Namaste Narasimhaya ~ Swarupa Damodar Das

Lord Narasimha, the half man half lion incarnation of Lord Krishna appeared in this wonderful form in order to protect His five year old devotee Prahlada, from the atrocities of his demoniac father Hiranyakashipu. Worship of Lord Narasimha was popularised in the western world by His Divine Grace A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. The Prayers to Lord Narasimha are sung daily in all of Srila Prabhupada’s Temples throughout the world. This wonderful prayer is performed by Sriman Swarupa Damodar Prabhu. NAMASTE NARASIMHAYA (1) namas te narasiḿhāya prahlādāhlāda-dāyine hiraṇyakaśipor vakṣaḥ- śilā-ṭańka-nakhālaye I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja and whose nails are like chisels on the stone like chest of the demon Hiranyakasipu. (2) ito nṛsiḿhaḥ parato nṛsiḿho yato yato yāmi tato nṛsi