Lord Narasimha

śrī lakṣmī nṛsiṃhāṣṭottara śatanāma stotram

(Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Puranas

This sacred hymn consists of one hundred and eight auspicious names dedicated to Lord Narasimha, the fierce man-lion avatar of Lord Vishnu, and his divine consort Goddess Lakshmi. Often found within the Puranic traditions, this stotram celebrates the protective, powerful, and benevolent aspects of the divine couple. Devotees chant these names to seek relief from insurmountable obstacles, negative planetary influences, and internal fears. Reciting this composition with devotion is believed to bestow immense courage, spiritual strength, mental peace, and the grace of Lakshmi-Narasimha, leading the seeker toward prosperity, protection, and ultimate liberation from worldly suffering.

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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