Sri Nimbadri Lakshmi Narasimha Prapatti
lakṣmī pakṣirathasya vakṣasi gatāmabje kṣaṇīmabjāṃ |
kṣudrakṣubdhadaridrabhaktajanatārakṣādurīṇakṣamāṃ |
kṣīrodapriya putrikāṃtrijagataḥ kṣemaṃkarī bhāsvarīṃ |
vaṃde niṃbagirīśameśa nṛharervāmāṃkagāṃ mātaraṃ ||1||
jananī jagatāmaśeṣaśakterjagadīśasya janārdanasya patnīṃ |
kamalāmamalābjapatranetrāṃ kalaye manasā hiraṇyavarṇāṃ ||2||
lakṣmīpate narahare natabhaktapāla
nārāyaṇāśrita sukhaprada daityahārin |
niṃbādrikaṃdaranivāsa sureśavaṃdya
lakṣmīnṛsiṃhacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||3||
bhaktassamarpita pavitrasahasranāma
pūjāvidhīya tulasīdalaśobhamānau |
prāpyāṃ bhavābdhitaraṇe taraṇissvarūpāṃ
niṃbādrināthacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||4||
kālīyamastakamaṇīṃdra viśeṣaśobhā
nīrājito suranadījananālavāloṃ |
bhūmyaṃtarikṣa parimāpaka mānadaṃḍoṃ
niṃbādrināthacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||5||
rājīvacakrarathaśaṃkhaghaṭātapatra
saṃtānahastimaṇivajraviśeṣacinheḥ |
yuktau surāsurakirīṭamaṇidyubhāsāṃ
niṃbādrināthacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||6||
padmākṣamādimahiṣibhiradabhrabhītyā
saṃvāhyamānamṛdulau madhurāyamānāṃ |
tāpatrayāturajanasya śaraṇyabhūtau
niṃbādrināthacaraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||7||
paṃkeruhadvayasamāgamasuṃdarau tau
bhaktākṣibhṛṃgapariveṣṭitanīlaśobhāṃ |
rākākalādharadaśeva nakhaprakāśāṃ
niṃbādrinātha caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||8||
sadbhaktamānasasarovararājahaṃsā
sāṃgākhilaśrutiśiromakaṭāyamānāṃ |
brahmādikīrajagadekaśaraṇyabhūtau
niṃbādrinātha caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||9||
prahlādagautamasatī mucakuṃda pārtha
bhīṣmādibhaktajanasaṃvitabhavyarūpau |
sarvādyaśāṃtikarasarvaśaraṇyabhūte
niṃbādrinātha caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||10||
goviṃdalānvayasudhākaranārasiṃha
śrīśrīnivāsagurupuṃgavayugmakena |
prāpyau taveti mamadarśitapaitṛkasvau
niṃbādrinātha caraṇau śaraṇaṃ prapadye ||11||
iti śrīniṃbādrīlakṣmīnṛsiṃhaprapattiḥ saṃpūrṇā |
Meaning
1️⃣ I bow to Goddess Lakshmi — the consort of Nimbadri Narasimha, shining with divine brilliance, seated beside Him as the Mother of all creation and the protector of devotees.
2️⃣ O Golden-hued Goddess, consort of the Supreme Lord, whose eyes are like lotus petals — I meditate upon You as the eternal source of prosperity and purity.
3️⃣ O Lakshmi Narasimha, dwelling in the sacred caves of Nimbadri, protector of devotees and destroyer of demons — I surrender at Your lotus feet.
4️⃣ Worshipping You with Tulasi and chanting Your thousand names sanctifies life; Your feet ferry us across the ocean of worldly existence.
5️⃣ Your divine feet, radiant like jeweled serpent hoods and sacred waters, represent truth, strength, and righteousness — I take refuge in them.
6️⃣ Your feet bear the marks of conch, discus, and lotus — symbols of divine protection and grace.
7️⃣ Surrounded by Goddess Lakshmi and divine attendants, Your feet remove the triple miseries (ādhyātmika, ādhibhautika, ādhidaivika).
8️⃣ Your two feet shine like blooming lotuses, encircled by the bees of devotee’s eyes — their radiance equals the full moon’s brilliance.
9️⃣ Those lotus feet are the swans that dwell in the serene lake of saintly hearts — the only refuge of Brahma and all gods.
10️⃣ Great devotees like Prahlada, Gautama, Bhishma, and others worshipped You; You are the ultimate giver of peace and protection.
11️⃣ By the grace of preceptors in Govinda’s lineage, I too surrender at Your divine feet, O Nimbadri Narasimha.
Summary:
The Sri Nimbadri Lakshmi Narasimha Prapatti is a hymn of total surrender.
It expresses the devotee’s complete faith and humility before the Lord and Mother Lakshmi.
Chanting this Prapatti with devotion removes sins, grants prosperity, and leads to liberation.
The compassionate gaze of Lakshmi Narasimha of Nimbadri blesses devotees with protection, peace, and eternal bliss.
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