pallavi
SrI nArasiMha mAm pAhi
kshIr(A)bdhi kanyakA ramaNa
anupallavi
dInArti nivAraNa bhavya guNa
diti tanaya timira sUrya 1tri nEtra (SrI)
caraNam
prahlAda 2parASara nArada hRt-
pankE-ruha nIraja bandhO
AhlAda kara 3aSubha rOga
samhAra varada tyAgarAj(A)di vinuta (SrI)
pallavi
SrI nArasiMha mAm pAhi
kshIra-abdhi kanyakA ramaNa
O Lord SrI nArasiMha! Please protect (pAhi) me (mAm), O Beloved (ramaNa) of lakshmI – daughter (kanyakA) of Milk (kshIra) Ocean (abdhi) (kshIrAbdhi)!
anupallavi
dInArti nivAraNa bhavya guNa
diti tanaya timira sUrya tri nEtra (SrI)
O Reliever (nivAraNa) of distress (Arti) of the humble (dIna) (dInArti)! O Lord of Auspicious (bhavya) qualities (guNa)! O Sun (sUrya) who destroyed the darkness (timira) called hiraNya kaSipu - son (tanaya) of diti! O three (tri) Eyed (nEtra)!
O Lord SrI nArasiMha! Please protect me; O Beloved of lakshmI – daughter of Milk Ocean!
caraNam
prahlAda parASara nArada hRt-
pankE-ruha nIraja bandhO
AhlAda kara aSubha rOga
samhAra varada tyAgarAja-Adi vinuta (SrI)
O Sun – benefactor (bandhu) of lotus (nIraja) – who blossoms the lotus – (pankE-ruha) (literally mud-born) of hearts (hRt) of prahlAda and sages parASara and nArada!
O Lord who causes (kara) joy (AhlAda)! O Lord who destroys (samhAra) vicious (aSubha) diseases (rOga)! O Bestower of boons (varada)! O Lord praised (vinuta) by tyAgarAja and others (Adi) (tyAgarAjAdi)!
O Lord SrI nArasiMha! Please protect me; O Beloved of lakshmI – daughter of Milk Ocean!
Notes
Variations - (Pathanthara)
References
1 – tri-nEtra - narasiMha is said to have three eyes like Siva – sun, moon and agni (sOma-sUryagni-lOcanaH) as given in nRsiMha kavaca of prahlAda – SlOka 8.
stOtras of nRsiMha (including nRsiMha kavaca)
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2 - parASara – Father of sage vyAsa.
3 – aSubha rOga – It is believed that prayer to Lord lakshmI narasiMha cures diseases arising from abhicAra (black magic) - . In this connection, please refer to the sthala purANa of Sholingur (Thirukkadigai)
There is a story about nRsiMha saving Adi Sankara from being sacrificed to goddess kAli. Adi Sankara is stated to have composed lakshmI-nRsiMha stotra on that occasion.
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