Narasimha Nakha Sthuthi
(Prayer of the nails of Narasimha)
By
Madhvacharya
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Among the many great works of saint Madhvacharya , the proponent of the Dwaitha system of philosophy, this very small prayer extolling the nails of the man lion form of Lord Vishnu stands out. It was written as an introduction for the Hari Vayu Sthuthi which was written by his disciple SriTrivikramacharya.)
Om
panthwasman puru hootha vairi bhalavan mathanga madyath ghata,
Kumbochadri
vipata nadhikpatu prathyeka vajrayutha,
Srimath
kanteera vasya prathatha sunakharaa dharitha arathi dhoora,
Pradhwastha dhwantha santhi pravathitha manasa bhavitha
bhoori bhagai. 1
Oh
Lord Narasimha who is with Goddess Lakshmi,
Please
protect all of us with your omnipotent
nails,
For Just like a ferocious lion attacks herd of
elephants,
And
splits apart their heads with its nails,
And
the Vajrayudha of Indra splits highest
mountains
Your
nails kill the asuras who are like exhilarated elephants,
And
the same precious nails of Sri Narasimha with Lakshmi,
Destroyed
and removed the duties of a Brahmana,
And
solved the darkness of poor knowledge,
So
that the devas became with a calm mind,
Along
with Brahma and all the other Gods.
Lakshmi
kanta samantatopi kalyanai veshithesthusamam,
Pashyamittamavasthu
duritharathopasthamv rasayosthama,
Yadroshakkara
daksha nethra kutila pranthopi agni sphurat,
Kandhyothopama
vishpulinga basitha brahmesa shakrothkara. 2
Hey
consort of Lakshmi, I do not find any one equal to you in showering graces,
And
see you as something even at a distance, as the king of all mixtures- ashtama
rasa.
And
if those eyes of yours which are angry and burning, opens slightly in a curve,
It
sends sparks that look tiny like a glow worm but is more like the glowing Sun God,
An
these are capable of burning several ions of Brahma,
Shiva and Indra.
Ithi Srimad Ananda Theertha bhagwat padacharya virachitham,
Sri Nrusimha nakah Sthuthi sampoornam
Thus ends the prayer to Nails of Lord Narasimha
Composed by Srimad Ananda theertha (Madhvacharya)