Prayers

108 Names of Lord Nrisimhadeva

1. Om narasimhaya namah

         – Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord

2. Om mahasimhaya namah

         – Obeisances to the great lion

3. Om diyva-simhaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Divine lion

4. Om mahabalaya namah

         – Obeisances to the greatly powerful

5. Om ugra-simhaya namah

         – Obeisances to the angry terrifying lion

6. Om mahadevaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord of lords

7. Om stambha-ja-aya namah

         – Obeisances to One who appeared from the pillar

8. Om ugra-locanaya namah

         – Obeisances to one who possesses terrifying eyes

9. Om raudraya namah

         – Obeisances to the angry one

10. Om sarvadbhutaya namah

         – Obeisances to one who is wonderful in every way

11. Om srimanaya namah

         – Obeisances to the most beautiful

12. Om yoganandaya namah

         – Obeisances to the source of yogic bliss

13. Om trivikramaya namah

         – Obeisances to Lord Vamana (Who took three great steps)

14. Om harine namah

         – Obeisances to Sri Hari Who takes our troubles away

15. Om kolahalaya namah

         – Obeisances to the roaring (Varahadeva – Varaha-nrisimha)

16. Om cakrine namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who carries the disk

17. Om vijayaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is always victorious

18. Om jaya-vardhanaya namah

         – Obeisances unto Him Who has ever increasing glories

19. Om panchananaya namah

         – Obeisances unto Him Who is five-headed

20. Om param-brahma-aya namah

         – Obeisances unto Supreme Absolute Truth

21. Om aghoraya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who for His devotees is not horrible

22. Om ghora-vikramaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who has terrifying activities

23. Om jvalan-mukhaya namah

         – Obeisances to One Who has an effulgent face

24. Om jvala-maline namah

         – Obeisances to Him with effulgent garland of flames

25. Om mahajvalaya namah

         – Obeisances to He Who is most effulgent

26. Om maha-prabhuhaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Supreme Master

27. Om niti-laksaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who possesses all good (moral) qualities

28. Om sahasraksaya namah

         – Obeisances to the thousand-eyed One

29. Om durniriksyaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is difficult to see (difficult to look at)

30. Om pratapanaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who oppresses His enemies with great heat

31. Om mahadamstraya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who possesses huge teeth

32. Om yudha-prajnaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Supremely intelligent in battle (ready to fight)

33. Om canda-kopine namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is likened to an angry moon

34. Om sada-sivaya namah

         – Obeisances to the All auspicious Lord

35. Om hiranyakasipu-dhvamsine namah

         – Obeisance to Him Who destroys Hiranyakasipu

36. Om daitya-danava-bhanjanaya namah

         – Obeisances to He Who destroys the masses of the race of demons and giants

37. Om guna-bhadraya namah

         – Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is full of wonderful qualities

38. Om mahabhadraya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is very auspicious

39. Om bala-bhadraya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is auspiciously powerful

40. Om subhadrakaya namah

         – Obeisances to the extremely auspicious One

41. Om karalaya namah

         – Obeisances to He Who possesses a wide open mouth

42. Om vikaralaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him with very wide open mouth

43. Om vikartaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord Who performs wonderful activities

44. Om sarva-kartrikaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord Who performs ALL activities

45. Om sisumaraya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who also appears as Matsya

46. Om trilokatmaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Soul of the three worlds

47. Om isaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord known as the controller

48. Om sarvesvaraya namah

         – Obeisances to that supreme controller

49. Om vibhuaya namah

         – Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the BEST

50. Om bhaivaradambaraya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who causes terror by roaring in the sky

51. Om divyaya namah

         – Obeisances to That Divine Person Narasimha

52. Om acyutaya namah

         – Obeisances to our infallible Lord Nara-simha

53. Om kavine namah

         – Obeisances to the Supreme intelligent (poet)

54. Om madhavaya namah

         – Obeisances to the husband of Srimati Laksmi devi

55. Om adhoksajaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is beyond understanding (or beyond explaining)

56. Om aksaraya namah

         – Obeisances to the infallible One

57. Om sarvaya namah

         – Obeisances to He Who is the origin of everything

58. Om vanamaline namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who wears garland of forest flowers (or adorned by His loving                                     devotees)

59. Om varapradaya namah

        – Obeisances to the Merciful Lord Who grants boons to the deserving like Prahlada

60. Om visvambaraya namah

         – Obeisances to Narasimha Who maintains the universe

61. Om adbhutaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is wonderful

62. Om bhavyaya namah

          – Obeisances to He Who determines the future (Who is the future for His devotees)

63. Om sri-visnave namah

          – Obeisances to that Narasimha Who is the all pervading Lord Vishnu

64. Om purusottamaya namah

          – Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the Supreme Enjoyer

65. Om anaghastra namah

          – Obeisances to Him Who can never be wounded by weapons

66. Om nakhastraya namah

          – Obeisances to Him Who has sharp nails for weapons

67. Om surya-jyotine namah

          – Obeisances to Narasimha the source of Suns rays

68. Om suresvaraya namah

          – Obeisances to Narasimhadev, Lord of devatas

69. Om sahasra-bahu-aya namah

          – Obeisances to Nara-hari the thousand-armed Lord

70. Om sarva-jnaya namah

          – Obeisances to Him Who is the all-knowing

71. Om sarva-siddhi-pradayakaya namah

          – Obeisances to Him Who awards all perfections to the sadhakas (devotees)

72. Om vajra-damstraya namah

          – Obeisances to Narasimha Who has teeth like lightning bolts

73. Om vajra-nakhaya namah

          – Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses nails like piercing lightning bolts

74. Om mahanandaya namah

          – Obeisances to the source of supreme bliss – Atmananda – Narasimha

75. Om param-tapaya namah

          – Obeisances to the source of All austerities, spiritual energy (and taptah – heat)

76. Om sarva-mantraika-rupa namah

          – Obeisances to that Divine Personality Who although one, he appears as the many                                    mantrika formulas

77. Om sarva-yantra-vidaramaya namah

          – Obeisances to Him Who destroys all machines (demoniac                                                                                  plans/arrangements/vehicles for demoniac works)

78. Om sarva-tantratmakaya namah

          – Obeisances to Narasimha the essence of, and proprioter of all tantras (ritual rites –                                  pujas)

79. Om avyaktaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord Who appears unmanifest

80. Om suvyaktaya namah

         – Obeisances unto Nara-simha Who for His devotees becomes wonderfully manifest                                   from the pillar (or when needed)

81. Om bhakta-vatsala namah

        – Obeisances to the Lord Who always has the well-being of His devotee at heart

82. Om vaisakha-sukla-bhototthaya namah

        – Obeisances to That Narasimhadeva Who appeared during waxing moon of the month            of            Vishakha (April-May)

83. Om saranagata-vatsalaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord Who is kind to those surrendered to Him (like the mother                                      lioness who is kind to her cubs)

84. Om udara-kirtine namah

         – Obeisances to Nara-simha Who is universally famous

85. Om punyatmaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is the essence of piety

86. Om mahatmaya namah

         – Obeisances to That great personality, Nara-simha

87. Om candra-vikramaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who is the performer of moonlike or great deeds, or who                                               performs deeds that eclipse all others.

88. Om vedatrayaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord of the three original Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama)

89. Om prapujyaya namah

         – Obeisances to Narasimha Who is supremely worshipable

90. Om bhagavanaya namah

         – Obeisances to Narasimha the Supreme Personality of Godhead

91. Om paramesvaraya namah

         – Obeisances to He Who is the Supreme Controller (Nara-simha-deva)

92. Om srivatsamkaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord Who is just like Krishna, being marked with symbol of Laksmi

93. Om jagat-vyapine namah

         – Obeisances to Narasimha Who pervades the entire universe

94. Om jagan-mayaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Supreme Mystic Who makes the material world seem real

95. Om jagat-palaya namah

         – Obeisances to the protector of the universe (Nara-simha)

96. Om jagannathaya namah

         – Obeisances to the Lord of Universe

97. Om mahakhagaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who moves in the air or with the movement of the air (is                                               everywhere)

98. Om dvi-rupa-bhrtaya namah

         – Obeisances to Him Who has double form (man-lion)

99. Om paramatmaya namah

        – Obeisances to Him Who is the Supersoul of All beings

100. Om param-jyotine namah

        – Obeisances to Him (Nara-simha) Whose effulgence is the source of Brahman

101. Om nirgunaya namah

        – Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses transcendental qualities (not those of the                                material nature)

102. Om nrkesarine namah

        – Obeisances unto Him man-lion (or having a lion’s mane while appearing part human)

103. Om para-tattvaya namah

        – Obeisances to the Supreme Absolute Truth (One Who is of the Supreme nature)

104. Om param-dhamaya namah

        – Obeisances to He Who comes from the Supreme Abode

105. Om sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaya namah

        – Obeisances to Narasimha Whose Form is made of eternal knowledge and bliss

106. Om laksmi-nrsimhaya namah

        – Obeisances unto the Man-Lion Form together with the Supreme Goddess of Fortune                                Srimati Laksmi-devi

107. Om sarvatmaya namah

        – Obeisances unto the universal, primeval soul (the Supreme Personality of Godhead –                              Narasimhadeva)

108. Om dhiraya namah

        – Obeisances unto Narasimha who is always sober (being never bewildered)

Om prahlada-palakaya namah Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is the protector of Prahlada Maharaja, and those of that nature – surrendered unto Him.