namas te narasiṃhāyaनमस् ते नरसिंहायనమస్తే నరసింహాయநமஸ் தே நரஸிம்ஹாயનમસ્ તે નરસિંહાયprahlādāhlāda-dāyineप्रह्लादाह्लाददायिनेప్రహ్లాదాహ్లాద-దాయినేப்ரஹ்லாதாஹ்லாததாயிநேપ્રહ્લાદાહ્લાદદાયિનેhiraṇyakaśipor vakṣaḥ-हिरण्यकशिपोर् वक्षःహిరణ్యకశిపోర్వక్షఃஹிரண்யகஶிபோர் வக்ஷஃહિરણ્યકશિપોર્ વક્ષઃśilā-ṭaṅka-nakhālayeशिलाटङ्कनखालयेశిలా-టంక-నఖాలయేஶிலாடங்கநகாலயேશિલાટઙ્કનખાલયે
ito nṛsiṃhaḥ parato nṛsiṃhoइतो नृसिंहः परतो नृसिंहोఇతో నృసింహః పరతో నృసింహోஇதோ ந்ருஸிம்ஹஃ பரதோ ந்ருஸிம்ஹோઇતો નૃસિંહઃ પરતો નૃસિંહોyato yato yāmi tato nṛsiṃhaḥयतो यतो यामि ततो नृसिंहःయతో యతో యామి తతో నృసింహఃயதோ யதோ யாமி ததோ ந்ருஸிம்ஹஃયતો યતો યામિ તતો નૃસિંહઃbahir nṛsiṃho hṛdaye nṛsiṃhoबहिर् नृसिंहो हृदये नृसिंहोబహిర్ నృసింహో హృదయే నృసింహోபஹிர் ந்ருஸிம்ஹோ ஹ்ருதயே ந்ருஸிம்ஹோબહિર્ નૃસિંહો હૃદયે નૃસિંહોnṛsiṃham ādiṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadyeनृसिंहम् आदिं शरणं प्रपद्येనృసింహం ఆదిం శరణం ప్రపద్యేந்ருஸிம்ஹம் ஆதிம் ஶரணம் ப்ரபத்யேનૃસિંહમ્ આદિં શરણં પ્રપદ્યે
Word for word
namaḥ—obeisances; te—unto You; nara-siṃhāya—unto Lord Narasiṃha; prahlāda—(to) Prahlāda Mahārāja; āhlāda—(of) joy; dāyine—the giver; hiraṇyakaśipoḥ—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; vakṣaḥ—chest; śilā—(on) the stonelike; ṭaṅka—chisels; nakha-ālaye— whose nails; itaḥ—here; nṛsiṃhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; parataḥ—there; nṛsiṃhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; yataḥ yataḥ—wherever; yāmi—I go; tataḥ—there; nṛsiṃhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; bahiḥ—externally; nṛsiṃhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; hṛdaye—in the heart; nṛsiṃhaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; nṛsiṃham—to Lord Nṛsiṃha; ādim—the origin; śaraṇam—the supreme refuge; prapadye—I surrender.नमः—obeisances; ते—unto You; नरसिंहाय—unto Lord Narasiṃha; प्रह्लाद—(to) Prahlāda Mahārāja; आह्लाद—(of) joy; दायिने—the giver; हिरण्यकशिपोः—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; वक्षः—chest; शिला—(on) the stonelike; टङ्क—chisels; नखआलये— whose nails; इतः—here; नृसिंहः—Lord Nṛsiṃha; परतः—there; नृसिंहः—Lord Nṛsiṃha; यतः यतः—wherever; यामि—I go; ततः—there; नृसिंहः—Lord Nṛsiṃha; बहिः—externally; नृसिंहः—Lord Nṛsiṃha; हृदये—in the heart; नृसिंहः—Lord Nṛsiṃha; नृसिंहम्—to Lord Nṛsiṃha; आदिम्—the origin; शरणम्—the supreme refuge; प्रपद्ये—I surrender.నమః—obeisances; తే—unto You; నరసింహాయ—unto Lord Narasiṃha; ప్రహ్లాద—(to) Prahlāda Mahārāja; ఆహ్లాద—(of) joy; దాయినే—the giver; హిరణ్యకశిపోః—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; వక్షః—chest; శిలా—(on) the stonelike; టఙ్క—chisels; నఖఆలయే— whose nails; ఇతః—here; నృసింహః—Lord Nṛsiṃha; పరతః—there; నృసింహః—Lord Nṛsiṃha; యతః యతః—wherever; యామి—I go; తతః—there; నృసింహః—Lord Nṛsiṃha; బహిః—externally; నృసింహః—Lord Nṛsiṃha; హృదయే—in the heart; నృసింహః—Lord Nṛsiṃha; నృసింహమ్—to Lord Nṛsiṃha; ఆదిమ్—the origin; శరణమ్—the supreme refuge; ప్రపద్యే—I surrender.நமஃ—obeisances; தே—unto You; நரஸிம்ஹாய—unto Lord Narasiṃha; ப்ரஹ்லாத—(to) Prahlāda Mahārāja; ஆஹ்லாத—(of) joy; தாயிநே—the giver; ஹிரண்யகஶிபோஃ—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; வக்ஷஃ—chest; ஶிலா—(on) the stonelike; டங்க—chisels; நகஆலயே— whose nails; இதஃ—here; ந்ருஸிம்ஹஃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; பரதஃ—there; ந்ருஸிம்ஹஃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; யதஃ யதஃ—wherever; யாமி—I go; ததஃ—there; ந்ருஸிம்ஹஃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; பஹிஃ—externally; ந்ருஸிம்ஹஃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; ஹ்ருதயே—in the heart; ந்ருஸிம்ஹஃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; ந்ருஸிம்ஹம்—to Lord Nṛsiṃha; ஆதிம்—the origin; ஶரணம்—the supreme refuge; ப்ரபத்யே—I surrender.નમઃ—obeisances; તે—unto You; નરસિંહાય—unto Lord Narasiṃha; પ્રહ્લાદ—(to) Prahlāda Mahārāja; આહ્લાદ—(of) joy; દાયિને—the giver; હિરણ્યકશિપોઃ—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; વક્ષઃ—chest; શિલા—(on) the stonelike; ટઙ્ક—chisels; નખઆલયે— whose nails; ઇતઃ—here; નૃસિંહઃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; પરતઃ—there; નૃસિંહઃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; યતઃ યતઃ—wherever; યામિ—I go; તતઃ—there; નૃસિંહઃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; બહિઃ—externally; નૃસિંહઃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; હૃદયે—in the heart; નૃસિંહઃ—Lord Nṛsiṃha; નૃસિંહમ્—to Lord Nṛsiṃha; આદિમ્—the origin; શરણમ્—the supreme refuge; પ્રપદ્યે—I surrender.
I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasiṃha who gives joy to Prahlāda Mahārāja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu. Lord Nṛsiṃha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nṛsiṃha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nṛsiṃha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge.
tava kara-kamala-vare nakhamतव करकमलवरे नखम्తవ కర-కమల-వరే నఖంதவ கரகமலவரே நகம்તવ કરકમલવરે નખમ્adbhuta-śṛṅgaṃअद्भुतशृङ्गंఅద్భుత-శృంగంஅத்புதஶ்ருங்கம்અદ્ભુતશૃઙ્ગંdalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgamदलितहिरण्यकशिपुतनुभृङ्गम्దలిత హిరణ్యకశిపు-తను-బృంగంதலிதஹிரண்யகஶிபுதநுப்ருங்கம்દલિતહિરણ્યકશિપુતનુભૃઙ્ગમ્keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hareकेशव धृतनरहरिरूप जय जगदीश हरेకేశవ ధృత-నరహరి-రూప జయ జగదీశ హరేகேஶவ த்ருதநரஹரிரூப ஜய ஜகதீஶ ஹரேકેશવ ધૃતનરહરિરૂપ જય જગદીશ હરે
Word for word
tava—Your; kara-kamala-vare—upon the beautiful lotus hands; nakham—the nails; adbhuta-śṛṅgam—wonderfully sharp tips; dalita—ripped apart; hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu—the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; bhṛṅgam—the wasp; keśava—O Lord Keśava!; dhṛta-narahari-rūpa—who assumed the form of Narahari; jaya—all glories; jagat-īśa hare—O Hari, Lord of the universe!तव—Your; करकमलवरे—upon the beautiful lotus hands; नखम्—the nails; अद्भुतशृङ्गम्—wonderfully sharp tips; दलित—ripped apart; हिरण्यकशिपुतनु—the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; भृङ्गम्—the wasp; केशव—O Lord Keśava!; धृतनरहरिरूप—who assumed the form of Narahari; जय—all glories; जगतीश हरे—O Hari, Lord of the universe!తవ—Your; కరకమలవరే—upon the beautiful lotus hands; నఖమ్—the nails; అద్భుతశృఙ్గమ్—wonderfully sharp tips; దలిత—ripped apart; హిరణ్యకశిపుతను—the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; భృఙ్గమ్—the wasp; కేశవ—O Lord Keśava!; ధృతనరహరిరూప—who assumed the form of Narahari; జయ—all glories; జగతీశ హరే—O Hari, Lord of the universe!தவ—Your; கரகமலவரே—upon the beautiful lotus hands; நகம்—the nails; அத்புதஶ்ருங்கம்—wonderfully sharp tips; தலித—ripped apart; ஹிரண்யகஶிபுதநு—the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; ப்ருங்கம்—the wasp; கேஶவ—O Lord Keśava!; த்ருதநரஹரிரூப—who assumed the form of Narahari; ஜய—all glories; ஜகதீஶ ஹரே—O Hari, Lord of the universe!તવ—Your; કરકમલવરે—upon the beautiful lotus hands; નખમ્—the nails; અદ્ભુતશૃઙ્ગમ્—wonderfully sharp tips; દલિત—ripped apart; હિરણ્યકશિપુતનુ—the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; ભૃઙ્ગમ્—the wasp; કેશવ—O Lord Keśava!; ધૃતનરહરિરૂપ—who assumed the form of Narahari; જય—all glories; જગતીશ હરે—O Hari, Lord of the universe!
O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one's fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike demon Hiraṇyakaśipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.
Translations
I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasiṃha who gives joy to Prahlāda Mahārāja and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu. Lord Nṛsiṃha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nṛsiṃha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nṛsiṃha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge.
O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one's fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike demon Hiraṇyakaśipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.
The word-for-word meanings and translations are by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, from Songs of the Vaiṣṇava Ācāryas, © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (www.krishna.com).
