Names
of Lord Nrsimha
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Names of Laksmi Nrsimha from Brahmanda Purana
narasimho mahasimho divyasimho mahabalah
ugrasimho mahadevah stamba-jas
cogra-locanah
raudra sarvadbhutah sriman yoganandas
trivikramah
harih kolahalas cakri vijayo
jaya-vardhanah
pancananah param-brahma caghora
ghora-vikramah
jvalan-mukho jvalamali mahajvalas
mahaprabhuh
nitilaksah sahasrakso durniriksyah
pratapanah
mahadamstra yudhah-prajnas canda-kopi
sadasivah
hiranyakasipu-dhvamsi
daitya-danava-bhanjanah
guna-bhadro mahabhadro bala-bhadrah
subhadrakah
karalo vikaralas ca vikarta
sarva-kartrkah
sisumaras trilokatma isah sarvesvaro
vibhuh
bhairavadambaro divyas cacyutah kavi
madhavah
adhoksajo'ksarah sarve vanamali
vara-pradah
visvambaro'dbhuto bhavyah sri-visnuh
purusottamah
anaghastra nakhastra ca suryo-jyotih
suresvarah
sahasra-bahuh sarvajnah
sarva-siddhi-pradayakah
vajra-damstro vajra-nakho mahanandah
param-tapah
sarva-mantraika-rupas ca
sarva-yantra-vidaramah
sarva-tantratmakavyakta suvyakta bhakta
vatsalah
vaisakha-sukla-bhutotthah
saranagata-vatsalah
udara-kirtih punyatma mahatma
candra-vikramah
vedatrayo prapujyas ca bhagavan
paramesvarah
srivatsamka srinivaso jagad-vyapi
jagan-mayah
jagat-palo jagannatha mahakhago
dvi-rupa-bhrt
paramatma param-jyotir nirgunas ca
nrkesarih
para-tattvam param-dhama
sac-cid-ananda-vigrahah
laksmi-nrsimha sarvatma dhirah
prahlada-palakah
idam laksmi-nrsimhasya namastottarami satam
tri-sandhyam yah pathed bhaktya sarva bhistamavapnuyat
Translation:
narasimha half-man half-lion
mahasimha great lion
diyva-simha divine lion
mahabala greatly powerful
ugra-simha terrifying lion
mahadeva lord of lords
stambha-ja appeared from the pillar
ugra-locana terrifying eyes
raudra angry
sarvadbhuta wonderful in everyway
sriman beautiful
yogananda source of yogic bliss
trivikrama Vamana (three great
steps)
hari takes our
troubles away
kolahala roaring (Varahadeva)
cakri carries the disk
vijaya always
victorious
jaya-vardhana increasing glories
pancanana five-headed
param-brahma Supreme Absolute Truth
aghora not horrible
ghora-vikrama terrifying activities
jvalan-mukha effulgent face
jvala-mali with effulgent garland
mahajvala most effulgent
maha-prabhuh Supreme Master (not different than Lord
Caitanya)
niti-laksa possesses all good
(moral) qualities
sahasraksa thousand-eyed
durniriksya difficult to see (bzw.
difficult to look at)
pratapana oppresses His enemies
with great heat
mahadamstra great teeth
yudha-prajna intelligent in battle
(ready to fight)
canda-kopi angry moon
sada-siva all auspicious
hiranyakasipu-dhvamsi destroys Hiranyakasipu
daitya-danava-bhanjana destroys masses of demon and giants
guna-bhadra wonderful qualities
(gentleman!)
mahabhadra very auspicious
bala-bhadra auspiciously powerful
subhadraka extremely auspicious
karala with wide open
mouth
vikarala with very wide
open mouth
vikarta performs wonderful
activities
sarva-kartrka performs ALL activities
sisumara Matsya
trilokatma Soul of the three
worlds
isa
controller
sarvesvara supreme controller
vibhu the BEST
bhaivaradambara causes terror by roaring in the
sky
divya divine
acyuta infallible
kavi intelligent
(poet)
madhava husband of Laksmi
adhoksaja beyond
understanding (or explaining)
aksara infallible
sarva everything
vanamali wears garland of
forest flowers
varaprada grants boons
visvambara maintains the universe
adbhuta wonderful
bhavya determines the
future (IS the future)
sri-visnu all pervading
purusottama Supreme Enjoyer
anaghastra never wounded by
weapons
nakhastra with nails for
weapons
surya-jyoti source of Suns rays
suresvara Lord of devatas
sahasra-bahu thousand-armed
sarva-jna all-knowing
sarva-siddhi-pradayaka awards all perfections
vajra-damstra lightning-like teeth
vajra-nakha lightning like nails
mahananda source of supreme
bliss
param-tapa source of all energy
(heat)
sarva-mantraika-rupa although one, he appears as the many
mantras
sarva-yantra-vidarama destroys all machines (demoniac
arrangements)
sarva-tantratmaka the essence of all tantras
avyakta unmanifest
suvyakta wonderfully
manifest
bhakta-vatsala kind to His devotee
vaisakha-sukla-bhototth appeared during waxing moon of Visakha
saranagata-vatsala kind to those surrendered to Him
udara-kirti universally famous
punyatma essence of piety
mahatma great personality
candra-vikrama moonlike performer of great
deeds
vedatraya the three Vedas
prapujya supreme worshipable
bhagavan Supreme Personality
of Godhead
paramesvara Supreme Controller
srivatsamka marked with sign of
Laksmi
jagat-vyapi pervades the entire
universe
jagan-maya makes the material
world seem real
jagat-pala protector of the
universe
jagannatha Lord of Universe
mahakhaga moves in the air
dvi-rupa-bhrt has double form
(man-lion)
paramatma Supersoul
param-jyoti source of Brahma
nirguna transcendental
qualities (not part of material nature)
nrkesari man-lion
para-tattva Supreme Absolute
Truth
param-dhama Supreme Abode
sac-cid-ananda-vigraha Form of eternal knowledge and bliss
laksmi-nrsimha Man-Lion Form together with
laksmi-devi
sarvatma universal soul
dhira sober (never
bewildered)
prahlada-palaka protector of Prahlada Maharaja