṣo nṛsiṁho ’si mahā-balaḥ | sarva-loka-hita-eṣiṇaḥ sarva-lokādhipaḥ paraḥ ||
Meaning / Translation
You are indeed the Supreme Person, the mighty-armed Narasimha. You are the well-wisher of all the worlds and the supreme controller of all creation.
Transcending the Material
Original
नित्यं शुद्धं महादैत्यनिर्मूलनाय च । अनादिं अनन्तं च त्वां नमामि नृसिंहम् ॥
Transliteration
nityaṁ śuddhaṁ mahā-daitya-nir mūlanāya ca | anādiṁ anantaṁ ca tvāṁ namāmi nṛsiṁham ||
Meaning / Translation
I bow to You, O Narasimha, who are eternal, pure, and the destroyer of the great demonic forces; You are without beginning and without end.
Surrender to the Divine
Original
त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव नृसिंह । त्वदीयानां शरणं प्राप्तं त्वां भजामि सदा ॥
Transliteration
tvameva sarvaṁ mama deva deva nṛsiṁha | tvadīyānāṁ śaraṇaṁ prāptaṁ tvāṁ bhajāmi sadā ||
Meaning / Translation
You are my everything, O Lord of Lords, O Narasimha. Having taken refuge in Your shelter, I worship You eternally.
The Ultimate Refuge
Original
नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु नृसिंहाय नृसिंहाय नमोऽस्तु ते । त्वत्पादपङ्कजं भजताम् अस्माकं मुक्तेः प्रदातम ॥
Transliteration
namo namaste ’stu nṛsiṁhāya nṛsiṁhāya namo ’stu te | tvat-pāda-paṅkajaṁ bhajatām asmākaṁ mukteḥ pradātam ||
Meaning / Translation
O Narasimha, I offer my repeated obeisances to You. Please grant us liberation through the worship of Your lotus feet.