Shri Narasimha Panchamrit Stotram is the best of prayers, called panchamrita or five nectars compiled by Lord Rama Himself. One who reads this will be liberated eternally.
Praying this way, the best of the Raghus, Lord Rama worshipped Lord Hari. At that time the demigods showered a rain of flowers on the head of Narasimhadeva.
Narasimha is an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, one who incarnates in the form of part lion and part man to destroy evil, end religious persecution and calamity on Earth, thereby restoring Dharma.
Narasimha is a significant iconic symbol of creative resistance, hope against odds, victory over persecution, and destruction of evil. He is the destructor of not only external evil but also one’s own inner evil.
Shri Narasimha Panchamrit Stotram Meaning
श्री नृसिंह पञ्चामृत स्तोत्रम्
अहोबिलं नारसिंहं गत्वा रामः प्रतापवान् ।
नमस्कृत्वा श्रीनृसिंह-मस्तौषीत् कमलापतिम् ॥
Ahobalam narasimham gatva ramah pratapavan
namaskutya sri Narasimham astaushit kamala patim
The glorious Rama once visited Ahobala where He saw the Deity of Lord Narasimha. He offered His obeisances to Lord Kamalapati (husband of the Goddess of Fortune) and prayed as follows.
गोविन्द केशव जनार्दन वासुदेव
विश्वेश विश्व मधुसूदन विश्वरूप ।
श्रीपद्मनाभ पुरुषोत्तम पुष्कराक्ष
नारायणाच्युत नृसिंह नमो नमस्ते ॥ १॥
Govinda keshava janardana vasudeva
vishvesha-vishva madhusudana vishvarupa
shri padmanabha purushottama pushkaraksha
narayanachyuta nrisimho namo namaste
O Govinda, Keshava, Janardana, Vasudeva, Vishvesha (the controller of the universe), Vishva, Madhusudana, Vishvarupa, Sri Padmanabha, Purushottama, Pushkaraksha, Narayana, Achyuta. O Lord Narasimha I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.
देवाः समस्ताः खलु योगिमुख्याः
गन्धर्व-विद्याधर-किन्नराश्च ।
यत्पादमूलं सततं नमन्ति
तं नारसिंहं शरणं गतोऽस्मि ॥ २॥
Devah samastah khalu gopi mukhyaha
gandharva vidyadhara kinnarash cha
yat pada-mulam satatam namanti
tam narasimham sharanam gato shmi
I have taken shelter of Lord Narasimha unto whose lotus feet demigods, prominent yogis,
Gandharvas, vidyadharas, and kinnaras are constantly offering their obeisances.
वेदान् समस्तान् खलु शास्त्रगर्भान्
विद्याबले कीर्तिमतीं च लक्ष्मीम् ।
यस्य प्रसादात् सततं लभन्ते
तं नारसिंहं शरणं गतोऽस्मि ॥ ३॥
Vedan samastan khalu shastragarbhan
vidyam balam kirtimatim cha lakshmim
yasya prasadat purusha labhante
tam narasimham sharanam gato shmi
I have taken shelter of Lord Narasimha by whose mercy people receive all the Vedas,
the essence of all scriptures, knowledge, strength, reputation, and wealth.
ब्रह्मा शिवस्त्वं पुरुषोत्तमश्च
नारायणोऽसौ मरुतां पतिश्च ।
चन्द्रार्क वाय्वग्नि मरुद्गणाश्च
त्वमेव तं त्वां सततं नतोऽस्मि ॥ ४॥
Brahma shivas tvam purushottamash cha
narayano ‘shau marutam patish cha
chandrarka vayvagni marud-ganash cha
tvam eva tam tvam shatatam nato’shmi
You are Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva, and the best person Lord Narayana. You are the master of the
Maruta and You are the sun, the moon, air, and the fire as well as the Marut-ganas.
I offer my obeisances unto You.
स्वप्नेऽपि नित्यं जगतां त्रयाणाम्
स्रष्टा च हन्ता विभुरप्रमेयः ।
त्राता त्वमेकस्त्रिविधो विभिन्नः
तं त्वां नृसिंहं सततं नतोऽस्मि ॥ ५॥
Snapne’pi nitya jagatam ashesam
srashta cha hanta vibhura prabheyaha
trata tvam eka strividho vibinnaha
tam tvam Narasimham satatam nato’smi
I offer my obeisances unto Lord Narasimha who is the creator, the maintainer, and the destroyer
of the entire universe. Although You perform all of these three acts simultaneously,
You are completely beyond these activities. You are the all-pervading, unlimited supreme spirit.
इति स्तुत्वा रघुश्रेष्ठः पूजयामास तं विभुम् ।
पुष्पवृष्टिः पपाताशु तस्य देवस्य मूर्धनि ॥
साधु साध्विति तं प्रोचुः देवा ऋषिगणैः सह ॥ ६॥
Iti stutva raghushreshthaha
pujayamasa tam harim
pushpa vrishtih papatashu
tasya devasya murdhani
Praying this way, the best of the Raghus, Lord Ramacandra worshipped Lord Hari.
At that time the demigods showered a rain of flowers on the head of Lord Narasimhadeva.
देवाः ऊचुः
राघवेण कृतं स्तोत्रं पञ्चामृतमनुत्तमम् ।
पठन्ति ये द्विजवराः तेषां स्वर्गस्तु शाश्वतः ॥ ७॥
Raghavena kutam stotram
panchamrita manuktamam
pathanti ye dvijavaraha
tesham svargastu shashvataha
This is the best of prayers, called pancamrita or five nectars compiled by Lord Rama Himself.
One who reads this will be liberated eternally.
