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Song Name: Namaste Narasimhaya

Official Name: Nrsimha Pranama

Author: Vyasadeva

Book Name: Nrsimha Purana

Language: Sanskrit

LYRICS:

(1)

namaḥ—obeisances; te—unto You; nara-siḿhāya—unto Lord Narasiḿha; prahlāda—(to) Prahlāda Mahārāja; āhlāda—(of) joy; dāyine—the giver; hiraṇyakaśipoḥ—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; vakṣaḥ—chest; śilā—(on) the stonelike; ṭańka—chisels; nakha-ālaye—whose nails.

(2)

itaḥ—here; nṛsiḿhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiḿha; parataḥ—there; nṛsiḿhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiḿha; yataḥ yataḥ—wherever; yāmi—I go; tataḥ—there; nṛsiḿhaḥ— Lord Nṛsiḿha; bahiḥ—externally; nṛsiḿhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiḿha; hṛdaye—in the heart; nṛsiḿhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiḿha; nṛsiḿham—to Lord Nṛsiḿha; ādim—the origin; śaraṇam—the supreme refuge; prapadye—I surrender.

(3)*

tava–Your; kara-kamala-vare–upon the beautiful lotus hands; nakham– the nails; adbhuta-śṛńgam–wonderfully sharp tips; dalita–ripped apart; hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu–the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; bhṛńgam–the wasp; keśava–O Lord Keśava, of fine hair!; dhṛta-narahari-rūpa–who have accepted the form of half-man, half-lion (nara–man, hari–lion); jaya jagadīśa – all glories to the Lord of the universe; hare – Lord Hari

*Comes from the fourth verse of the song: Pralaya Payodhi Jale.

UPDATED: October 28, 2015