% Text title            : Kaxmi-Nrisinha Karavalamba Karunavalamba Stotra
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% Author                : Adi Shankara
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\engtitle{.. Shankara's LakShmi-Nrisinha Karunarasa or Karavalamba Stotra ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrIlakShmInR^isi.nhakaruNArasa athavA karAvalambastotram ..}##\endtitles ##
shrImatpayonidhiniketanachakrapANe
       bhogIndrabhogamaNirAjitapuNyamUrte |
yogIsha shAshvata sharaNya bhavAbdhipota
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 1||
brahmendrarudramarudarkakirITakoTi\-
       sa~NghaTTitA~NghrikamalAmalakAntikAnta |
lakShmIlasatkuchasaroruharAjaha.nsa
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 2||
sa.nsAraghoragahane charato murAre
       mArograbhIkaramR^igaprachurArditasya . ## var ## mR^igapravarardhitasya
Artasya matsaranidAghasuduHkhitasya ## var ## nidhAghanipIDatasya
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 3||
sa.nsArakUpamatighoramagAdhamUlaM
        samprApya duHkhashatasarpasamAkulasya |
dInasya deva kR^ipayA padamAgatasya ## var ## sharaNAgatasya
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 4||
sa.nsArasAgaravishAlakarAlakAla\-
       nakragrahagrasitanigrahavigrahasya . ## var ## grahagrasana
vyagrasya rAganichayorminipIDitasya ## var ## rAgalasadUrnamini
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 5||
sa.nsAravR^ikShamaghabIjamanantakarma\-
        shAkhAyutaM karaNapatramana~NgapuShpam |
Aruhya duHkhaphalitaM chakitaM dayAlo ## var ## duHkhajaladhau patato
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 6||
sa.nsArasarpaviShadigdhamahogratIvra\- ## var ## (ghanavaktra)(viShadaShTa)bhayogratIvra
        da.nShTrAgrakoTiparidaShTavinaShTamUrteH . ## var ## da.nShTrAkarAlaviShadagdha
nAgArivAhana sudhAbdhinivAsa shaure
        lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 7||
sa.nsAradAvadahanAkarabhIkarogra\- ## var ## dAvadahanAturabhIkaroru\-
       jvAlAvalIbhiratidagdhatanUruhasya . ## var ## abhidagdha
tvatpAdapadmasarasIruhamAgatasya ## var ## sarasIM sharaNAgatasya\, ruhamastakasya
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 8||
sa.nsArajAlapatitasya jagannivAsa
       sarvendriyArthabaDishAgrajhaShopamasya . ## var ## baDishashvajhaShAtmanashcha
protkampitaprachuratAlukamastakasya ## var ## prottambita
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 9||
sa.nsArabhIkarakarIndrakarAbhighAta\-
       niShpIDyamAnavapuShaH sakalArtinAsha . ## var ## kalArdhitasya
prANaprayANabhavabhItisamAkulasya
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 10||
andhasya me hR^itavivekamahAdhanasya
       chorairmahAbalibhirindriyanAmadheyaiH |
mohAndhakArakuhare vinipAtitasya
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 11||
lakShmIpate kamalanAbha suresha viShNo
       vaikuNTha kR^iShNa madhusUdana puShkarAkSha |
       (pAThabheda\- yaj~nesha yaj~na madhusUdana vishvarUpa .)
brahmaNya keshava janArdana vAsudeva
       devesha dehi kR^ipaNasya karAvalambam || 12||
yanmAyayArjitavapuHprachurapravAha\-
       magnArthamatra nivahorukarAvalambam |
lakShmInR^isi.nhacharaNAbjamadhuvratena
       stotraM kR^itaM sukhakaraM bhuvi sha~NkareNa || 13||

## There are variations of verses and sequence in different texts.
The additional verses are given below.##
sa.nsArasAgaranimajjanamuhyamAnaM
       dInaM vilokaya vibho karuNAnidhe mAm |
prahlAdakhedaparihAraparAvatAra
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 14||
baddhvA gale yamabhaTA bahu tarjayantaH
 ## var ## bhadvAkashairyanubhaTAbahubhartR^iyanti
       karShanti yatra bhavapAshashatairyutaM mAm |
## var ## karShanti yatra pathi pAshashatairyathA mAm
ekAkinaM paravashaM chakitaM dayAlo
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 15||
ekena chakramapareNa kareNa sha~Nkha\-
       manyena sindhutanayAmavalambya tiShThan |
vAmetareNa varadAbhayapadmachihnaM ## var ## varadAbhayahastamudrAM
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 16||
prahlAdanAradaparAsharapuNDarIka\-
       vyAsAdibhAgavatapu~NgavahR^innivAsa |
## var ## vyAsAmbarISha shukashaunaka hR^innivAsa
bhaktAnuruktaparipAlanapArijAta
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 17||

saMsArayUtha gajasaMhatisiMhadaMShTrA
       bhItasya duShTamaidaitya bhaya~NkareNa |
prANaprayANa bhavabhIti nivAraNena
       lakShmInR^isi.nha mama dehi karAvalambam || 18||

lakShmInR^isiMhacharaNAbjamadhuvratena
       stotraM kR^itaM shubhakaraM bhuvi sha~NkareNa |
ye tatpaThanti manujA haribhaktiyuktA\-
       ste yAnti tatpadasarojamakhaNDarUpam || 19||
AdyantashUnyamajamavyayamaprameya\-
       mAdityarudranigamAdinutaprabhAvam |
tvAmbhodhijAsya madhulolupamattabhR^i~NgIM
       lakShmInR^isiMha mama dehi karAvalambam || 20||
vArAha\-rAma\-narasiMha\-ramAdikAntA
       krIDAvilolavidhishUlisUrapravandya! |
haMsAtmakaM paramahaMsa vihAralIlaM
       lakShmInR^isiMha mama dehi karAvalambam || 21||
svAmI nR^isiMhaH sakalaM nR^isiMhaH
       mAtA nR^isiMhashcha pitA nR^isiMhaH |
bhrAtA nR^isiMhashcha sakhA nR^isiMhaH
       lakShmInR^isiMha mama dehi karAvalambam || 22||
prahlAdamAnasasarojavAsabhR^i~Nga!
       ga~NgAtara~NgadhavaLA~Nga ramAsthitA~Nka! |
shR^i~NgAra sundarakirITalasadvarA~Nga
       lakShmInR^isiMha mama dehi karAvalambam || 23||
shrI sha~NkarArya rachitaM satataM manuShyaH
       stotraM paThediha tu sarvaguNaprapannam |
sadyovimuktakaluSho munivaryagaNyo
       lakShmInR^isiMha mama dehi karAvalambam || 24||
shrIman nR^isiMha vibhave garuDadhvajAya
       tApatrayopashamanAya bhavauShadhAya |
tR^iShNAdivR^ishchika\-jalAgni\-bhuja~Nga\-roga
       kleshavyayAma haraye gurave namaste || 25||


iti shrImatparamaha.nsaparivrAjakAchAryasya
shrIgovindabhagavatpUjyapAdashiShyasya
shrImachCha~NkarabhagavataH kR^itau
lakShmInR^isi.nhakaruNArasastotraM athavA
lakShmInR^isi.nhakarAvalambastotraM sampUrNam ||

##
The 25 verses are referred in stotra presented in Appendix 1 of
shodhagangA thesis A Study of Narasimha Cult in Sanskrit Literature
at http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/109961
The verse numbers are extended from the earlier edition linked
in the information file.

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