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\engtitle{.. Shri Narasimha Mantrarajapada Stotram with Meanings ..}##
\itxtitle{.. shrInarasiMhamantrarAjapadastotram sArtham ..}##\endtitles ##
        pA~ncharAtra AgamIya ahirbudhnya sa.nhitAt
        atha shrImantrarAjapadastotram |
        shrI Ishvara uvAcha \-
        vR^ittotphullavishAlAkShaM vipakShakShayadIkShitam |
        ninAdatrastavishvANDaM viShNumugraM namAmyaham || 1||
        sarvairavadhyatAM prAptaM saphalaughaM diteH sutam |
        nakhAgraiH shakalIchakre yastaM vIraM namAmyaham || 2||
        pAdAvaShTabdhapAtAlaM mUrdhA.a.aviShTatriviShTapam |
        bhujapraviShTAShTadishaM mahAviShNuM namAmyaham || 3||
        jyotIMShyarkendunakShatrajvalanAdInyanukramAt |
        jvalanti tejasA yasya taM jvalantaM namAmyaham || 4||
        sarvendriyairapi vinA sarvaM sarvatra sarvadA |
        jAnAti yo namAmyAdyaM tamahaM sarvatomukham || 5||
        naravatsiMhavachchaiva rUpaM yasya mahAtmanaH |
        mahAsaTaM mahAdaMShTraM taM nR^isiMhaM namAmyaham || 6||
        yannAmasmaraNAdbhItAH bhUtavetAlarAkShasAH |
        rogAdyAshcha praNashyanti bhIShaNaM taM namAmyaham || 7||
        sarvo.api yaM samAshritya sakalaM bhadramashnute |
        shriyA cha bhadrayA juShTo yastaM bhadraM namAmyaham || 8||
        sAkShAtsvakAle samprAptaM mR^ityuM shatrugaNAnapi |
        bhaktAnAM nAshayedyastu mR^ityumR^ityuM namAmyaham || 9||
        namaskArAtmakaM yasmai vidhAyAtmanivedanam |
        tyaktaduHkho.akhilAn kAmAnashnute taM namAmyaham || 10||
        dAsabhUtAH svataH sarve hyAtmAnaH paramAtmanaH |
        ato.ahamapi te dAsa iti matvA namAmyaham || 11||
                      phalashrutiH |
        sha~NkareNAdarAtproktaM padAnAM tattvamuttamam |
        trisandhyaM yaH paThettasya shrIrvidyA.a.ayushcha vardhate || 12||
        
        iti shrInarasiMhamantrarAjapadastotraM sampUrNam |

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        vR^ittotphullavishAlAkShaM vipakShakShayadIkShitam |
        ninAdatrastavishvANDaM viShNumugraM namAmyaham || 1||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to the Vishnu, the ferocious one (##ugraM##), with round (##vR^itta##) dilated (##utphulla##) broad big eyes (##vishAlAkShaM##), who vows for (##dIkShitam##) the eradication of (##kShaya##) the enemies (##vipakSha##), who terrifies (##trasta##) the whole universe (##vishvANDaM##) by his shout-sound (##ninAda##). 1##
        sarvairavadhyatAM prAptaM saphalaughaM diteH sutam |
        nakhAgraiH shakalIchakre yastaM vIraM namAmyaham || 2||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to the courageous one (##vIraM##), who made into pieces (##shakalIcakre##) with his nail-ends (##nakhAgraiH##), the son of Diti (##diteH sutam##), who had attained (##prAptaM##) the unkillability boon (##avadhyatAM##) from everyone (##sarvaiH##), and was successful in everything (##saphalaughaM##). 2##
        pAdAvaShTabdhapAtAlaM mUrdhA.a.aviShTatriviShTapam |
        bhujapraviShTAShTadishaM mahAviShNuM namAmyaham || 3||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to the Great Vishnu (##mahAviShNuM##), who seized (##aShTabdha##) the netherworld (##pAtAlaM##) by his feet (##pAda##), who occupied (##AviShTa##) the heaven (##triviShTapam##) by his head (##mUrdhA##), who made the eight (##aShTa##) directions (##dishaM##) enter (##praviShTa##) his shoulders (##bhuja##) covered them all through his shoulders. 3##
        jyotIMShyarkendunakShatrajvalanAdInyanukramAt |
        jvalanti tejasA yasya taM jvalantaM namAmyaham || 4||
##I do namaskara to the blazing one (##jvalantaM##), by whose (##yasya##) lustre (##tejasA##), the luminary planets (##jyotIMShi##), the Sun (##arka##), the Moon (##indu##), the stars (##nakShatra##) and other heavenly bodies (##jvalanAdIni##) one by one (##anukramAt##) shine (##jvalanti##). 4##
        sarvendriyairapi vinA sarvaM sarvatra sarvadA |
        jAnAti yo namAmyAdyaM tamahaM sarvatomukham || 5||
##I do namaskara (##namAmi##) to the one who is ``faced-all-sides'' (##sarvatomukham##), who is the prime-most (##AdyaM##), and who knows (##jAnAti##) everything (##sarvaM##), everywhere (##sarvatra##), always (##sarvadA##), even without (##vinA##) having any (##all##) sense organs (##sarvendriyairapi##). 5##
        naravatsiMhavachchaiva rUpaM yasya mahAtmanaH |
        mahAsaTaM mahAdaMShTraM taM nR^isiMhaM namAmyaham || 6||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to that man-lion (##nR^isiMhaM##), the great soul (##mahAtmanaH##) whose form (##rUpaM##) is like a man (##naravat##) and also a lion (##siMhavaccaiva##), who has large matted hair (##mahAsaTaM##) and very big teeth (##mahAdaMShTraM##). 6##
        yannAmasmaraNAdbhItAH bhUtavetAlarAkShasAH |
        rogAdyAshcha praNashyanti bhIShaNaM taM namAmyaham || 7||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to the fiersome one (##bhIShaNaM##), by remembering whose name (##yan\-nAma\-smaraNAd##) the surviving undead souls (##bhUta##), evil spirits (##vetAla##) and demons (##rAkShasAH##) are afraid (##bhItAH##), and the diseases etc. (##rogAdyAshca##) get destroyed (##praNashyanti##). 7##
        sarvo.api yaM samAshritya sakalaM bhadramashnute |
        shriyA cha bhadrayA juShTo yastaM bhadraM namAmyaham || 8||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to the protectful one (##bhadraM##), by seeking refuge of whom (##yaM samAshritya##) everyone (##sarvo.api##) attains (##ashnute##) all kinds of (##sakalaM##) the auspicious (##bhadram##), who is served (##juShTo##) by the goddess of wealth (##shriyA cha ## - Lakshmi) and goddess of protection (##bhadrayA##). 8##
        sAkShAtsvakAle samprAptaM mR^ityuM shatrugaNAnapi |
        bhaktAnAM nAshayedyastu mR^ityumR^ityuM namAmyaham || 9||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to the death of the death (##mR^ityumR^ityuM##), one who (##yastu##) destroys (##nAshayed##) the death (##mR^ityuM##) that is approaching (##samprAptaM##) directly (##sAkShAt##) at his own apt time (##svakAle##) and the teams of enemies (##shatrugaNAnapi##) of the devotees (##bhaktAnAM##). 9##
        namaskArAtmakaM yasmai vidhAyAtmanivedanam |
        tyaktaduHkho.akhilAn kAmAnashnute taM namAmyaham || 10||
##I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##) to the one, to whom (##yasmai##) by completely submitting self (##vidhAya Atmanivedanam##) through the form of doing the namaskara (##namaskArAtmakaM##), (##one##) becomes free-of-misery (##tyakta\-duHkho##) and attains (##ashnute##) all (##akhilAn##) desires (##kAmAn##). 10##
        dAsabhUtAH svataH sarve hyAtmAnaH paramAtmanaH |
        ato.ahamapi te dAsa iti matvA namAmyaham || 11||
##All the souls (people, ##sarve hyAtmAnaH##) are like servants (##dAsabhUtAH##) of the Supreme soul (##paramAtmanaH##). Hence I am also (##ato.ahamapi##) your servant (##te dAsa (## thinking so (##iti matvA##) I do namaskara (##namAmyaham##). 11##
        sha~NkareNAdarAtproktaM padAnAM tattvamuttamam |
        trisandhyaM yaH paThettasya shrIrvidyA.a.ayushcha vardhate || 12||
##The supreme (##uttamam##) essense (##tattvam##) of the words (##padAnAM##) (##in the mantra shloka##) is told (##proktaM##) by Shiva (##shaNkarena##) with honour (##AdarAt##). One who reads (##yaH paThet##) it all three sandhya times, (##trisandhyaM##) his (##tasya##) wealth (##shrIH##), knowledge (##vidyA##) and life span (##Ayushca##) get increased (##vardhate##). 12##

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