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.