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          tapta-kanchana-gaurangi  radhe vrndavanesvari vrsabhanu-sute devi pranamami hari-priye!  

vande ´ham sri-guroh sri- yuta- pada-kamalam sri-gurun vaisnavams ca sri-rupam sagrajatam saha-gana raghunathanvitam tam sa-jivam sadvaitam savadhutam parijana-sahitam krsna-caitanya-devam sri-radha-krsna-padan saha-gana-lalita sri-visakhanvitams ca

om ajñana- timirandhasya jñanañjana-salakaya caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri-gurave

 sri-caitanya-nityananda sri-advaita-sita hari guru vaisnava bhagavata gita

sri-rupa sanatana bhatta-raghunatha sri-jiva gopala-bhatta dasa rhagutta

nama om visnu-padaya krsna- presthaya bhutale srimate bhaktivedanta-svamin iti namine 

 Text 1

om namo narasimhäya

     vajra-damshträya vajrine

vajra-dehäya vajräya

     namo vajra-nakhäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose teeth are thunderbolts  (vajra-damshtra), who holds a thunderbolt (vajri), whose body is  a thunderbolt (vajra-deha), who is a thunderbolt (vajra), whose  claws are thunderbolts (vajra-nakha), . . .

Text 2

väsudeväya vandyäya

     varadäya varätmane

varadäbhaya-hastäya

     varäya vara-rüpine

 . . . who is the son of Vasudeva (väsudeva), to whom all should  bow down (vandya), who is the giver of boons (varada), who is  most glorious (varätmä), whose hand gives the blessing of  fearlessness (varadäbhaya-hasta), and who is the greatest (vara),  whose transcendental form is glorious (vara-rüpi.

Text 3

varenyäya varishthäya

     sri-varäya namo namah

prahläda-varadäyaiva

     pratyaksha-varadäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who is the greatest (vareëya  and variñöha), and who is the goddess of fortune’s husband (sri- vara). Obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who is the giver of  benedictions to Prahläda (prahläda-varada), who is the giver of  benedictions to they who approach Him (pratyakña-varada), . . .

Text 4

parät-para-pareshäya

     paviträya pinäkine

pävanäya prasannäya

     päshine päpa-härine

 . . . who is the supreme master, greater than the greatest  (parät-para-paresha), who is the most pure (pavitra), who carries  a bow (pinäki), who is the most pure (pävana), who is filled  with transcendental bliss (prasanna), who carries a rope  (päshi), and who removes sins (päpa-häri).

Text 5

purustutäya punyäya

     puruhutäya te namah

tat-purushäya tathyäya

     puräna-purushäya cha

     O Lord Nrisimha, glorified with many prayers (puru-stuta),  who is the most pure (punya), whose holy names are chanted by the  devotees (puru-huta), who are the Supreme Person (tat-purusha),  the Supreme Truth (tathya), the ancient Supreme Personality of  Godhead (puräna-purusha), obeisances unto You!

Text 6

purodhase pürvajäya

     pushkaräkshäya te namah

pushpa-häsäya häsäya

     mahä-häsäya shärngine

     O Lord Nrisimha, who are the supreme priest (purodha), the  oldest (pürvaja), lotus-eyed (pushkaräksha), lotus-smiled (pushpa- häsa), fond of joking (mahä-häsa), and who hold the Shärnga Bow  (shärngi), obeisances unto You!

Text 7

simhäya simha-räjäya

     jagad-väsyäya te namah

atta-häsäya roshäya

     jala-väsäya te namah

     O Lord who are a lion (simha), the king of lions (simha- räja), and the master of the universe (jagad-vashya), obeisances  unto You! O Lord who laugh loudly (atta-häsa), are angry  (rosha), and reside on the water (jala-väsa), obeisances  unto You!

Text 8

bhüta-väsäya bhäsäya

     shri-niväsäya khadgine

khadga-jihväya simhäya

     khadga-väsäya te namah

     O Lord Nrisimha, who reside in everyone’s heart (bhüta-väsa),  who are effulgent (bhäsa), who are the resting-place of Goddess  Lakshmi (shri-niväsa), who hold a sword (khadgi), whose tongue is a  sword (khadga-jihva), who are a lion (simha), and who hold a  sword (khadga-väsa), obeisances unto You!

Text 9

namo mülädi-väsäya

     dharma-väsäya dhanvine

dhanaïjayäya dhanyäya

     namo mrityunjayäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the root of all (mülädi- väsa), the home of religion (dharma-väsa), the great archer  (dhanvi), the winner of wealth (dhanaïjaya), and the  most glorious (dhanya). Obeisances to He who is the conqueror of  death (mrityunjaya).

Text 10

shubhänjayäya süträya

     namah satrunjayäya cha

niranjanäya niräya

     nirgunäya gunäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the conqueror of  handsomeness (shubhänjaya), the thread upon which all is  strung (sütra), the conqueror of foes (satrunjaya),  untouched by matter (niranjana), who lies down on the  Kärana Ocean (nira), who is free from the modes of material  nature (nirguna), who is glorious with transcendental qualities  (guna), . . .

Text 11

nishpräpanchäya nirväna-

     pradäya nividya cha

nirälambäya niläya

     nishkaläya kaläya cha

 . . . who is aloof from the material world (nishpräpaca), who is the giver of liberation (nirväna-prada), who  is all-pervading (nivida), who is independent (nirälamba),  whose complexion is dark (nila), who is perfect and complete  (nishkala), who appears in many incarnations (kala), . . .

Text 12

nimeshäya nibandhäya

    nimesha-gamanäya cha

nirdvandväya niräshäya

     nishcayäya niräya cha

 . . . who is the blinking of an eye (nimesha), who is the bondage  of material existence (nibandha), who appears in the blinking of  an eye (nimesha-gamana), who is free of duality (nirdvandva),  who is all-pervading (niräsha), who is the Absolute Truth  (nishcaya), . . .

Text 13

nirmaläya nibandhäya

     nirmohäya niräkrite

namo nityäya satyäya

     sat-karma-niratäya cha

 . . . who is free from all material impurity (nirmala), who is  self-control (nibandha), who is free from illusion (nirmoha),  whose form is not material (niräkriti), who is eternal (nitya),  who is spiritual (satya), and whose activities are all spiritual  (sat-karma-nirata).

Text 14

satya-dhvajäya munjäya

     munjä-keshäya keshine

harishäya cha shoshäya

     gudäkeshäya vai namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who carries truth as His flag  (satya-dhvaja), who is the sacred munja grass (munja),  whose hair is the sacred munja grass (munjä-kesha),  whose hair is graceful (keshi), who is the master of Brahmä and  Shiva (harisha), who makes all that is inauspicious wither away  (shosha), who is the conqueror of sleep (gudakesha), . . .

Text 15

sukeshäyordhva-keshäya

     keshi-simha-rakäya cha

jaleshäya sthaleshäya

     padmeshäyogra-rüpine

 . . . whose mane is glorious (sukesha and ürdhva-kesha), who is  the süryamani jewel of great-maned lions (keshi-simha-raka) who  is the master of the waters (jalesha), who is the master of all  places (sthalesha), who is the husband of the goddess of fortune  (padmesha), and who is ferocious (ügra-rüpi).

Text 16

kusheshayäya kuläya

     keshaväya namo namah

sükti-karnäya süktäya

     rakta-jihväya rägine

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is graceful like a lotus  flower (kusheshaya), who is the greatest (küla), who has a glorious  mane (keshava), whose ears delight in hearing His devotees’  prayers (sükti-karna), who is the Vedic prayers personified  (sükta), whose tongue is red (rakta-jihva), and who loves His  devotees (rägi).

Text 17

dipta-rüpäya diptäya

     pradiptäya pralobhine

pracchinnäya prabodhäya

     prabhave vibhave namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose form is splendid (dipta- rüpa, dipta, and pradipta), who is all-attractive (pralobhi), who  is the destroys of all that is inauspicious (pracchinna), who  gives spiritual enlightenment (prabodha), who is the supreme  master (prabhu), who has all powers (vibhu), . . .

Text 18

prabhanjanäya pänthäya

     pramäyäpramitäya cha

prakäshäya pratäpäya

     prajvaläyojjvaläya cha

 . . . who destroys all that is inauspicious (prabhajana), who is glorious like the sun (päntha), who is the  Absolute Truth (prama), who is limitless (apramita), who is  splendid (prakäsha, pratäpa, prajvala, and ujjvala), . . .

Text 19

jvälä-mälä-svarüpäya

     jvälä-jihväya jväline

maho-jväläya käläya

     käla-mürti-dharäya cha

 . . . whose effulgent form seems to be garlanded with flames  (jvälä-mälä-svarüpa), whose tongue is a flame (jvälä-jihva),  who is splendid like a host of flames (jväli and maho-jväla),  who is time personified (käla and käla-mürti-dhara), . . .

Text 20

käläntakäya kalpäya

     kalanäya krite namah

käla-chakräya shakräya

     vashat-chakräya chakrine

 . . . who puts an end to time (käläntaka), who is all-powerful  (kalpa, kalana, and krit), who is the wheel of time (käla-chakra),  who is the most expert (shakra), who is the word vashat in the  Vedic mantras (vashat-chakra), who holds the Sudarshana cakra  (chakri), . . .

Text 21

akrüräya kritäntäya

     vikramäya kramäya cha

kritine kritiväsäya

     kritaghnäya kritätmane

 . . . who is gentle to the devotees (akrüra), who is death to  the demons (kritänta), who is all-powerful (vikrama, krama, kriti,  and kritiväsa), who kills the demons (kritaghna), who is the all- pervading Supersoul (kritätmä), . . .

Text 22

sankramäya cha kruddhäya

     kränta-loka-trayäya cha

arüpäya svarüpäya

     haraye paramätmane

 . . . who descends to this world (sankrama), who is angry with  the demons (kruddha), who steps over the three worlds (kränta- loka-traya), whose form is not material (arüpa), whose form is  transcendental (svarüpa), who removes all that is inauspicious  (hari), who is the Supersoul (paramätmä), . . .

Text 23

ajayäyädi-deväya

     akshayäya kshayäya cha

aghoräya su-ghoräya

     ghoräghora-taräya cha

 . . . who is never defeated (ajaya), who is the Supreme  Personality of Godhead (ädi-deva), who is immortal (akshaya), who  kills the demons (kshaya), who is gentle (aghora), who is  ferocious (su-ghora), and who rescues the gentle devotees from the  fearsome demons (ghoräghora-tara).

Text 24

namo ‘stv aghora-viryäya

     lasad-ghoräya te namah

ghorädhyakshäya dakshäya

     dakshinäryäya sambhave

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is both gentle and powerful  (aghora-virya). O Lord Nrisimha, who are splendid with ferocious power (lasad- ghora), who are the most ferocious (ghorädhyaksha), the most  expert (daksha), the most saintly (dakshinärya), and the most  auspicious (sambhave), . . .

Text 25

amoghäya gunaughäya

     anaghäyägha-härine

megha-nädäya nädäya

     tubhyam meghätmane namah

 . . . who are infallible (amogha), a flood of transcendental  virtues (gunaugha), pure (anagha), and the remover of sins (agha- häri), who roar like thunder (megha-näda), and who roar  ferociously (näda). Obeisances to You, Lord Nrisimha, who are  like a monsoon cloud (meghätmä).

Text 26

mogha-vahana-rüpäya

     megha-shyämäya mäline

vyäla-yajïopaviträya

     vyaghra-dehäya vai namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is like a host of monsoon  clouds (mogha-vahana-rüpa), who is dark like a monsoon cloud  (megha-shyäma), who wear a garland (mäli), whose sacred-thread  is a snake (vyäla-yajnopavitra), and who has the form of  a lion (vyaghra-deha).

Text 27

vyaghra-pädäya cha vyaghra-

     karmine vyäpakäya cha

vikatäsyäya viräya

     vistara-shravase namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who has the paws of a lion  (vyaghra-päda), and the ferocious deeds of a lion (vyaghra- karmi), who is all-pervading (vyäpaka), whose face is fearsome  (vikatäsya), who is very powerful and heroic (vira), and who is  all-famous (vistara-shraväh).

Text 28

vikirna-nakha-damshträya

     nakha-damshträyudhäya cha

vishvaksenäya senäya

     vihvaläya baläya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who has sharp claws and teeth (vikirna- nakha-damshtra), whose weapons are His claws and teeth (nakha- damshträyudha), whose armies are everywhere (vishvaksena), who  has a great army (sena), who is ferocious (vihvala), who is  powerful (bala), . . .

Text 29

virupäkshäya viräya

     visheshäkshäya säkshine

vita-shokäya vistirna-

     vadanäya namo namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose eyes are fearsome  (virüpäksha), who is powerful and heroic (vira), whose eyes are  handsome (visheshäksha), who is the witness of all (säkshi), who  never grieves (vita-shoka), and whose mouth is wide (vistirna- vadana).

Text 30

vidhänäya vidheyäya

     vijayäya jayäya cha

vibudhäya vibhäväya

     namo vishvambharäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the author of the rules  of scriptures (vidhäna), who is the goal to be attained by  following the rules of scripture (vidheya), who is victory  (vijaya and jaya), who knows everything (vibudha), who is the  only friend (vibhäva), and who is the maintainer of the universe  (vishvambhara).

Text 31

vita-ragäya vipräya

     vitanìka-nayanäya cha

vipuläya vinitäya

     vishva-yonaye namo namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is not affected by the mode  of passion (vita-raga), who is the first of brähmanas (vipra),  whose eyes are glorious (vitanka-nayana), who form is large  (vipula), who is humble (vinita), and who is the creator of the  universe (vishva-yoni), . . .

Text 32

chid-ambaräya vittäya

     vishrutäya viyonaye

vihvaläya vikalpäya

     kalpätitäya shilpine

 . . . , who is the master of the spiritual sky (chid-ambara),  the wealth of the devotees (vitta), all-famous (vishruta), unborn  (viyoni), ferocious (vihvala), most expert (vikalpa, kalpätita,  and shilpi), . . .

Text 33

kalpanäya svarüpäya

     phani-talpäya vai namah

tadit-prabhäya taryäya

     tarunäya tarasvine

 . . . who is the creator (kalpana), whose form is transcendental  (svarüpa), whose couch is a serpent (phani-talpa), who is  splendid like lightning (tadit-prabha), who is the final goal  (tarya), who is eternally youthful (taruna), who is all-powerful  (tarasvi), . . .

Text 34

tapanäya tapaskäya

     täpa-traya-haräya cha

tärakäya tamo-ghnäya

     tattväya cha tapasvine

 . . . who is effulgent (tapana and tapaska), who removes the  three-fold miseries of material life (täpa-traya-hara), who is  the deliverer (täraka), who destroys the darkness of ignorance (tamo-ghna), who is the Absolute Truth (tattva), and who is glorious  (tapasvi).

Text 35

takshakäya tanu-träya

     tatine taraläya cha

shata-rüpäya shäntäya

     shata-dhäräya te namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the architect of  the worlds (takshaka), who protect Your devotees (tanu-tra), who  stay on the farther shore of the ocean of repeated birth and  death (tati), who are splendid (tarala), who manifest a hundred  forms (shata-rüpa), who are peaceful (shänta), and who hold a  thunderbolt (shata-dhära).

Text 36

shata-paträya tarkshyäya

     sthitaye shata-mürtaye

shata-kratu-svarüpäya

     shäshvatäya shatätmane

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is graceful like a hundred-petal lotus (shata-patra), who is carried by Garuda (tarkshya),  who is the maintainer (sthiti), who manifests a hundred forms (shata-mürti), who is a hundred yajnas personified (shata-kratu-svarüpa), who is eternal (shäshvata), who manifests a hundred  forms (shatätmä), . . .

Text 37

namah sahasra-shirase

     sahasra-vadanäya cha

sahasräkshäya deväya

     disha-shroträya te namah

 . . . who has a thousand heads (sahasra-shiräh and sahasra-vadana), who has a thousand eyes (sahasräksha), and who is the  Supreme Personality of Godhead (deva). Obeisances unto You, O  Lord Nrisimha, whose ears are the different directions (disha-shrotra).

Text 38

namah sahasra-jihväya

     mahä-jihväya te namah

sahasra-nämadheyäya

     sahasräkshi-dhäräya cha

     Obeisances unto You, O Lord Nrisimha, who have a thousand  tongues (sahasra-jihva), a great tongue (mahä-jihva), a thousand  names (sahasra-nämadheya), and a thousand eyes (sahasräkshi- dhära).

Text 39

sahasra-bähave tubhyam

     sahasra-caranäya cha

sahasrärka-prakäshäya

     sahasräyudha-dhäriëe     O Lord Nrisimha, who have a thousand arms (sahasra-bähu), and  a thousand feet (sahasra-carana), who are splendid like a  thousand suns (sahasrärka-prakäshäya), who hold a thousand  weapons (sahasräyudha-dhäri), . .

Text 40

namah sthüläya sükshmäya

     susükshmäya namo namah

sükshunyäya subhikshäya

     surädhyakshäya shaurine

 . . . who are larger than the largest (sthüla), smaller than  the smallest (sükshma and susükshma), ferocious (sükshunya), the  maintainer (subhiksha), and the ruler of the demigods (surädhyaksha),  heroic (shauri), obeisances unto You.

Text 41

dharmädhyakshäya dharmäya

     lokädhyakshäya vai namah

prajädhyakshäya shikshäya

     vipaksha-kshaya-mürtaye

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the ruler of  religious principles (dharmädhyaksha), religion personified  (dharma), the ruler of the worlds (lokädhyaksha), the ruler of the  living entities (prajädhyaksha), the teaching of the Vedas  (shiksha), the destroyer of the demons (vipaksha-kshaya-mürti), . . .

Text 42

kälädhyakshäya tikshnäya

     mülädhyakshäya te namah

adhokshajäya miträya

     sumitra-varunäya cha

 . . . the controller of time (kälädhyaksha), ferocious (tikshna),  the ruler of the root of matter (mülädhyaksha), beyond the  perception of the material senses (adhokshaja), the true friend  (mitra), and the Deity worshiped by Mitra and Varuna (sumitra- varuna).

Text 43

shatrughnäya avighnäya

     vighna-koti-haräya cha

rakshoghnäya tamoghnäya

     bhütaghnäya namo namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the killer of enemies  (shatrughna), free to do whatever He wishes (avighna), the Lord  who removes millions of obstacles (vighna-koti-hara), the killer  of demons (rakshoghna), the destroyer of ignorance (tamoghna), and  the killer of ghosts (bhütaghna).

Text 44

bhüta-päläya bhütäya

     bhüta-väsäya bhütine

bhüta-vetäla-ghätäya

     bhütädhipataye namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the protector of the  people (bhüta-päla), the Lord who appears before His devotee  (bhüta), the Lord who descends to the material world (bhüta- väsa), the master of the material world (bhüti), the destroyer  of ghosts and evil spirits (bhüta-vetäla-ghäta), and the  controller of the material world (bhütädhipati).

Text 45

bhüta-graha-vinäshäya

     bhüta-samyamate namah

mahä-bhütäya bhrigave

     sarva-bhütätmane namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the killer of ghosts and  evil spirits (bhüta-graha-vinäsha), the controller of the material  world (bhüta-samyamän), the greatest (mahä-bhüta), a descendent  of Maharshi Bhrigu (bhrigave), and the all-pervading Supersoul  (sarva-bhütätmä).

Text 46

sarvärishta-vinäshäya

     sarva-sampatkaräya cha

sarvädhäräya sarväya

     sarvärti-haraye namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the destroyer of all  calamities (sarvärishta-vinäsha), the bringer of all good fortune  (sarva-sampatkara), the resting place of all the worlds (sarvädhära), everything (sarva), and the remover of all  sufferings (sarvärti-hari).

Text 47

sarva-duhkha-prashäntäya

     sarva-saubhägya-däyine

sarvadäyäpy anantäya

     sarva-shakti-dharäya cha

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the remover of  all sufferings (sarva-duhkha-prashänta), the giver of all good  fortune (sarva-saubhägya-däyi), the giver of everything  (sarvada), limitless (ananta), the master of all potencies  (sarva-shakti-dhara), . . .

Text 48

sarvaishvarya-pradätre cha

     sarva-kärya-vidhäyine

sarva-jvara-vinäshäya

     sarva-rogäpahärine

 . . . the giver of all powers and opulences (sarvaishvarya- pradätä), the giver of all duties (sarva-kärya-vidhäyi), the  destroyer of all fevers (sarva-jvara-vinäsha), the physician who  cures all diseases (sarva-rogäpahäri), . . .

Text 49

sarväbhicära-hantre cha

     sarvaishvarya-vidhäyine

pingäkshäyaika-shringäya

     dvi-shringäya marichaye

 . . . the destroyer of all magic spells (sarväbhichära-hantä), and the giver of all powers and opulences (sarvaishvarya- vidhäyi), red-eyed (pingäksha), who have one horn (eka-shringa),  who have two horns (dvi-shringa), who are splendid like the sun  (marichi), . . .

Text 50

bahu-shringäya lingäya

     mahä-shringäya te namah

mangalyäya manojnäya

     mantavyäya mahätmane

 . . . who have many horns (bahu-shringa), who are not different  from Your Deity form (linga), who have a great horn (mahä-shringa),  who are the supreme auspiciousness (mangalya), who are supremely  handsome and charming (manojna), who are the proper object of meditation (mantavya), who are the Supreme Personality  of Godhead (mahätmä), . . .

Text 51

mahä-deväya deväya

     mätulinga-dharäya cha

mahä-mäyä-prasütäya

     prastutäya cha mäyine

 . . . who are the Supreme Personality of Godhead (mahä-deva and deva), who hold a mätulinga (mätulinga-dhara), who are the  origin of the mahä-mäyä potency (mahä-mäyä-prasüta), who are glorified by the sages (prastuta), who are the  master of the illusory potency mäyä (mäyi), . . .

Text 52

anantänanta-rüpäya

     mäyine jala-shäyine

mahodaräya mandäya

     madadäya madäya cha

 . . . who manifested limitless forms (anantänanta-rüpa), who are  the master of the illusory potency mäyä (mäyi), who rest on  the waters (jala-shäyi), whose belly is gigantic (mahodara), who  are gentle (manda), who give bliss to the devotees (madada), who  are transcendental bliss personified (mada), . . .

Text 53

madhu-kaitabha-hantre cha

     mädhaväya muräraye

mahä-viryäya dhairyäya

     chitra-viryäya te namah

 . . . who killed Madhu and Kaitabha (madhu-kaitabha-hantä),  who are the goddess of fortune’s husband (mädhava), who are the  enemy of the Mura demon (muräri), who are all-powerful (mahä-virya), who are all-patient (dhairya), and who are wonderfully  powerful (chitra-virya).

Text 54

chitra-kürmäya citräya

     namas te chitra-bhänave

mäyätitäya mäyäya

     mahä-viräya te namah

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are a wonderful  tortoise (chitra-kürma), wonderful (chitra), splendid like a  wonderful sun (chitra-bhänu), beyond the illusory potency mäyä  (mäyätita), the master of the illusory potency mäyä (mäya), and all-powerful (mahä-vira).

Text 55

mahä-tejäya bijäya

     tejo-dhämne cha bijine

tejomäya nrisimhäya

     namas te chitra-bhänave

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are splendid and  powerful (mahä-teja), the seed of all existence (bija), the Lord  who resides in the splendid spiritual world (tejo-dhämä), the  seed of all existence (biji), effulgent (tejoma), half-man and  half-lion (nrisimha), and splendid like a wonderful sun (chitra- bhänu).

Text 56

mahä-damshträya tushtäya

     namah pushti-karäya cha

shipivishtäya hrishtäya

     pushtäya parameshtine

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who has large and fearsome teeth  (mahä-damshtra), who is filled with happiness (tushta), who  maintains and protects His devotees (pushti-kara), effulgent  (shipivishta), happy (hrishta), powerful (pushta), and the supreme  controller (parameshti).

Text 57

vishishtäya cha shishtäya

     garishthäyeshta-däyine

namo jyeshthäya shreshthäya

     tushtäyämita-tejase

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the greatest (vishishta,  shishta, and garishtha), who fulfills His devotees’ desires (ishta- däyi), the oldest (jyeshtha), the best (shreshtha), happy (tushta), and unlimitedly powerful (amita-tejäh).

Text 58

säshtänga-nyasta-rüpäya

     sarva-dushtäntakäya cha

vaikunöhäya vikunöhäya

     keshi-kanthäya te namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, to whom the devotees  offer dandavat obeisances (säshtänga-nyasta-rüpa), who are  the killer of all the demons (sarva-dushtäntaka), the master of  the spiritual world (vaikuntha and vikuntha), and who have a  lion’s neck (keshi-kantha).

Text 59

kanthiraväya lunthäya

     nishathäya hathäya cha

sattvodriktäya rudräya

     rig-yajuh-sama-gäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose throat is filled with a  roar (kanthi-rava), who robs the devotees of their entrapment in  the world of birth and death (luntha), who is supremely honest  (nishatha), who is ferocious (hatha), who is situated in  transcendental goodness (sattvodrikta), who is angry (rudra), who  is the hymns of the Rig, Yajur, and Säma Vedas (rig-yajuh-sama-ga), . . .

Text 60

ritu-dhvajäya vajräya

     mantra-rajäya mantrine

tri-neträya tri-vargäya

     tri-dhämne cha tri-shüline

 . . . who is the flage of the seasons (ritu-dhvaja), a  thunderbolt (vajra), the king of mantras (mantra-raja), and the best  advisor (mantri), who has three eyes (tri-netra), three classes  of followers (tri-varga), three abodes (tri-dhämä), a trident  (tri-shüli), . . .

Text 61

tri-käla-jnäna-rüpäya

     tri-dehäya tridhätmane

namas tri-mürti-vidyäya

     tri-tattva-jnänine namah

 . . . who knows everything of the three phases of time (tri- käla-jnäna-rüpa), who has three forms (tri-deha), and three  expansions (tridhätmä). Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who knows  the three truths (tri-mürti-vidya and tri-tattva-jäni).

Text 62

akshobhyäyäniruddhäya

     aprameyäya mänave

amritäya anantäya

     amitäyämitaujase

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is peaceful (akshobhya), who  cannot be thwarted (aniruddha), who is immeasurable (aprameya),  the goddess of fortune’s husband (mänu), immortal (amrita),  limitless (ananta and amita), unlimitledly powerful (amitaujäh),  . .

Text 63

apamrityu-vinäshäya

     apasmara-vighätine

ana-däyäna-rüpäya

     anäyäna-bhuje namah

 . . . the destroyer of untimely death (apamrityu-vinäsha), the  destroyer of forgetfulness (apasmara-vighäti), the giver of  life (anada), the form of life (ana-rüpa), life (ana), and the  enjoyer of life (ana-bhuk).

Text 64

nädyäya niravadyäya

     vidyäyädbhuta-karmane

sadyo-jätäya sanghäya

     vaidyutäya namo namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is glorified with many  prayers (nädya), who is supremely pure (niravadya), who is  filled with transcendental knowledge (vidya), whose activities are  wonderful (adbhuta-karmä), who suddenly appears before His  devotee (sadyo-jäta), who is accompanied by His devotees  (sangha), and who is splendid like lightning (vaidyuta).

Text 65

adhvätitäya sattväya

     väg-ätitäya vägmine

väg-ishvaräya go-päya

     go-hitäya gaväm-pate

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who stays far from the path of  the materialists (adhvätita), who is the Absolute Truth (sattva),  who is beyond the descriptive power of material words (väg- ätita), who is most eloquent (vägmi and väg-ishvara), who is the  protector of the cows (gopa), the auspiciousness of the cows (go-hita), and the master of the cows (gaväm-pati), . . .

Text 66

gandharväya gabhiräya

     garjitäyorjitäya cha

parjanyäya prabuddhäya

     pradhäna-purushäya cha

 . . . whose voice is melodious (gandharva), who is profound  (gabhira), who roars ferociously (garjita), who is very powerful  (ürjita), who roars like thunder (parjanya), who is the most  wise (prabuddha), who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the  controller of the material world (pradhäna-purusha), . . .

Text 67

padmäbhäya sunäbhäya

     padma-näbhäya mänine

padma-neträya padmäya

     padmäyäh-pataye namah

 . . . who is splendid like a lotus flower (padmäbha), whose  navel is graceful (sunäbha), whose navel is a lotus flower  (padma-näbha), who is glorious (mäni), whose eyes are lotus  flowers (padma-netra), who is graceful like a lotus flower  (padma), and who is the goddess of fortune’s husband (padmäyäh-pati).

Text 68

padmodaräya pütäya

     padma-kalpodbhaväya cha

namo hrit-padma-väsäya

     bhü-padmoddharanäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose abdomen is a lotus flower (padmodara), who is supremely pure (püta), who appeared in the  Padma-kalpa (padma-kalpodbhava), who stays on the lotus of His  devotee’s heart (hrit-padma-väsa), and who picked up the earth as if it were a lotus flower (bhü-padmoddharana).

Text 69

shabda-brahma-svarüpäya

     brahma-rüpa-dharäya cha

brahmaëe brahma-rüpäya

     padma-neträya te namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the Vedas  personified (shabda-brahma-svarüpa and brahma-rüpa-dhara), the  Supreme Personality of Godhead (brahma), and the Lord whose form is spiritual (brahma-rüpa), and whose eyes are lotus flowers (padma-netra).

Text 70

brahma-däya brahmanäya

     brahma-brahmätmane namah

subrahmanyäya deväya

     brahmanyäya tri-vedine

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who gives the most valuable gift  (brahma-da), who is worshiped by Brahmä (brähmana), who is the  Supersoul who guides the brähmanas (brahma-brahmätmä), who is  worshiped by the brähmanas (subrahmanya), who is the glorious  Supreme Personality of Godhead (deva), who is worshiped by the  brähmanas (brahmanya), and who is the author of the three Vedas  (tri-vedi).

Text 71

para-brahma-svarüpäya

     panca-brahmätmane namah

namas te brahma-shirase

     tadäshva-shirase namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose form is spiritual (para- brahma-svarüpa), who is the panca-brahma (panca- brahmätmä), who is the head of the Vedas (brahma-shiräh), and  who appears in a form with a horse’s head (tadäshva-shiräh).

Text 72

atharva-shirase nityam

     ashani-pramitäya cha

namas te tikshna-damshträya

     laläya lalitäya cha

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the head of the Atharva Veda (atharva-shiräh), who hurl a thunderbolt (ashani-pramita), whose teeth are sharp (tikshna-damshtra), and who are  graceful and playful (lala and lalita).

Text 73

lavanyäya laviträya

     namas te bhäsakäya cha

lakshana-jnäya lakshäya

     lakshanäya namo namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are handsome  (lavanya), who are a scythe for mowing down the demons (lavitra), who are effulgent (bhäsaka), who know everything  (lakshana-jna), and who are filled with transcendental  qualities (laksha and lakshana).

Text 74

lasad-ripräya lipräya

     vishnave prabhavishnave

vrishni-müläya krishnäya

     shri-mahä-vishnave namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who purify sins (lasad- ripra), who are glorious (lipra), all-pervading (vishnu), all-powerful (prabhavishnu), the root of the Vrishni dynasty (vrishni-müla), Lord Krishna (krishna), and Lord Mahä-Vishnu (shri-mahä-vishnu).

Text 75

pashyämi tväa mahä-simham

     harinam vana-mälinam

kiritinam kundalinam

     sarvängam sarvato-mukham

     I gaze on You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are a great lion (mahä-simha), who take away all that is inauspicious (hari), who wear  a forest garland (vana-mäli), a helmet (kiriti), earrings  (kundali), who are all-pervading (sarvänga), whose faces are  everywhere (sarvato-mukha), . . .

Text 76

sarvatah-päni-padoram

     sarvato-’kshi-shiro-mukham

sarveshvaram sada-tushtam

     samartham samara-priyam

 . . . whose hands, feet, and thighs are everywhere (sarvatah- päni-padora), whose eyes, heads, and faces are everywhere  (sarvato-’kshi-shiro-mukha), who are the controller of all  (sarveshvara), who are always blissful (sadä-tushta), who are all- powerful (samartha), who are fond of a fight (samara-priya), . . .

Text 77

bahu-yojana-vistirnam

     bahu-yojana-mäyatam

bahu-yojana-hastänghrim

     bahu-yojana-näsikam

 . . . who are many yojanas in size (bahu-yojana-vistirna and  bahu-yojana-mäyata), whose hands and feet are many yojanas (bahu-yojana-hastänghri), whose nose is many yojanas (bahu-yojana-näsika), . . .

Text 78

mahä-rüpam mahä-vaktram

     mahä-damshtram mahä-bhujam

mahä-nädam mahä-raudram

     mahä-käyam mahä-balam

 . . . whose form is gigantic (mahä-rüpa), whose mouth is  gigantic (mahä-vaktra), whose teeth are gigantic (mahä-damshtra),  whose arms are gigantic (mahä-bhuja), whose roar is gigantic (mahä-näda), who are very ferocious (mahä-raudra), whose body is  gigantic (mahä-käya), who has all power (mahä-bala), . . .

Text 79

änäbher-brahmano-rüpam

     ägaläd-vaishëavam tathä

äshirsäd-randhram ishänam

     tad-agre-sarvatah-shivam

 . . . who are Brahmä from the beginning of Your navel  (änäbher-brahmano-rüpa), Who are Lord Vishnu from the  beginning of Your neck (ägaläd-vaishnava), who are Lord Rudra  from the beginning of Your head (äshirsäd-randhra), who are the  supreme controller (ishäna), and who are all-auspicious  everywhere (tad-agre-sarvatah-shiva).

Text 80

namo ‘stu näräyana narasimha

     namo ‘stu näräyana vira-simha

namo ‘stu näräyana krüra-simha

     namo ‘stu näräyana divya-simha

     O Näräyana, O Narasimha, obeisances unto You! O  Näräyana, O heroic lion (vira-simha), obeisances unto You! O Näräyana, O ferocious lion  (krüra-simha), obeisances unto You! O Näräyana, O splendid  transcendental lion (divya-simha), obeisances unto You!

Text 81

namo ‘stu näräyana vyaghra-simha

     namo ‘stu näräyana puccha-simha

namo ‘stu näräyana pürna-simha

     namo ‘stu näräyana raudra-simha

     O Näräyana, O ferocious lion (vyaghra-simha), obeisances  unto You! O Näräyana, O transcendental lion (puccha-simha), obeisances unto You! O Näräyana, O perfect lion (pürna-simha), obeisances unto You! O Näräyana, O angry lion (raudra-simha), obeisances unto You!Text 82

namo namo bhishana-bhadra-simha

     namo namo vihvala-netra-simha

namo namo briahita-bhüta-simha

     namo namo nirmala-chitra-simha

     O fearsome lion (bhishana-bhadra-simha), obeisances unto  You!  O lion with angry eyes (vihvala-netra-simha), obeisances unto You! O gigantic lion (briahita-bhüta-simha), obeisances unto You! O splendid, pure, and wonderful lion  (nirmala-chitra-simha), obeisances unto You!

Text 83

namo namo nirjita-käla-simha

     namo namo kalpita-kalpa-simha

namo namo kämada-käma-simha

     namo namas te bhuvanaika-simha

     O lion who defeat time (nirjita-käla-simha), obeisances unto You! O all-powerful lion (kalpita-kalpa-simha), obeisances unto You! O lion who fulfills all desires (kämada-käma-simha), obeisances unto You! O lion who rules the world (bhuvanaika-simha), obeisances unto You!

Text 84

dyävä-pritivyor idam antaram hi

     vyäptam tvayaikena dishash cha sarväh

drishtvädbhutam rüpam ugram tavedam

     loka-trayam pravyathitam mahätman

     Although You are one, You are spread throughout the sky and  the planets and all space between. O great one, as I behold this  terrible form, I see that all the planetary systems are  perplexed.*

Text 85

ami hitvä sura-sanghä vishanti

     kechid bhitäh pranjalayo grinanti

svastity uktvä munayah siddha-sanghäh

     stuvanti tväa stutibhih pushkaläbhih

     All the demigods are surrendering and entering into You.  They are very much afraid, and with folded hands they are singing  the Vedic hymns.*

Text 86

rudrädityä väsavo ye cha sädhyä

     vishvedevä marutash cosmapäsh cha

gandharva-yakshäh sura-siddha-sanghä

     vikshanti tväa vismitäsh chaiva sarve

     The different manifestations of Lord Shiva, the Adityas, the  Vasus, the Sädhyas, the Vishvadevas, the two Ashvins, the Maruts,  the forefathers, and the Gandharvas, the Yakshas, Asuras, and all  perfected demigods are beholding You in wonder.*

Text 87

leliyase grasamän asamantäl

    lokän samagrän vadanair jvaladbhih

tejobhir äpürya jagat samagram

     bhäsäs tavogräh pratapanti vishnoh

     O Vishnu, I see You devouring all people in Your flaming  mouths and covering the universe with Your immeasurable rays.  Scorching the worlds, You are manifest.

Text 88

bhävishnus tvam sahishnus tvam

     bhrajishnur jishnur eva cha

prithivim antariksham tvam

     parvatäranyam eva cha

     O Lord Nrisimha, You are the future (bhävishnu). You are the most patient and tolerant (sahishnu). You are the most glorious  (bhrajishnu). You are always victorious (jishnu). You are the earth  (prithivi), the sky (antariksha), and the mountains and forests  (parvatäranya).

Text 89

kalä-käshthä viliptatvam

     muhürta-praharädikam

aho-rätram tri-sandhyä cha

     paksha-mäsartu-vatsarah

     You are the differing units of time, such as the kalä,  käshthä, vilipta, muhürta, and prahara. You are day and  night (aho-rätram), You are the three junctions known as  sunrise, noon, and sunset (tri-sandhyä). You are the two  fortnights (paksha), the months (mäsa), the seasons (ritu), and  the year (vatsara).

Text 90

yugädir yuga-bhedas tvam

     samyuge yuga-sandhäyäh

nityam naimittikam dainam

     mahä-pralayam eva cha

     You are the beginning of the yuga (yugädi), the various  yugas (yuga-bheda), the junctions of the yugas (samyuge yuga-sandhäyäh), and the four kinds of cosmic annihilations called nitya, naimittika, daina, and mahä-pralaya.

Text 91

käranam karanam kartä

     bhartä hartä tvam ishvarah

sat-kartä sat-kritir goptä

     sac-chid-änanda-vigrahah

     You are the cause (kärana), the instrument (karana), the  creator (kartä), the maintainer (bhartä), the remover (hartä),  the controller (ishvara), the doer of good (sat-kartä and sat- kriti), the protector (goptä), and the Lord whose form is eternal  and full of knowledge and bliss ( sac-cid-änanda-vigraha).

Text 92

pränas tvam präninam pratyag

     ätmä tvam sarva-dehinäm

su-jyotis tvam param-jyotir

     ätma-jyotih sanätanah

     You are the life of all that live (pränah präninam), You  are the Supersoul (pratyag-ätmä). You are the splendor of all  embodied souls (sarva-dehinäm su-jyotih). You are the supreme  effulgence (param-jyotih and ätma-jyotih). You are eternal  (sanätana).

Text 93

jyotir loka-svarüpas tvam

     tvam jyotir jyotishäa patih

svähä-kärah svadhä-käro

     vashat-kärah kripä-karah

     You are the spiritual effulgence (jyotih), the  personification of all the worlds (loka-svarüpa), the light of all  lights (jyotir jyotishäm), the supreme master (pati), the  sacred word svähä (svähä-kära), the sacred word  svadhä (svadhä-kära), the sacred word vashat (vashat- kära), merciful (kripä-kara), . . .

Text 94

hanta-käro niräkäro

     vega-kärash cha shankarah

akärädi-hakäränta

     omkäro loka-kärakah

 . . . the sacred word hanta (hanta-kära), without a material  form (niräkära), the fastest and most powerful (vega-kära),  auspicious (shankara), the entire alphabet, beginning with a and  concluding with ha (akärädi-hakäränta), the sacred syllable om  (omkära), and the creator of the worlds (loka-käraka).

Text 95

ekätmä tvam anekätmä

     chatur-ätmä chatur-bhujah

chatur-mürtish chatur-damshtrash

     chatur-veda-mayottamah

     You are the one Supreme Personality of Godhead (ekätmä),  who appears in many forms (anekätmä), who manifests as the  chatur-vyüha (chatur-ätmä), who has four arms (chatur-bhuja), who  appears in four forms (chatur-mürti), who has four teeth (chatur-damshtra), and who is the Vedas personified (chatur-veda-mayottama).

Text 96

loka-priyo loka-gurur

     lokesho loka-näyakah

loka-säkshi loka-patir

     lokätmä loka-locanah

     You are dear to the worlds (loka-priya), the master of the  worlds (loka-guru, lokesha, and loka-näyaka), the witness of the  worlds (loka-säkshi), the master of the worlds (loka-pati), the  Supersoul omnipresent in the worlds (lokätmä), the eye of the  worlds (loka-lochana), . . .

Text 97

loka-dhäro brihal-loko

     lokäloka-mayo vibhuh

loka-kartä vishva-kartä

     kritävartäh kritägamah

 . . . the maintainer of the worlds (loka-dhära), the universal  form (brihal-loka and lokäloka-maya), all-powerful (vibhu), and  the creator of the worlds (loka-kartä and vishva-kartä, kritävarta  and kritägama).

Text 98

anädis tvam anantas tvam

     abhüto bhüta-vigrahah

stutih stutyah stava-pritah

     stotä netä niyämakah

     You have no beginning (anädi). You have no end (ananta). You  were never created (abhüta). You are the form of all that exists  (bhüta-vigraha), You are the prayers offered to You (stuti). You  are the object of Your devotees’ prayers (stutya). You are  pleased by Your devotees’ prayers (stava-prita). You glorify  Your devotees (stotä). You are the supreme leader (netä). You  are the supreme controller (niyämaka).

Text 99

tvam gatis tvam matir mahyam

     pitä mätä guruh sakhä

suhridash chätma-rüpas tvam

     tvam vinä nästi me gatih

     You are my goal (gati). I meditate on You (mati). You are my  father (pitä), mother (mätä), spiritual master (guru), friend  (sakhä), well-wisher (suhrit), and Supersoul (ätma-rüpa). Without  You I have no goal and no auspicious future.

Text 100

namas te mantra-rüpäya

     astra-rüpäya te namah

bahu-rüpäya rüpäya

     pancha-rüpa-dharäya cha

     Obeisances to You, who are sacred mantras personified  (mantra-rüpa), who are weapons personified (astra-rüpa), who  appear in many forms (bahu-rüpa), whose form is transcendental  (rüpa), who appear in five forms (panca-rüpa-dhara), . . .

Text 101

bhadra-rüpäya rütäya

     yoga-rüpäya yogine

sama-rüpäya yogäya

     yoga-pitha-sthitäya cha

 . . . whose form is auspicious (bhadra-rüpa), who are the Vedic  mantras personified (ruta), who are yoga personified (yoga-rüpa),  the master of yoga (yogi), whose form is graceful (sama-rüpa),  who are yoga personified (yoga), who stay in the most sacred of  sacred places (yoga-pitha-sthita), . . .

Text 102

yoga-gamyäya saumyäya

     dhyäna-gamyäya dhyäyine

dhyeya-gamyäya dhämne cha

     dhämädhipataye namah

 . . . who are attained by yoga practice (yoga-gamya), who are  handsome and gentle (saumya), who are attained by meditation  (dhyäna-gamya), who are the object of meditation (dhyäyi and dhyeya-gamya), who are the spiritual world (dhäma), and the ruler  of the spiritual world (dhämädhipati).

Text 103

dharädharägha-dharmäya

     dhäranäbhiratäya cha

namo dhätre cha sandhätre

     vidhätre cha dharäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who removes the sins of the  world (dharädharägha-dharma), who is attained by meditation  (dhäranäbhirata), who is the creator (dhätä, sandhätä,  vidhätä, and dhara), . . .

Text 104

dämodaräya däntäya

     dänavänta-karäya cha

namah samsära-vaidyäya

     bheshajäya namo namah

 . . . whose waist was bound with a rope (dämodara), who is  peaceful and self-controlled (dänta), who kills the  demons (dänavänta-kara), who is a physician expert in curing  the disease of repeated birth and death (samsära- vaidya and bheshaja).

Text 105

sira-dhvajäya shitäya

     vätäyäpramitäya cha

särasvatäya samsära-

     näshanäyäksha-mäline

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, whose flag is marked  with a plough (sira-dhvaja), who is the cold season (shita),  who is the wind (väta), who is immeasurable (apramita), who  is scholarship (särasvata), who puts an end to the cycle of  birth and death (samsära-näshana), who wears a necklace of aksha beads (aksha-mäli), . . .

Text 106

asi-charma-dharäyaiva

     shat-karma-niratäya cha

vikarmäya sukarmäya

     para-karma-vidhäyine

 . . . who holds a sword and shield (asi-charma-dhara), who is  expert in the six pious deeds (shat-karma-nirata), who is free  from karma (vikarmä), whose deeds are glorious (sukarmä), whose  deeds are transcendental (para-karma-vidhäyi), . . .

Text 107

susharmane manmathäya

     namo varmäya varmine

kari-charma-vasänäya

     karäla-vadanäya cha

 . . . who is most auspicious (susharmä), who is Kämadeva  (manmatha), who is armor (varma), who wears armor (varmi and kari-carma-vasäna), whose face is fearsome (karäla-vadana), . . .

Text 108

kavaye padma-garbhäya

     bhüta-garbha-ghrinä-nidhe

brahma-garbhäya garbhäya

     brihad-garbhäya dhürjite

 . . . who is the best of philosophers (kavi), who gave birth to  Brahmä in a lotus flower (padma-garbha), who gave birth to all  living beings (bhüta-garbha-ghrinä-nidhi), who gave birth to  Brahmä (brahma-garbha), who gave birth to all that exists  (garbha and brihad-garbha, and dhürjit), . . .

Text 109

namas te vishva-garbhäya

     shri-garbhäya jitäraye

namo hiranyagarbhäya

     hiranya-kavachäya cha

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances unto You, the creator of the  universes (vishva-garbha), the creator of beauty and opulence  (shri-garbha), the warrior who defeats His enemies (jitäri), the  universal form (hiranyagarbha), the Lord covered with golden  armor (hiranya-kavacha), . . .

Text 110

hiranya-varna-dehäya

     hiranyäksha-vinäshine

hiranyakasipor-hantre

     hiranya-nayanäya cha

 . . . whose form is the color of gold (hiranya-varna-deha), who killed Hiranyäksha (hiranyäksha-vinäshi), who killed  Hiranyakasipu (hiranyakasipor-hantä), whose eyes are golden  (hiranya-nayana), . . .

Text 111

hiranya-retase tubhyam

     hiranya-vadanäya cha

namo hiranya-shringäya

     nisha-shringäya shringine

 . . . whose seed is golden (hiranya-retäh), whose face is  golden (hiranya-vadana), whose horn is golden (hiranya-shringa),  whose horn is night (nisha-shringa), who has a great horn (shringi), . . .

Text 112

bhairaväya sukeshäya

     bhishanäyäntri-mäline

chandäya runda-mäläya

     namo danda-dharäya cha

 . . . who are fearsome (bhairava), whose mane is graceful  (sukesha), who is fearsome (bhishana), who wear a garland of  intestines (antri-mäli), who are ferocious (chanda), who wear a  necklace of skulls (runda-mäla), who hold a staff (danda-dhara), . . .

Text 113

akhanda-tattva-rüpäya

     kamandalu-dharäya cha

namas te khanda-simhäya

     satya-simhäya te namah

 . . . who are the Absolute Truth (akhanda-tattva-rüpa), who hold a kamandalu (kamandalu-dhara), who are a great lion (khanda-simha), and who are a transcendental lion (satya-simha).

Text 114

namas te shveta-simhäya

     pita-simhäya te namah

nila-simhäya niläya

     rakta-simhäya te namah

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances unto You, who are a white lion  (shveta-simha), a yellow lion (pita-simha), a black lion (nila-simha), black (nila), and a red lion (rakta-simha).

Text 115

namo häridra-simhäya

     dhümra-simhäya te namah

müla-simhäya müläya

     brihat-simhäya te namah

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances unto You, who are a yellow lion  (häridra-simha), a smoke-colored lion (dhümra-simha), the root of all lions (müla-simha), the root of all that exists (müla),  and a great lion (brihat-simha).

Text 116

pätäla-sthita-simhäya

     namo parvata-väsine

namo jala-stha-simhäya

     antariksha-sthitäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the lion in Pätälaloka  (pätäla-sthita-simha), the lion in the mountains (parvata-väsi), the lion in the waters (jala-stha-simha), and the lion in  the sky (antariksha-sthita).

Text 117

kälägni-rudra-simhäya

     chanda-simhäya te namah

ananta-simha-simhäya

     ananta-gataye namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the angry lion of  the fire of time (kälägni-rudra-simha), who are a ferocious lion  (chanda-simha), who are the limitless lion of lions (ananta-simha-simha), and who are the goal that has no limit (ananta-gati).

Text 118

namo vichitra-simhäya

     bahu-simha-svarüpine

abhayankara-simhäya

     narasimhäya te namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are a wonderful lion (vichitra-simha), the form of many lions (bahu-simha-svarüpi),  the lion that gives fearlessness (abhayankara-simha), and half-man half-lion (narasimha).

Text 119

namo ‘stu simha-räjäya

     narasimhäya te namah

säptäbdhi-mekhaläyaiva

     satya-satya-svarüpine

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the king of lions (simha-räja), half-man half-lion (narasimha), the earth, which wears  the seven oceans like a belt (säptäbdhi-mekhala), the Lord whose form is transcendental (satya-satya- svarüpi), . . .

Text 120

sapta-lokäntara-sthäya

     sapta-svara-mayäya cha

saptärchih-rüpa-damshträya

     saptäshva-ratha-rüpine

 . . . who stays in the seven worlds (sapta-lokäntara-stha), who  is glorified with songs in the seven notes (sapta-svara-maya),  whose teeth are splendid like seven suns (saptärchih-rüpa-damshtra), and who is gigantic like seven horse-drawn chariots  (saptäshva-ratha-rüpi).

Text 121

sapta-väyu-svarüpäya

     sapta-cchando-mayäya cha

svacchäya svaccha-rüpäya

     svacchandäya cha te namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are like seven  strong winds (sapta-väyu-svarüpa), who are glorified by prayers in the seven meters (sapta-cchando-maya), who are pure (svaccha and svaccha-rüpa), and who are supremely independent (svacchanda).

Text 122

shrivatsäya suvedhäya

     shrutaye shruti-mürtaye

shuchi-shraväya shüräya

     su-prabhäya su-dhanvine

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who bears the mark of Shrivatsa  (shrivatsa), who is decorated with earrings (suvedha), who is the  Vedas personified (shruti and shruti-mürti), whose fame is spotless  (shuchi-shrava), who is heroic (shüra), who is effulgent (su-prabha), who carries a great bow (su-dhanvi), . . .

Text 123

shubhräya sura-näthäya

     su-prabhäya shubhäya cha

sudarshanäya sükshmäya

     niruktäya namo namah

 . . . who is glorious (shubhra), the master of the demigods  (sura-nätha), effulgent (su-prabha), auspicious (shubha), handsome  (sudarshana), subtle (sükshma), and eloquent (nirukta).

Text 124

su-prabhäya svabhäväya

     bhäväya vibhaväya cha

sushäkhäya vishäkhäya

     sumukhäya mukhäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is effulgent (su-prabha),  spiritual (svabhäva), eternally existing (bhäva), the cause of spiritual love (vibhava), handsome (sushäkha), perfect and  complete (vishäkha), with a handsome face (sumukha), the first of all (mukha), . . .

Text 125

su-nakhäya su-damshträya

     surathäya sudhäya cha

sankhyäya sura-mukhyäya

     prakhyätäya prabhäya cha

 . . . whose claws are glorious (su-nakha), whose teeth are  glorious (su-damshtra), who is like a great chariot (suratha), who is like nectar (sudha), who is described by the sankhya  philosophy (sankhya), who is the leader of the demigods (sura-mukhya), who is all-famous (prakhyäta), who is effulgent  (prabha), . . .

Text 126

namah khatvanga-hastäya

     kheta-mudgara-pänaye

khagendräya mrigendräya

     nägendräya dridhäya cha

 . . . who holds a khatvänga staff in His hand (khatvanga-hasta), who holds a kheta-mudgara club in His hand (kheta-mudgara-päni), who is carried by Garuda (khagendra), who is a great lion (mrigendra), who is the king of the nägas (nägendra), who is firm and resolute (dridha), . . .

Text 127

näga-keyüra-häräya

     nägendräyägha-mardine

nadn-väsäya nägäya

     nänä-rüpa-dharäya cha

 . . . who wears a necklace and armlets of snakes (näga-keyüra-hära), who is worshiped by the king of snakes (nägendra), who  crushes sins (agha-mardi), who stays in the sacred rivers (nadi-väsa), who is powerful and swift (näga), who assumes many forms (nänä-rüpa-dhara), . . .

Text 128

nägeshvaräya nägäya

     namitäya naräya cha

nägänta-karathäyaiva

     nara-näräyanäya cha

 . . . who is the ruler of the nägas (nägeshvara and näga), who is the Lord worshiped and honored by the devotees (namita), who  appears in a humanlike form (nara), who rides on garuda (nägänta-karatha), and who is Nara-Näräyana Rishis (nara-näräyana).

Text 129

namo matsya-svarüpäya

     kacchapäya namo namah

namo yajna-varahäya

     narasimhäya te namah

     Obeisances to He who assumes the form of Matsya (matsya-svarüpa)! Obeisances to He who assumes the form of Kürma  (kacchapa)! Obeisances to He who assumes the form of Yajna-Varäha (yajna-varäha)! O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You!

Text 130

vikramäkranta-lokäya

     vämanäya mahaujase

namo bhärgava-rämäya

     rävanänta-karäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who crosses over all the worlds  (vikramäkranta-loka), who is Vämana (vämana), who is all-powerful (mahaujäh), who is Parashuräma (bhärgava-räma), and  who is the Räma that ended Rävana’s life (rävanänta-kara).

Text 131

namas te balarämäya

     kamsa-prädhvamsa-kärine

buddhäya buddha-rüpäya

     tikshna-rüpäya kalkine

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who appear as Balaräma  (balaräma), who kill Kamsa (kamsa-prädhvamsa-käri), who are Buddha (buddha and buddha-rüpa), who are ferocious (tikshna-rüpa), and who are Kalki (kalki).

Text 132

ätreyäyägni-neträya

     kapiläya dvijäya cha

ksheträya pashu-päläya

     pashu-vakträya te namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who appear as Dattätreya (ätreya), whose eyes are fire (agni-netra), who appear Kapila  (kapila), who are the leader of the brähmanas (dvija), who are the universal form (kshetra), who are the protector of the cows (pashu-päla), and who have a lion’s face (pashu-vaktra).

Text 133

grihasthäya vanasthäya

     yataye brahmachärine

svargäpavarga-dätre cha

     tad-bhoktre cha mumukshave

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are worshiped by the  grihasthas (grihastha), who are worshiped by the vänaprasthas (vanastha), who are worshiped by the sannyäsis (yati), who are  worshiped by the brahmachhäris (brahmachäri), who give liberation  and residence in Svargaloka (svargäpavarga-dätä), who are the  supreme enjoyer (tad-bhoktä), who yearn to give liberation to the living entities (mumukshu), . . .

Text 134

shälagräma-niväsäya

     kshiräbdhi-shayanäya cha

shri-shailädri-niväsäya

     shilä-väsäya te namah

 . . . who appear as the Shälagräma-shilä (shälagräma-niväsa), who recline on the milk-ocean (kshiräbdhi-shayana), who  reside in Shri Shaila (shri-shailädri-niväsa), and who appear as a stone (shilä-väsa).

Text 135

yogi-hrit-padma-väsäya

     mahä-häsäya te namah

guhä-väsäya guhyäya

     guptäya gurave namah

 . . . who stay in the lotus of the yogis’ hearts (yogi-hrit-padma-väsa), and who smile and laugh (mahä-häsa). Obeisances to Lord  Nrisimha, who stays in the cave of the heart (guhä-väsa, guhya, and gupta), and who is the supreme spiritual master  (guru).

Text 136

namo mülädhiväsäya

     nila-vastra-dharäya cha

pita-vasträya shasträya

     rakta-vastra-dharäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the root of all existence  (mülädhiväsa), who wears blue garments (nila-vastra-dhara), who  wears yellow garments (pita-vastra), who is armed with many weapons (shastra), who wears red garments (rakta-vastra-dhara), .  . .

Text 137

rakta-mälä-vibhüshäya

     rakta-gandhänulepine

dhurandharäya dhürtäya

     durdharäya dharäya cha

 . . . who wears a red garland (rakta-mälä-vibhüsha), who is  anointed with red scents (rakta-gandhänulepi), who is the  maintainer of all (dhurandhara), who is cunning (dhürta), who is  invincible (durdhara), who is the maintainer of all (dhara), . . .

Text 138

durmadäya duräntäya

     durdharäya namo namah

durnirikshyäya nishthäya

     durdanäya drumäya cha

 . . . who is ferocious (durmada), infinite (duranta), invincible  (durdhara), who is difficult to see (durnirikshya), who is  faithful (nishtha), who is difficult to attain (durdana), who is  like a tree (druma), . . .

Text 139

durbhedäya duräshäya

     durlabhäya namo namah

driptäya dripta-vakträya

     adripta-nayanäya cha

 . . . who cannot be defeated (durbheda), who destroys the  demons’ hopes (duräsha), who is difficult to attain (durlabha),  who is ferocious (dripta), whose face is ferocious (dripta-vaktra), who is the leader of the gentle and humble (adripta-nayana), . . .

Text 140

unmattäya pramattäya

     namo daityäraye namah

rasajnäya raseshäya

     ärakta-rasanäya cha

 . . . who is wild (unmatta and pramatta), who is the demons’ enemy (daityäri), who is expert at relishing the transcendental mellows (rasajïa), who is the king of transcendental  mellows (rasesha), and whose tongue is red (ärakta-rasana).

Text 141

patyäya paritoshäya

     rathyäya rasikäya cha

ürdhva-keshordhva-rüpäya

     namas te chordhva-retase

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are the master of all (patya), who are filled with bliss (paritosha), who ride on a  chariot (rathya), who relish transcendental mellows (rasika),  who have a great mane (ürdhva-kesha), whose form is tall and  massive (ürdhva-rüpa), and who are the best of the celibates  (ürdhva-retäh).

Text 142

ürdhva-simhäya simhäya

     namas te chordhva-bähave

para-pradhvamsakäyaiva

     shankha-chakra-dharäya cha

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are a gigantic lion  (ürdhva-simha and simha), who have mighty arms (ürdhva-bähu),  who kill the demons (para-pradhvamsaka), who hold a conch and  chakra (shankha-chakra-dhara), . . .

Text 143

gadä-padma-dharäyaiva

     panca-bäna-dharäya cha

kämeshvaräya kämäya

     käma-päläya kämine

 . . . who hold a club and lotus (gadä-padma-dhara), who hold  five arrows (panca-bäna-dhara), who are the controller of Kämadeva (kämeshvara), who are Kämadeva (käma), who protect  Kämadeva (käma-päla), and who control Kämadeva (kämi).

Text 144

namah käma-vihäräya

     käma-rüpa-dharäya cha

soma-süryägni-neträya

     somapäya namo namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who enjoys amorous pastimes  (käma-vihära), who has the power to assume any form at will  (käma-rüpa-dhara), whose three eyes are the sun, moon, and fire  (soma-süryägni-netra), and who protects the moon (somapa).

Text 145

namah somäya vämäya

     vämadeväya te namah

säma-svanäya saumyäya

     bhakti-gamyäya vai namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are Soma (soma), Väma  (väma), Vämadeva (vämadeva), the hymns of the Säma Veda  (säma-svana), handsome (saumya), and attainable by devotional  service (bhakti-gamya).

Text 146

kushanda-gana-näthäya

     sarva-shreyas-karäya cha

bhishmäya bhisha-däyaiva

     bhima-vikramanäya cha

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the master of the kushandas (kushanda-gana-nätha), the benefactor of all  (sarva-shreyas-kara), ferocious (bhishma and bhisha-däya),  all-powerful (bhima-vikramana), . . .

Text 147

mriga-griväya jiväya

     jitäyäjita-kärine

jatine jamadagnäya

     namas te jäta-vedase

 . . . with a lion’s neck (mriga-griva), the life of all that  live (jiva), the conqueror of the demons (jita), invincible  (ajita-käri), whose hair is matted (jati), who are  Parashuräma (jamadagna), and who are the master of all opulences  (jäta-vedäh).

Text 148

japa-kusuma-varnäya

     japyäya japitäya cha

jaräyujäyända-jäya

     sveda-jäyodbhijäya cha

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, whose complexion is the  color of a rose (japa-kusuma-varna), who are glorified with  japa-mantras (japya and japita), who are the creator of all living  entities born from wombs (jaräyuja), who are the creator of the  living entities born from eggs (anda-ja), who are the creator of  living entities born from perspiration (sveda-ja), who are the  creator of living entities sprouted from seeds (udbhija), . . .

Text 149

janärdanäya rämäya

     jähnavi-janakäya cha

jarä-janmädi-düräya

     pradyumnäya pramodine

 . . . who remove Your devotees’ sufferings (janärdana), who are  the supreme enjoyer (räma), who are the father of the Ganges  (jähnavi-janaka), who rescue the living entities from birth,  old-age, and a host of troubles (jarä-janmädi-düra), who are Pradyumna (pradyumna), who are blissful  (pramodi), . .

Text 150

jihvä-raudräya rudräya

     virabhadräya te namah

chid-rüpäya samudräya

     kad-rudräya pracetase

 . . . whose tongue shows Your anger (jihvä-raudra), who are  ferocious (rudra), who are heroic (virabhadra), whose form is  transcendental (chid-rüpa), who are the ocean (samudra), whose are  ferocious (kad-rudra), and who are most intelligent  (pracetäh).

Text 151

indriyäyendriya-jnäya

     namo ‘stv indränujäya cha

atindriyäya säräya

     indirä-pataye namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who is the master of the senses  (indriya), knowable by spiritual senses (indriya-jna),  the younger brother of Indra (indränuja), beyond the reach of  material senses (atindriya), the best (sära), the husband of  the goddess of fortune (indirä-pati), . . .

Text 152

ishänäya cha idyäya

     ishitäya inäya cha

vyomätmane cha vyomne cha

     namas te vyoma-keshine

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the supreme  master (ishäna), the supreme object of worship (idya), the  supreme controller (ishita), all-glorious (ina), and the master of  the spiritual sky (vyomätmä and vyoma), and whose mane touches the sky (vyoma-keshi).

Text 153

vyoma-dhäräya cha vyoma-

     vakträyäsura-ghätine

namas te vyoma-damshträya

     vyoma-väsäya te namah

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who hold up the sky  (vyoma-dhära), whose wide-open mouth is like the sky (vyoma- vaktra), who kill the demons (asura-ghäti), whose teeth are  like the sky (vyoma-damshtra), and whose home is in the spiritual  sky (vyoma-väsa).

Text 154

sukumäräya rämäya

     shubhäcäräya te namah

vishväya vishva-rüpäya

     namo vishvätmakäya cha

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are gentle and soft (sukumära), the supreme enjoyer (räma), auspicious  (shubhächära), and the universal form (vishva, vishva-rüpa, and  vishvätmaka).

Text 155

jnänätmakäya jnänäya

     vishveshäya parätmane

ekätmane namas tubhyam

     namas te dvädashätmane

     Obeisances to You, O Lord Nrisimha, who are the object of  transcendental knowledge (jnänätmaka and jnäna),  the master of the universe (vishvesha), the Supersoul (parätmä),  the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has no rival (ekätmä),  and the Supreme Lord who appears in twelve forms (dvädashätmä).

Text 156

chatur-vimshati-rüpäya

     panca-vimshati-mürtaye

shad-vimshakätmane nityah

     sapta-vimshatikätmane

 . . . who appear in twenty-four forms (chatur-vimshati-rüpa), who  appear in twenty-five forms (pancha-vimshati-mürti), who  appear in twenty-six forms (shad-vimshakätmä), and who appear  in twenty-seven forms (sapta-vimshatikätmä).

Text 157

dharmärtha-käma-mokshäya

     viraktäya namo namah

bhäva-shuddhäya siddhäya

     sädhyäya sharabhäya cha

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who gives religion, economic  development, sense-gratification, and liberation (dharmärtha-käma-moksha), who is always aloof from matter (virakta), who is  the most pure (bhäva-shuddha), who is perfect (siddha), who is  the goal of spiritual life (sädhya), who is ferocious like a sharabha monster (sharabha), . . .

Text 158

prabodhäya subodhäya

     namo budhi-priyäya cha

snigdhäya cha vidagdhäya

     mugdhäya munaye namah

 . . . who is transcendental knowledge personified (prabodha and subodha), and who is dear to the wise (budhi-priya). Obeisances  to Lord Nrisimha, who loves His devotees (snigdha), who is most  intelligent (vidagdha), who is charming (mugdha), and who is wise  (muni).

Text 159

priyam-vadäya shravyäya

     shruk-shruväya shritäya cha

griheshäya maheshäya

     brahmeshäya namo namah

     Obeisances to Lord Nrisimha, who speaks sweetly (priyam-vada), whose glories should be heard (shravya), for whose  pleasure yajnas are offered (shruk-shruva), the shelter of the  devotees (shrita), the Lord of every home (grihesha), the Supreme  Personality of Godhead (mahesha), and the Lord of the brähmanas  (brahmesha).

Text 160

shridharäya sutirthäya

     hayagriväya te namah

ügräya ügra-vegäya

     ügra-karma-ratäya cha

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, who are the husband of  the goddess of fortune (shridhara), the best of holy saints  (sutirtha), the Hayagriva incarnation (hayagriva), fearsome  (ügra), powerful (ügra-vega), and ferocious (ügra-karma-rata).

Text 161

ügra-neträya vyaghräya

     samagra-guna-shäline

bala-graha-vinäshäya

     pishäca-graha-ghätine

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You, whose eyes are fearsome  (ügra-netra), who are ferocious (vyaghra), who have all virtues  (samagra-guna-chäli), who destroy the demons and evil spirits (bala-graha-vinäsha), who destroy witches (pishächa-graha-ghäti), . . .

Text 162

dushta-graha-nihantre cha

     nigrahänugrahäya cha

vrisha-dhvajäya vrishnyäya

     vrishäya vrishabhäya cha

 . . . who kill evil spirits (dushta-graha-nihantä), who are most  merciful (nigrahänugraha), who carry a flag marked with a bull  (vrisha-dhvaja), who are the best (vrishnya, vrisha, and vrishabha), . . .

Text 163

ügra-shraväya shäntäya

     namah shruti-dharäya cha

namas te deva-devesha

     namas te madhusüdana

 . . . who are most famous (ügra-shrava), who are peaceful  (shänta), who remember everything (shruti-dhara), and who are the ruler of the demigods (deva-devesha). Obeisances to You, the  killer of the Madhu demon (madhusüdana).

  164

namas ‘te pundarikäksha

     namas ‘te durita-kshaya

namas ‘te karunä-sindho

     namas ‘te samitinjäya

     O lotus-eyed Lord (pundarikäksha), obeisances to You! O  Lord who rescue Your devotees from a host of troubles (durita-kshaya), obeisances to You! O ocean of mercy (karunä-sindhu), obeisances to You! O Lord victorious in battle (samitijäya), obeisances to You!

Text 165

namas ‘te narasimhäya

     namas ‘te garuda-dhvaja

yajna-netra namas te ‘stu

     käla-dhvaja jaya-dhvaja

     O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You! O Lord whose flag is  marked with Garuda (garuda-dhvaja), obeisances to You!  Obeisances to You, O Lord whose eyes are the Vedic yajnas  (yajna-netra), whose flag is time (käla-dhvaja), who hold  a victory-flag (jaya-dhvaja)!

Text 166

agni-netra namas te ‘stu

     namas te hy amara-priya

mahä-netra namas te ‘stu

     namas te bhakta-vatsala

     O Lord whose eyes are fires (agni-netra), obeisances to You!  O Lord dear to the demigods (amara-priya), obeisances to You! O  Lord whose eyes are great (mahä-netra), obeisances to You! O Lord  who love Your devotees (bhakta-vatsala), obeisances to You!

Text 167

dharma-netra namas te ‘stu

     namas te karunä-kara

punya-netra namas te ‘stu

     namas te ‘bhishta-däyaka

     O eye of religion (dharma-netra), obeisances to You! O  merciful one (karunä-kara), obeisances to You! O Lord whose eyes  are most sacred (punya-netra), obeisances to You! O Lord who  fulfills Your devotees’ desires (abhishta-däyaka), obeisances to  You!

Text 168

namo namas te daya-simha-rüpa

     namo namas te narasimha-rüpa

namo namas te rana-simha-rüpa

     namo namas te narasimha-rüpa

     O merciful lion (daya-simha-rüpa), obeisances to You! O Lord  Nrisimha, obeisances to You! O warrior-lion (rana-simha-rüpa),  obeisances to You! O Lord Nrisimha, obeisances to You!

Text 169

uddhatya garvitam daityam

     nihatyäjau sura-dvisham

deva-käryam mahat kritvä

     garjase vätma-tejase

     O Lord, You have killed the proud demon who hated  Your devotee, and have fulfilled Your mission of  saving Your devotee. Now You roar loudly.

Text 170

ati-rudram idam rüpam

     duhsaham duratikramam

drishtvä tu shankitä sarvä

     devatäs tväm upägatäh

     Gazing at this ferocious, powerful, and invincible form, the  frightened demigods approach You.

Texts 171 and 172

etän pashyan maheshänam

     brahmänam mäm shaci-patim

dik-pälän dvädashädityän

     rudrän uraga-räkshasän

sarvän rishi-ganän saptam

     atrim gaurim sarasvatim

lakshmim nadish cha tirthäni

     ratim bhüta-ganäny api

     Please look at them, at Shiva, at me, who am Brahmä, at  Indra, at the dik-pälas, at the twelve Adityas, at the Rudras,  at the Uragas and Rakshasas, at all the sages, at the seven  sages, at Atri, Gauri, Sarasvati, Lakshmi, the sacred rivers  personified, the holy places personified, Rati, and the Bhütas.

Text 173

prasida tvam mahä-simha

     ügra-bhävam imam tyaja

prakriti-stho bhava tvam hi

     shänta-bhävam cha dhäraya

     O great lion, please be merciful to us. Please give up Your  anger. Please become Your self. Please be pacified.

Text 174

ity uktvä dandavad bhümau

     papäta sa pitämahah

prasida tvam prasida tvam

     prasideti punah punah

     After speaking these words, Grandfather Brahmä fell to the  ground like a stick. Again and again he said: Please be merciful!  Please be merciful! Please be merciful with your god fearing female devotees!

"thank you so much!"