Sri Nrisimha Gadya Stuti
śrī nṛsiṃha gadya stutiḥ
devāḥ ||
bhaktimātrapratīta namaste namaste | akhilamunijananivaha vihitasavanakadanakara kharacapalacaritabhayada balavadasurapatikṛta vividhaparibhavabhayacakita nijapadacalita nikhilamakhamukha virahakṛśatarajalajabhavamukha sakalasuravaranikara kāruṇyāviṣkṛta caṃḍadivya nṛsiṃhāvatāra sphuritodagratāradhvani-bhinnāṃbaratāra nijaraṇakaraṇa rabhasacalita raṇadasuragaṇa paṭupaṭaha vikaṭaravaparigata caṭulabhaṭaravaraṇita paribhavakara dharaṇidhara kuliśaghaṭṭanodbhūta dhvanigaṃbhīrātmagarjita nirjitaghanāghana ūrjitavikaṭagarjita sṛṣṭakhalatarjita sadguṇagaṇorjita yogijanārjita sarvamalavarjita lakṣmīghanakucataṭanikaṭaviluṇṭhana vilagnakuṃkuma paṃkaśaṃkākarāruṇa maṇikiraṇānuraṃjita vigataśaśākalaṃka śaśāṃkapūrṇamaṃḍalavṛtta sthūladhavala muktāmaṇivighaṭṭita divyamahāhāra lalitadivyavihāra vihitaditijaprahāra līlākṛtajagadvihāra saṃsṛtiduḥkhasamūhāpahāra vihitadanujāpahāra yugāntabhuvanāpahāra aśeṣaprāṇigaṇavihita sukṛtaduṣkṛta sudīrghadaṇḍabhrāmita bṛhatkālacakra bhramaṇakṛtilabdhaprārambha sthāvarajaṃgamātmaka sakalajagajjāla jaladhāraṇasamartha brahmāṇḍanāmadheya mahāpiṭharakaraṇa pravīṇakuṃbhakāra nirastasarvavistāra nirastaṣaḍbhāvavikāra vividhaprakāra tribhuvanaprakāra anirūpitanijākāra niyatabhikṣādilabdha gatarasaparimita bhojyamātrasantoṣa balavijita madamadana nidrādidoṣa janadhanasnehalobhādi dṛḍhabandhanaccheda labdhasaukhya satatakṛta yogābhyāsa nirmalāntaḥkaraṇa yogīṃdrakṛtasannidhāna trijagannidhāna sakalapradhāna māyāpidhāna suśubhābhidhāna madavikasadasurabhaṭa makuṭavanānalanibhanayana vilasadasikavacabhuja ghanavanalavana navarudhirakramakalpita mīnaśaṃcattaraṃgaśaivāla mahājalūka dustarapaṃkajalanivahakalita mahāsurapṛtanākamalinī vilolanakel̤ipriya mattavāraṇa duṣṭajanamāraṇa śiṣṭajanatāraṇa nityasukhavicāraṇa siddhabalakāraṇa suduṣṭāsuradāraṇa sadṛśīkṛtāṃjana janadoṣabhaṃjana ghanacinniraṃjana nirantarakṛtabhaktavāṃchana gatasarvavāṃchana viśvanāṭakasūtradhāra aṃghridhūl̤ijātakhasindhudhāra madhvasṛklutacakradhāra janitakāma vigatakāma surajanakāma uddhṛtakṣama niścalajanasatkriyākṣama suranatacaraṇa dhṛtarathacaraṇa vividhasuraviharaṇa vigatavikāra vikaraṇa vibudhajanaśaraṇa satataprīta triguṇavyatīta praṇatajanavatsala namaste namaste ||
iti śrī nṛsiṃha gadyam |
Meaning
The gods bow and pray to Lord Lakshmi Nrisimha — the fierce yet compassionate protector of devotees. The hymn is a single, flowing prose filled with awe and reverence:
“O Lord Nrisimha! You, who are realized through pure devotion alone, the destroyer of demons who disturbed the sacred rites of sages — we bow to You. When the gods trembled in fear, You burst forth from the pillar with a thunderous roar that split the heavens and shook the worlds.
Your form blazes like a thousand suns, Your mane shines like lightning, and Your roar subdues even the storm clouds. The dust of Your feet sanctifies the universe. Your consort, Lakshmi, rests upon Your chest, her vermilion hue glowing upon Your golden form.
You are beyond birth, beyond decay, beyond illusion — the master of time itself. You sustain the worlds like a potter holding the clay of creation. You are free from desire, pride, sleep, and attachment. You shatter the chains of ignorance, and the yogis meditate upon You as the pure, formless essence of bliss.
You destroy the wicked, uplift the righteous, and guide the universe like a cosmic playwright. O ever-compassionate Lord, protector of all beings, conqueror of evil — we bow again and again at Your lotus feet.”
Summary:
The Sri Nrisimha Gadya Stuti is an eloquent prose hymn describing the boundless glory of Lord Nrisimha. It captures His terrifying majesty and infinite compassion — the Lord who annihilates evil yet tenderly shelters His devotees. The hymn portrays Him as the Supreme Consciousness, beyond form and time, the source of all existence. Chanting it purifies the mind, dispels fear, strengthens faith, and fills the heart with divine courage and peace.
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