Lord Narasimha

śrī nṛsiṃha sarasvatī aṣṭakaṃ

(Shri Narasimha Saraswati Ashtakam in English (IAST))

Traditional

This devotional hymn is dedicated to Shri Narasimha Saraswati, who is revered as a manifestation of Lord Dattatreya. Composed in a structured eight-verse format, the stotra praises the Guru's infinite compassion, his role as a dispeller of spiritual darkness, and his status as the protector of his devotees. Chanting this Ashtakam with sincere devotion is believed to remove obstacles, bestow inner clarity, and grant the grace of the Guru. It serves as a powerful meditative tool for seekers desiring spiritual upliftment and liberation from the worldly illusions that cloud the mind.

indukoṭiteja karuṇasindhu bhaktavatsalaṃ
nandanātrisūnu dattamindirākṣa śrīgurum |
gandhamālya akṣatādi bṛndadevavanditaṃ
vandayāmi nārasiṃha sarasvatīśa pāhi mām || 1 ||
mohapāśa andhakāra chāya dūra bhāskaraṃ
āyatākṣa pāhi śriyāvallabheśa nāyakam |
sevyabhaktabṛndavarada bhūyo bhūyo namāmyahaṃ
vandayāmi nārasiṃha sarasvatīśa pāhi mām || 2 ||
cittajādivargaṣaṭkamattavāraṇāṅkuśaṃ
tattvasāraśobhitātma datta śriyāvallabham |
uttamāvatāra bhūtakartṛ bhaktavatsalaṃ
vandayāmi nārasiṃha sarasvatīśa pāhi mām || 3 ||
vyoma vāyu teja āpa bhūmi kartṛmīśvaraṃ
kāmakrodhamoharahita somasūryalocanam |
kāmitārthadātṛ bhaktakāmadhenu śrīguruṃ
vandayāmi nārasiṃha sarasvatīśa pāhi mām || 4 ||
puṇḍarīka āyatākṣa kuṇḍalendutejasaṃ
caṇḍaduritakhaṇḍanārtha daṇḍadhāri śrīgurum |
maṇḍalīkamauli mārtāṇḍa bhāsitānanaṃ
vandayāmi nārasiṃha sarasvatīśa pāhi mām || 5 ||
vedaśāstrastutyapāda ādimūrti śrīguruṃ
nādabindukalātīta kalpapādasevyayam |
sevyabhaktabṛndavarada bhūyo bhūyo namāmyahaṃ
vandayāmi nārasiṃha sarasvatīśa pāhi mām || 6 ||
aṣṭayogatattvaniṣṭha tuṣṭajñānavāridhiṃ
kṛṣṇaveṇitīravāsa pañcanadīsaṅgamam |
kaṣṭadainyadūri bhaktatuṣṭakāmyadāyakaṃ
vandayāmi nārasiṃha sarasvatīśa pāhi mām || 7 ||
nārasiṃhasarasvatī nāma aṣṭamauktikaṃ
hāra kṛtya śāradena gaṅgādhara ātmajam |
dhāraṇīka devadīkṣa gurumūrti toṣitaṃ
paramātmānanda śriyā putrapautradāyakam || 8 ||
[pāṭhabhedaḥ – prārthayāmi dattadeva sadguruṃ sadāvibhum]
nārasiṃhasarasvatīya aṣṭakaṃ ca yaḥ paṭhet
ghora saṃsāra sindhu tāraṇākhya sādhanam |
sārajñāna dīrgha āyurārogyādi sampadāṃ
cāruvargakāmyalābha nityameva yaḥ paṭhet || 9 ||
[vāraṃ vāraṃ yajjapet]
iti śrīgurucaritāmṛte śrīnṛsiṃhasarasvatyupākhyāne siddhanāmadhāraka saṃvāde śrīnṛsiṃhasarasvatī aṣṭakam ||

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