Lord Narasimha

lakṣmī narasiṃha aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

(Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Shata Nama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Brahmanda Purana

This sacred hymn invokes the one hundred and eight auspicious names of Lord Narasimha, the fierce yet compassionate half-lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu, depicted alongside Goddess Lakshmi. Sourced from the Brahmanda Purana, this stotra glorifies the divine attributes of the Lord who protects his devotees from distress and demonic influences. Reciting this Ashtottara Shata Nama Stotram is believed to bestow peace, courage, and spiritual liberation upon the practitioner. It acts as a powerful shield against negativity, effectively removing obstacles and ensuring the devotee experiences the benevolent presence and protection of the divine couple in their daily life.

nārasiṃho mahāsiṃho divyasiṃho mahābalaḥ |
ugrasiṃho mahādevasstambhajaścogralocanaḥ || 1 ||
raudrassarvādbhutaḥ śrīmān yogānandastrivikramaḥ |
hariḥ kolāhalaścakrī vijayo jayavardhanaḥ || 2 ||
pañcānanaḥ parabrahma cā'ghoro ghoravikramaḥ |
jvalanmukho jvālamālī mahājvālo mahāprabhuḥ || 3 ||
niṭilākṣassahasrākṣo durnirīkṣaḥ pratāpanaḥ |
mahādaṃṣṭrāyudhaḥ prājñaścaṇḍakopī sadāśivaḥ || 4 ||
hiraṇyakaśipudhvaṃsī daityadānavabhañjanaḥ |
guṇabhadro mahābhadro balabhadrassubhadrakaḥ || 5 ||
karālo vikarālaśca vikartā sarvakartṛkaḥ |
śiṃśumārastrilokātmā īśassarveśvaro vibhuḥ || 6 ||
bhairavāḍambaro divyaścā'cyutaḥ kavi mādhavaḥ |
adhokṣajo'kṣaraśśarvo vanamālī varapradaḥ || 7 ||
viśvambharo'dbhuto bhavyaḥ śrīviṣṇuḥ puruṣottamaḥ |
anaghāstro nakhāstraśca sūryajyotissureśvaraḥ || 8 ||
sahasrabāhuḥssarvajñassarvasiddhipradāyakaḥ |
vajradaṃṣṭro vajranakho mahānandaḥ parantapaḥ || 9 ||
sarvamantraikarūpaśca sarvayantravidāraṇaḥ |
sarvatantrātmako'vyaktassuvyakto bhaktavatsalaḥ || 10 ||
vaiśākhaśuklabhūtotthaḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ |
udārakīrtiḥ puṇyātmā mahātmā caṇḍavikramaḥ || 11 ||
vedatrayaprapūjyaśca bhagavānparameśvaraḥ |
śrīvatsāṅkaḥ śrīnivāso jagadvyāpī jaganmayaḥ || 12 ||
jagatpālo jagannātho mahākāyo dvirūpabhṛt |
paramātmā parañjyotirnirguṇaśca nṛkesarī || 13 ||
paratattvaḥ parandhāma saccidānandavigrahaḥ |
lakṣmīnṛsiṃhassarvātmā dhīraḥ prahlādapālakaḥ || 14 ||
idaṃ śrīmannṛsiṃhasya nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam |
trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhedbhaktyā sarvābhīṣṭamavāpnuyāt || 15 ||
iti śrīnṛsiṃhapūjākalpe śrī lakṣmīnṛsiṃhāṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |

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