Sri Narasimha Prayer

I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nrisimhadeva. You are the giver of pleasure to Prahlada Maharaja, and Your nails cut the chest of Hiranyakashipu Lord Nrsimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrsimha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nrsimha, the origin of all things and the Supreme refuge. Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasp-like demon Hiranyakashipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands. O Keshava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who has assumed the form of half-man, half- lion! All glories to You! Victory to Nrsimhadeva, Bhakta Prahlad! Victory to the embodiment of Bhakti: Bhakta Prahlad Maharaj. Victory to Gurudeva! Victory to Gurudeva Sri Swami Vishwananda!