Narasimha Arti

Namas te narasimhaya

Prahladahlada - dayine

Hiranyakasipor – vakshahsila

Tanka – nakhalaye

I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja  and whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demon Hiranyakasipu.

Ito nrisimhah parato nrisimho

Yato yato yami tato nrisimhah

Bahir nrisimho hridaye nrisimho

Nrisimham adim saranam prapadye

Lord Nrisimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrisimha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nrisimha, the origin of all things and supreme refuge.

Tava-kara-kamala-vare-nakham adbhuta-sringam

Dalita-hiranyakasipu-tanu-bhringam

Kesava dhrita-narahari-rupa jaye jagadise hare

O Kesava! 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 wasp like demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your Beautiful Lotus hands.