The Manifestation of Narasimha

Verse 1 (padma.6.238.1)

रुद्र उवाच- भ्रातरं निहतं ज्ञात्वा हिरण्यकशिपुस्ततः । तपस्तेपे महादैत्यो मेरोः पार्श्वे च मां प्रति ।

rudra uvāca bhrātaraṁ nihataṁ jñātvā hiraṇyakaśipustataḥ tapastepe mahādaityo meroḥ pārśve ca māṁ prati

Rudra said: Learning that his brother had been slain, the great daitya Hiranyakashipu performed austerities beside Mount Meru, directed toward me.

Verse 2 (padma.6.238.2)

दिव्यवर्षसहस्राणि वायुभक्षो महाबलः । जपन्पंचाक्षरं मंत्रं पूजयामास मां शुभे ।

divyavarṣasahasrāṇi vāyubhakṣo mahābalaḥ japanpaṁcākṣaraṁ maṁtraṁ pūjayāmāsa māṁ śubhe

O auspicious one, that mighty one, for a thousand divine years, living on air alone, worshipped me while reciting the five-syllabled mantra.

Verse 3 (padma.6.238.3)

ततः प्रहृष्टमनसा तमवोचं महासुरम् । वरं वृणीष्व दैतेय यत्ते मनसि वर्त्तते । ततः प्रोवाच दैतेयो मां प्रसन्नं शुभानने ।

tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasā tamavocaṁ mahāsuram varaṁ vṛṇīṣva daiteya yatte manasi varttate tataḥ provāca daiteyo māṁ prasannaṁ śubhānane

Then, my heart pleased, I said to that great daitya: "O king of daityas, ask whatever boon is in your mind." Then that daitya spoke to me, pleased, O beautiful-faced one.

Verse 4 (padma.6.238.4)

हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- देवासुरमनुष्याणां गंधर्वोरगरक्षसाम् । पशुपक्षिमृगाणां च सिद्धानां वै महात्मनाम् ।

hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca devāsuramanuṣyāṇāṁ gaṁdharvoragarakṣasām paśupakṣimṛgāṇāṁ ca siddhānāṁ vai mahātmanām

Hiranyakashipu said: "From gods, asuras, men, gandharvas, nagas, rakshasas, beasts, birds, wild animals, the great-souled Siddhas,

Verse 5 (padma.6.238.5)

यक्षविद्याधराणां च किन्नराणां तथैव च । सर्वेषामेव रोगाणामायुधानां तथैव च । सर्वेषामृषिमुख्यानामवध्यत्वं प्रयच्छ मे ।

yakṣavidyādharāṇāṁ ca kinnarāṇāṁ tathaiva ca sarveṣāmeva rogāṇāmāyudhānāṁ tathaiva ca sarveṣāmṛṣimukhyānāmavadhyatvaṁ prayaccha me

yakshas, vidyadharas, and kinnaras, from every disease and weapon likewise, and from every chief sage too — grant me immunity from being slain.

Verse 6 (padma.6.238.6)

रुद्र उवाच- एवमस्त्विति तद्रक्षस्त्वब्रुवं प्रियदर्शने । मत्तो महद्वरं प्राप्य स दैतेयो महाबलः ।

rudra uvāca evamastviti tadrakṣastvabruvaṁ priyadarśane matto mahadvaraṁ prāpya sa daiteyo mahābalaḥ

Rudra said: O one of pleasing sight, I said to that demon, "So be it." Having obtained this great boon from me, that mighty daitya —

Verse 7 (padma.6.238.7)

जित्वा महेंद्रं देवांश्च स त्रैलोक्येश्वरोऽभवत् । सर्वांश्च यज्ञभागांश्च स्वयमेवाग्रहीद्बलात् ।

jitvā maheṁdraṁ devāṁśca sa trailokyeśvaro'bhavat sarvāṁśca yajñabhāgāṁśca svayamevāgrahīdbalāt

conquered Mahendra and the gods and became lord of the three worlds. He forcibly seized all the sacrificial shares for himself.

Verse 8 (padma.6.238.8)

त्रातारं नाधिगच्छंति देवतास्तेन निर्जिताः । तस्यैव किंकराः सर्वे गंधर्वा देवदानवाः ।

trātāraṁ nādhigacchaṁti devatāstena nirjitāḥ tasyaiva kiṁkarāḥ sarve gaṁdharvā devadānavāḥ

The gods, thus defeated by him, found no protector. The Gandharvas, gods and demons, Yakshas, Nagas, Siddhas and Sadhyas — all became his servants, subject to his will.

Verse 9 (padma.6.238.9)

यक्षाश्चनागाः सिद्धाश्च साध्याश्च वशवर्तिनः । उत्तानपादस्य सुतां कल्याणीं नाम कन्यकाम् ।

yakṣāścanāgāḥ siddhāśca sādhyāśca vaśavartinaḥ uttānapādasya sutāṁ kalyāṇīṁ nāma kanyakām

That mighty king of daityas duly wed a maiden named Kalyani, daughter of Uttanapada.

Verse 10 (padma.6.238.10)

उपयेमे विधानेन दैत्यराजो महाबलः । तस्यां जातो महातेजाः प्रह्लादो दैत्यराट्शुभे ।

upayeme vidhānena daityarājo mahābalaḥ tasyāṁ jāto mahātejāḥ prahlādo daityarāṭśubhe

From her, O auspicious one, was born the greatly radiant Prahlada, the son of the daitya king.

Verse 11 (padma.6.238.11)

अनुरक्तो हृषीकेशे गर्भवासेऽपि यो हरौ । सर्वावस्थासु कृत्येषु मनोवाक्कायकर्म्मभिः ।

anurakto hṛṣīkeśe garbhavāse'pi yo harau sarvāvasthāsu kṛtyeṣu manovākkāyakarmmabhiḥ

Even while in the womb, he was devoted to Hrishikesha, Hari. In every state and every act, through mind, speech, and body,

Verse 12 (padma.6.238.12)

नान्यं जानाति देवेशात्प्रसन्नात्मा सनातनात् । स कालेऽपि विनीतः सन्गुरुगेहे वसत्सुधीः ।

nānyaṁ jānāti deveśātprasannātmā sanātanāt sa kāle'pi vinītaḥ sangurugehe vasatsudhīḥ

he, ever glad of heart, knew none other than the eternal Lord of gods. When the time came, that wise, humble child dwelt in his guru's house,

Verse 13 (padma.6.238.13)

अधीत्य सर्ववेदांश्च शास्त्राणि विविधानि च । कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य गुरुणा सह दैत्यजः ।

adhītya sarvavedāṁśca śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca kasyacittvatha kālasya guruṇā saha daityajaḥ

and having studied all the Vedas and various scriptures, after some time that son of the daityas, together with his teacher —

Verse 14 (padma.6.238.14)

पितुः समीपमागत्य ववंदे विनयान्वितः । तं परिष्वज्य बाहुभ्यां तनयं शुभलक्षणम् । अंके निधाय दैत्येंद्रः प्रोवाचेदं सुविस्मितम् ।

pituḥ samīpamāgatya vavaṁde vinayānvitaḥ taṁ pariṣvajya bāhubhyāṁ tanayaṁ śubhalakṣaṇam aṁke nidhāya daityeṁdraḥ provācedaṁ suvismitam

came before his father and bowed with humility. The lord of daityas, embracing that auspicious son with both arms and setting him on his lap, spoke to him in great wonder.

Verse 15 (padma.6.238.15)

हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- प्रह्लाद चिरकालं त्वं गुरुगेहे निवेशितः । यदुक्ता गुरुणा विद्या तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत ।

hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca prahlāda cirakālaṁ tvaṁ gurugehe niveśitaḥ yaduktā guruṇā vidyā tanmamācakṣva suvrata

Hiranyakashipu said: "O Prahlada, O one of good vows, you have dwelt long in your guru's house; tell me the learning your teacher has taught you."

Verse 16 (padma.6.238.16)

रुद्र उवाच- इति पृष्टः स्वपित्रा वै प्रह्लादो जन्मवैष्णवः । प्राह दैत्येश्वरं प्रीत्या वचनं कलुषापहम् ।

rudra uvāca iti pṛṣṭaḥ svapitrā vai prahlādo janmavaiṣṇavaḥ prāha daityeśvaraṁ prītyā vacanaṁ kaluṣāpaham

Rudra said: Thus questioned by his father, Prahlada, a Vaishnava from birth, spoke lovingly to the lord of daityas words that dispel all sin.

Verse 17 (padma.6.238.17)

प्रह्लाद उवाच- यो वै सर्वोपनिषदामर्थः पुरुष ईश्वरः । तं वै सर्वगतं विष्णुं नमस्कृत्वा ब्रवीमि ते ।

prahlāda uvāca yo vai sarvopaniṣadāmarthaḥ puruṣa īśvaraḥ taṁ vai sarvagataṁ viṣṇuṁ namaskṛtvā bravīmi te

Prahlada said: "He who is the meaning of all the Upanishads, that Lord, the Supreme Person — bowing to him, the all-pervading Vishnu, I speak to you.

Verse 18 (padma.6.238.18)

रुद्र उवाच-। इति विष्णुस्तुतिं श्रुत्वा दैत्यराड् विस्मयान्वितः । उवाच तं गुरुं रोषात्किं त्वयोक्तं ममात्मजे ।

rudra uvāca iti viṣṇustutiṁ śrutvā daityarāḍ vismayānvitaḥ uvāca taṁ guruṁ roṣātkiṁ tvayoktaṁ mamātmaje

Rudra said: Hearing this praise of Vishnu, the king of daityas, astonished, said angrily to the teacher: "What have you taught my son?

Verse 19 (padma.6.238.19)

ममात्मजस्य दुर्बुद्धे हरिसंस्तवमीदृशम् । किमर्थमुक्तवान्जाड्यमकार्य्यं ब्राह्मणोचितम् ।

mamātmajasya durbuddhe harisaṁstavamīdṛśam kimarthamuktavānjāḍyamakāryyaṁ brāhmaṇocitam

O fool, why did you teach my son such praise of Hari? Why did you commit this folly, an act unworthy of a Brahmin,

Verse 20 (padma.6.238.20)

अश्राव्यं मदमित्रस्य स्तवमेतं ममाग्रतः । बालेनापिकृतंत्वेतत्त्वत्प्रसादाद्दिवजाधम ।

aśrāvyaṁ madamitrasya stavametaṁ mamāgrataḥ bālenāpikṛtaṁtvetattvatprasādāddivajādhama

this unbearable praise of my enemy, uttered before me? O vile Brahmin, this has been done even by this child, through your doing."

Verse 21 (padma.6.238.21)

इत्युक्त्वा परितो वीक्ष्य दैत्यराट्क्रोधमूर्च्छितः । उवाच दैत्यमेकं तु बंधयैनं द्विजाधमम् ।

ityuktvā parito vīkṣya daityarāṭkrodhamūrcchitaḥ uvāca daityamekaṁ tu baṁdhayainaṁ dvijādhamam

Having spoken thus, the daitya king, overwhelmed with anger, looked about and said to a daitya: "Bind this vile Brahmin!"

Verse 22 (padma.6.238.22)

इतिराजवचः श्रुत्वा स बबंध भृगोः सुतम् । बध्यमानं गुरुं दृष्ट्वा प्रह्लादो ब्राह्मणप्रियः । उवाच पितरं तात इदं मे नोक्तवान्गुरुः ।

itirājavacaḥ śrutvā sa babaṁdha bhṛgoḥ sutam badhyamānaṁ guruṁ dṛṣṭvā prahlādo brāhmaṇapriyaḥ uvāca pitaraṁ tāta idaṁ me noktavānguruḥ

Hearing the king's word, he bound the son of Bhrigu, the teacher. Seeing his teacher bound, Prahlada, dear to Brahmins, said to his father: "Father, my teacher did not teach me this.

Verse 23 (padma.6.238.23)

कृपया देवदेवस्य शिक्षितोस्मि हरेः प्रभो । नान्यो गुरुर्मे भवति स एव प्रेरको हरिः ।

kṛpayā devadevasya śikṣitosmi hareḥ prabho nānyo gururme bhavati sa eva prerako hariḥ

O Lord, I have been taught only by the grace of Hari, God of gods. I have no other teacher — Hari alone is my inspirer.

Verse 24 (padma.6.238.24)

श्रोता मंता तथा वक्ता द्रष्टा सर्वग ईश्वरः । हरिरेवाक्षयः कर्त्ता नियंता सर्वदेहिनाम् । तस्मादनागसो विप्रो मोक्तव्योऽयं गुरुः प्रभो ।

śrotā maṁtā tathā vaktā draṣṭā sarvaga īśvaraḥ harirevākṣayaḥ karttā niyaṁtā sarvadehinām tasmādanāgaso vipro moktavyo'yaṁ guruḥ prabho

He alone is the hearer, the thinker, the speaker, the seer, the all-pervading Lord. Hari alone is the imperishable doer and controller of all embodied beings. Therefore, O Lord, let this blameless Brahmin teacher be released."

Verse 25 (padma.6.238.25)

रुद्र उवाच- इति पुत्रवचः श्रुत्वा हिरण्यकशिपुस्ततः । तं ब्राह्मणं मोचयित्वा स्वसुतं प्राह विस्मयात् ।

rudra uvāca iti putravacaḥ śrutvā hiraṇyakaśipustataḥ taṁ brāhmaṇaṁ mocayitvā svasutaṁ prāha vismayāt

Rudra said: Hearing his son's words, Hiranyakashipu, astonished, released that Brahmin, and, in wonder, said to his own son —

Verse 26 (padma.6.238.26)

किं वत्स त्वं भ्रमस्येवं मिथ्यावाक्यैर्द्विजन्मनः । को विष्णुः किं तु तद्रूपं कुत्रासौ संस्थितो हरिः ।

kiṁ vatsa tvaṁ bhramasyevaṁ mithyāvākyairdvijanmanaḥ ko viṣṇuḥ kiṁ tu tadrūpaṁ kutrāsau saṁsthito hariḥ

"O child, why are you deluded by this Brahmin's false words? Who is Vishnu? What is his form? Where does this Hari dwell?

Verse 27 (padma.6.238.27)

अहमेवेश्वरो लोके त्रैलोक्याधिपतिर्यतः । मामेवार्च्चय गोविंदं त्यज शत्रुं दुरासदम् ।

ahameveśvaro loke trailokyādhipatiryataḥ māmevārccaya goviṁdaṁ tyaja śatruṁ durāsadam

In this world I alone am God, for I alone am lord of the three worlds. Worship me, Govinda, and forsake this unassailable enemy.

Verse 28 (padma.6.238.28)

अथवा शंकरं देवं रुद्रं लोकगुरुं प्रभुम् । अर्च्चयस्वासुराध्यक्षं सर्वैश्वर्य्यप्रदं शिवम् ।

athavā śaṁkaraṁ devaṁ rudraṁ lokaguruṁ prabhum arccayasvāsurādhyakṣaṁ sarvaiśvaryyapradaṁ śivam

Or else worship the god Shankara, the Lord Rudra, teacher of the worlds — the ruler of the asuras, Shiva who bestows every fortune.

Verse 29 (padma.6.238.29)

त्रिपुंड्रधारणं कृत्वा भस्मना दैत्यपूजितम् । पूजयित्वा महादेवं पाशुपत्योक्तमार्गतः ।

tripuṁḍradhāraṇaṁ kṛtvā bhasmanā daityapūjitam pūjayitvā mahādevaṁ pāśupatyoktamārgataḥ

Bearing the triple mark, adorned with ash, worshipped by the daityas — worship that Mahadeva according to the Pashupata path,"

Verse 30 (padma.6.238.30)

रुद्र उवाच- इति दैत्यपतेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा दैत्यपुरोहिताः ।

rudra uvāca iti daityapatervākyaṁ śrutvā daityapurohitāḥ

Rudra said: Hearing this word of the lord of daityas, the daitya priests —

Verse 31 (padma.6.238.31)

पुरोहिता ऊचुः- एवमेव महाभाग कुरुष्व वचनं पितुः । त्यज शत्रुं कैटभारिं पूजयस्व त्रिलोचनम् ।

purohitā ūcuḥ evameva mahābhāga kuruṣva vacanaṁ pituḥ tyaja śatruṁ kaiṭabhāriṁ pūjayasva trilocanam

The priests said: "O illustrious one, do just as your father says. Forsake the enemy of Kaitabha, and worship the three-eyed Shiva.

Verse 32 (padma.6.238.32)

रुद्रात्परतरो देवो नास्ति सर्वप्रदो नॄणाम् । पिता तवापि तस्यैव प्रसादादीश्वरोऽभवत् ।

rudrātparataro devo nāsti sarvaprado nṝṇām pitā tavāpi tasyaiva prasādādīśvaro'bhavat

There is no god greater than Rudra, none who grants men everything as he does. Your father too became lord by his grace alone."

Verse 33 (padma.6.238.33)

रुद्र उवाच- इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा प्रह्लादो जन्मवैष्णवं ।

rudra uvāca iti teṣāṁ vacaḥ śrutvā prahlādo janmavaiṣṇavaṁ

Rudra said: Prahlada, a Vaishnava from birth, having heard their words —

Verse 34 (padma.6.238.34)

प्रह्लाद उवाच- अहो भगवतः श्रेष्ठा यन्माया मोहितं जगत् । अहो वेदांतविदुषः सर्वलोकेषु पूजिताः ।

prahlāda uvāca aho bhagavataḥ śreṣṭhā yanmāyā mohitaṁ jagat aho vedāṁtaviduṣaḥ sarvalokeṣu pūjitāḥ

Prahlada said: "How wondrous, that this world is so deluded by the Lord's maya! How wondrous, that even those held to be knowers of Vedanta, worshipped in every world —

Verse 35 (padma.6.238.35)

ब्राह्मणा अपि चापल्याद्वदंत्येवं मदान्विताः । नारायणः परं ब्रह्म तत्वं नारायणः परम् ।

brāhmaṇā api cāpalyādvadaṁtyevaṁ madānvitāḥ nārāyaṇaḥ paraṁ brahma tatvaṁ nārāyaṇaḥ param

even Brahmins, out of fickleness and pride, speak thus! Narayana alone is the Supreme Brahman, Narayana alone is the supreme reality,

Verse 36 (padma.6.238.36)

नारायणः परो ध्याता ध्यानं नारयणः परम् । गतिर्विश्वस्य जगतः शाश्वतं शिवमच्युतः ।

nārāyaṇaḥ paro dhyātā dhyānaṁ nārayaṇaḥ param gatirviśvasya jagataḥ śāśvataṁ śivamacyutaḥ

Narayana alone is the supreme meditator, Narayana alone is the supreme meditation. He alone is the eternal, everlasting, auspicious, unfailing refuge of the world.

Verse 37 (padma.6.238.37)

धाता विधाता जगतो वासुदेवः सनातनः । विश्वमेवेदं पुरुषस्तद्विश्वमुपजीवति ।

dhātā vidhātā jagato vāsudevaḥ sanātanaḥ viśvamevedaṁ puruṣastadviśvamupajīvati

He alone is the maker and ordainer of the world, the eternal Vasudeva. This entire universe is that Person, and this universe lives dependent upon him.

Verse 38 (padma.6.238.38)

हिरण्मयवपुर्नित्यःपुंडरीकनिभेक्षणः । श्रीभूलीलापतिः सौम्योनिर्म्मलः शुभविग्रहः ।

hiraṇmayavapurnityaḥpuṁḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ śrībhūlīlāpatiḥ saumyonirmmalaḥ śubhavigrahaḥ

He is of golden form, eternal, with eyes like the lotus. He is gentle, stainless, of auspicious form, the Lord who sports with Shri and Bhu.

Verse 39 (padma.6.238.39)

तेनैव सृष्टौ ब्रह्मेशौ सर्गे देवोत्तमौ विभू । तस्यैवाज्ञां पुरस्कृत्य वर्त्तेते ब्रह्मशंकरौ ।

tenaiva sṛṣṭau brahmeśau sarge devottamau vibhū tasyaivājñāṁ puraskṛtya varttete brahmaśaṁkarau

By him alone are Brahma and Isha, best among the gods, empowered in creation; honoring his command alone do Brahma and Shankara carry out their tasks.

Verse 40 (padma.6.238.40)

भीषास्माद्वाति पवनो भीषोदेति दिवाकरः । भीषास्मादग्निश्चंद्रोऽथ मृत्युर्धावति पंचमः ।

bhīṣāsmādvāti pavano bhīṣodeti divākaraḥ bhīṣāsmādagniścaṁdro'tha mṛtyurdhāvati paṁcamaḥ

From fear of him the wind blows, from fear of him the sun rises. From fear of him fire and moon, and death as the fifth, run their courses.

Verse 41 (padma.6.238.41)

आसीदेको हरिर्दिव्यो देवो नारायणः परः । ब्रह्मा नेंद्रो न चेशानो न च चंद्र दिवाकरौ ।

āsīdeko harirdivyo devo nārāyaṇaḥ paraḥ brahmā neṁdro na ceśāno na ca caṁdra divākarau

In the beginning there was only the one divine god Hari, the supreme Narayana — there was no Brahma, no Indra, no Ishana, no moon or sun,

Verse 42 (padma.6.238.42)

न वा द्यावापृथिव्यौ च नक्षत्राणि दिवौकसः । तस्य विष्णोः परं धाम सदा पश्यंति सूरयः ।

na vā dyāvāpṛthivyau ca nakṣatrāṇi divaukasaḥ tasya viṣṇoḥ paraṁ dhāma sadā paśyaṁti sūrayaḥ

no heaven or earth, no stars, no dwellers of heaven. That supreme abode of Vishnu alone, the wise ever behold.

Verse 43 (padma.6.238.43)

एवं सर्वोपनिषदामर्थं हित्वा द्विजोत्तमाः । रागाल्लोभाद्भयाद्वापि किं ब्रवीथ ममाग्रतः ।

evaṁ sarvopaniṣadāmarthaṁ hitvā dvijottamāḥ rāgāllobhādbhayādvāpi kiṁ bravītha mamāgrataḥ

O best of the twice-born, thus abandoning the meaning of all the Upanishads, out of attachment, greed, or fear, what is it you speak before me?

Verse 44 (padma.6.238.44)

तं सर्वरक्षकं देवं त्यक्त्वा सर्वेश्वरं हरिम् । कथं पाषंडमाश्रित्य पूजयामि च शंकरम् ।

taṁ sarvarakṣakaṁ devaṁ tyaktvā sarveśvaraṁ harim kathaṁ pāṣaṁḍamāśritya pūjayāmi ca śaṁkaram

Having forsaken that protector of all, Hari, Lord of all, how could I take refuge in heresy and worship Shankara?

Verse 45 (padma.6.238.45)

लक्ष्मीपतिं देवदेवमनंतं पुरुषोत्तमम् । इंदीवरदलश्यामं पद्मपत्रायतेक्षणम् ।

lakṣmīpatiṁ devadevamanaṁtaṁ puruṣottamam iṁdīvaradalaśyāmaṁ padmapatrāyatekṣaṇam

The husband of Lakshmi, God of gods, the infinite Purushottama, dark as a blue-lotus petal, with wide eyes like lotus leaves,

Verse 46 (padma.6.238.46)

श्रीवत्सलक्षितोरस्कं सर्व्वाभरणभूषितम् । सदा कुमारं सर्व्वेशं नित्यानन्दसुखप्रदम् ।

śrīvatsalakṣitoraskaṁ sarvvābharaṇabhūṣitam sadā kumāraṁ sarvveśaṁ nityānandasukhapradam

his chest marked with the sign of Shrivatsa, adorned with every ornament, ever youthful, Lord of all, the giver of eternal blissful joy —

Verse 47 (padma.6.238.47)

कृष्णं दध्युर्महात्मानो योगिनः सनकादयः । यमर्चयंति ब्रह्मेश शक्राद्या देवतागणाः ।

kṛṣṇaṁ dadhyurmahātmāno yoginaḥ sanakādayaḥ yamarcayaṁti brahmeśa śakrādyā devatāgaṇāḥ

upon that Krishna do the great-souled yogis Sanaka and his brothers meditate, whom Brahma, Shiva, Indra, and the hosts of gods worship.

Verse 48 (padma.6.238.48)

यस्य पत्न्याः कटाक्षार्द्धदृष्ट्या दृष्टा दिवौकसः । ब्रह्मेंद्र रुद्र वरुण यम सोम धनाधिपाः ।

yasya patnyāḥ kaṭākṣārddhadṛṣṭyā dṛṣṭā divaukasaḥ brahmeṁdra rudra varuṇa yama soma dhanādhipāḥ

by half a glance from whose consort, Brahma, Indra, Rudra, Varuna, Yama, Soma, Kubera and the other dwellers of heaven are looked upon and sustained —

Verse 49 (padma.6.238.49)

यन्नामस्मरणादेव पापिनामपि सत्वरम् । मुक्तिर्भवति जंतूनां ब्रह्मादीनां सुदुर्लभा ।

yannāmasmaraṇādeva pāpināmapi satvaram muktirbhavati jaṁtūnāṁ brahmādīnāṁ sudurlabhā

by the mere remembrance of whose name even sinners swiftly attain liberation, so difficult to obtain even for Brahma and the gods —

Verse 50 (padma.6.238.50)

स एवं रक्षकः श्रीशो देवानामपि सर्वदा । तमेव पूजयिष्यामि लक्ष्म्या संयुतमच्युतम् ।

sa evaṁ rakṣakaḥ śrīśo devānāmapi sarvadā tameva pūjayiṣyāmi lakṣmyā saṁyutamacyutam

he, the Lord of Shri, is ever the protector even of the gods. Him alone, the unfailing Lord together with Lakshmi, I shall worship,

Verse 51 (padma.6.238.51)

प्राप्स्यामि सुसुखेनैव तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् । रुद्र उवाच- इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा हिरण्यकशिपुस्ततः ।

prāpsyāmi susukhenaiva tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padam rudra uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā hiraṇyakaśipustataḥ

and with ease I shall attain that supreme abode of Vishnu." Rudra said: Hearing his words, Hiranyakashipu —

Verse 52 (padma.6.238.52)

क्रोधेन महताविष्टो जज्वालाग्निरिवापरः । परितो वीक्ष्य दैतेयानित्याह क्रोधमूर्छितः ।

krodhena mahatāviṣṭo jajvālāgnirivāparaḥ parito vīkṣya daiteyānityāha krodhamūrchitaḥ

filled with great anger, blazed up like a second fire. Looking about at the daityas, overwhelmed with rage, he said —

Verse 53 (padma.6.238.53)

हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच - भीषणैः शस्त्रसंघातैः प्रह्लादं पापकारिणम् । ममाज्ञया घातयध्वं शत्रुपूजनतत्परम् ।

hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca bhīṣaṇaiḥ śastrasaṁghātaiḥ prahlādaṁ pāpakāriṇam mamājñayā ghātayadhvaṁ śatrupūjanatatparam

Hiranyakashipu said: "With terrible masses of weapons, by my command, slay this sinful Prahlada, devoted to worshipping my enemy.

Verse 54 (padma.6.238.54)

रक्षिता हरिरेवेति रक्षते तेन वात्सलात् । अद्यैव सफलं तस्य पश्येयं हरिरक्षणम् ।

rakṣitā harireveti rakṣate tena vātsalāt adyaiva saphalaṁ tasya paśyeyaṁ harirakṣaṇam

He says, out of affection, that Hari alone protects him — this very day I shall see the fruit of that protection of Hari."

Verse 55 (padma.6.238.55)

रुद्र उवाच- तदोद्यतास्त्रा दैतेया हंतुं दैत्येश्वरात्मजम् । परिवार्य महात्मानं तस्थुर्दैत्येश्वराज्ञया ।

rudra uvāca tadodyatāstrā daiteyā haṁtuṁ daityeśvarātmajam parivārya mahātmānaṁ tasthurdaityeśvarājñayā

Rudra said: Then the daityas, weapons raised to kill that son of the daitya king, surrounded that great soul by the king's command and stood ready.

Verse 56 (padma.6.238.56)

प्रह्लादोऽपि तथा विष्णुं ध्यात्वा हृदयपंकजे । जपन्नष्टाक्षरं मंत्रं तस्थौ गिरिरिवापरः ।

prahlādo'pi tathā viṣṇuṁ dhyātvā hṛdayapaṁkaje japannaṣṭākṣaraṁ maṁtraṁ tasthau giririvāparaḥ

Prahlada too, meditating on Vishnu in the lotus of his heart, reciting the eight-syllabled mantra, stood unmoved like another mountain.

Verse 57 (padma.6.238.57)

तं जघ्नुः परितो वीराः शूलतोमरशक्तिभिः । प्रह्लादस्य वपुस्तत्र हरिसंस्मरणाच्छुभे ।

taṁ jaghnuḥ parito vīrāḥ śūlatomaraśaktibhiḥ prahlādasya vapustatra harisaṁsmaraṇācchubhe

The warriors struck him from every side with spears, lances, and javelins. But, O auspicious one, through remembrance of Hari, Prahlada's body there —

Verse 58 (padma.6.238.58)

विष्णोः प्रभावाद्दुद्धर्षाद्वज्रभूतमभूद्भृशम् । ततः संप्राप्य तद्गात्रं महास्त्राणि सुरद्विषाम् ।

viṣṇoḥ prabhāvādduddharṣādvajrabhūtamabhūdbhṛśam tataḥ saṁprāpya tadgātraṁ mahāstrāṇi suradviṣām

became, by Vishnu's irresistible power, as if made of adamant. Then those great weapons of the demons, striking his body,

Verse 59 (padma.6.238.59)

नीलोत्पलदलानीव पेतुश्चिछन्नाः क्षितौ शुभे । अल्पमप्यस्य तद्गात्रं भेत्तुं दैत्या न च क्षमाः ।

nīlotpaladalānīva petuścichannāḥ kṣitau śubhe alpamapyasya tadgātraṁ bhettuṁ daityā na ca kṣamāḥ

shattered like petals of a blue lotus and fell to the ground. The daityas were unable to pierce even the least part of that body.

Verse 60 (padma.6.238.60)

विस्मितावाङ्मुखास्तस्थुर्दैत्य राजांतिके भटाः । तादृग्विधं महात्मानं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं महाबलम् ।

vismitāvāṅmukhāstasthurdaitya rājāṁtike bhaṭāḥ tādṛgvidhaṁ mahātmānaṁ dṛṣṭvā putraṁ mahābalam

Astonished, their faces cast down, those warriors stood before the daitya king. Seeing his son thus, of such great might —

Verse 61 (padma.6.238.61)

विस्मयं परमं गत्वा दैत्यराट्क्रोधमूर्छितः । आदिदेश ततः सर्वान्दंदशूकान्महाविषान् ।

vismayaṁ paramaṁ gatvā daityarāṭkrodhamūrchitaḥ ādideśa tataḥ sarvāndaṁdaśūkānmahāviṣān

the daitya king, filled with great wonder yet overwhelmed with rage, then commanded all the great venomous serpents —

Verse 62 (padma.6.238.62)

वासुकिप्रभृतीन्भीमान्खादयध्वमिति क्रुधा । आदिष्टास्तेन राज्ञाथ ते नागाः सुमहाबलाः ।

vāsukiprabhṛtīnbhīmānkhādayadhvamiti krudhā ādiṣṭāstena rājñātha te nāgāḥ sumahābalāḥ

Vasuki and the others, in his fury: "Devour him!" Commanded thus by the king, those mighty serpents —

Verse 63 (padma.6.238.63)

ज्वलितास्या महाभीमास्तं च खादुर्महाबलम् । गरुडध्वजभक्तं तं विदश्य गरलायुधाः ।

jvalitāsyā mahābhīmāstaṁ ca khādurmahābalam garuḍadhvajabhaktaṁ taṁ vidaśya garalāyudhāḥ

with blazing mouths, most terrible, bearing the weapon of venom, bit that mighty devotee of the Garuda-bannered Lord.

Verse 64 (padma.6.238.64)

निर्विषाश्च्छिन्नदशना बभूवुरनिलाशनाः । वैनतेयसहस्रेण छिन्नगात्राः सुविह्वलाः ।

nirviṣāścchinnadaśanā babhūvuranilāśanāḥ vainateyasahasreṇa chinnagātrāḥ suvihvalāḥ

But they became venomless, their fangs broken, reduced to feeding on air alone. Their bodies as if torn apart a thousandfold by Garuda's kin, utterly distraught —

Verse 65 (padma.6.238.65)

प्रदुद्रुवुर्दिशः सर्वावमंतो रुधिरं भृशम् । तादृग्विधान्महासर्पान्दृष्ट्वा दैत्यपतिस्तदा ।

pradudruvurdiśaḥ sarvāvamaṁto rudhiraṁ bhṛśam tādṛgvidhānmahāsarpāndṛṣṭvā daityapatistadā

they fled in every direction, vomiting blood profusely. Seeing those great serpents in that state, the lord of daityas then —

Verse 66 (padma.6.238.66)

आदिदेश ततः क्रुद्धो दिग्गजान्सुमदान्वितान् । निर्दिष्टास्तेन राज्ञाथ दिग्गजाश्च मदोद्धताः ।

ādideśa tataḥ kruddho diggajānsumadānvitān nirdiṣṭāstena rājñātha diggajāśca madoddhatāḥ

in fury commanded the intoxicated elephants of the quarters. Commanded by the king, those maddened elephants —

Verse 67 (padma.6.238.67)

परिवार्याथ तं जघ्नुर्दंतैः पृथुतरैर्भृशम् । अथ दिग्गजदंताश्च छिन्नमूलाः पतन्भुवि ।

parivāryātha taṁ jaghnurdaṁtaiḥ pṛthutarairbhṛśam atha diggajadaṁtāśca chinnamūlāḥ patanbhuvi

surrounded him and struck him again and again fiercely with their great tusks. But it was the elephants' own tusks that broke off at the root and fell to the ground.

Verse 68 (padma.6.238.68)

दंतैर्विनाकृता नागा भयार्ता वै प्रदुद्रुवुः । तान्दृष्ट्वाथ महानागान्दैत्येंद्रः कुपितो बली ।

daṁtairvinākṛtā nāgā bhayārtā vai pradudruvuḥ tāndṛṣṭvātha mahānāgāndaityeṁdraḥ kupito balī

Those elephants, deprived of their tusks, fled in terror. Seeing those great elephants, the mighty lord of daityas grew enraged,

Verse 69 (padma.6.238.69)

प्रज्वाल्य च महावह्निं चिक्षेप सुतमात्मनः । जलशायिप्रियं दृष्ट्वा प्रह्लादं हव्यवाहनः ।

prajvālya ca mahāvahniṁ cikṣepa sutamātmanaḥ jalaśāyipriyaṁ dṛṣṭvā prahlādaṁ havyavāhanaḥ

and, having a great fire kindled, cast his own son into it. Seeing Prahlada, dear to Vishnu who reclines upon the waters, the fire —

Verse 70 (padma.6.238.70)

न ददाह च तं धीरं सुशीतः समभूच्छिखी । अदह्यमानं तं बालं दृष्ट्वा राजा सुविस्मितः ।

na dadāha ca taṁ dhīraṁ suśītaḥ samabhūcchikhī adahyamānaṁ taṁ bālaṁ dṛṣṭvā rājā suvismitaḥ

could not burn that steadfast child; rather, its flame became exceedingly cool. Seeing that unburnt child, the king, greatly astonished,

Verse 71 (padma.6.238.71)

प्रादात्तस्मै विषं घोरं सर्वभूतहितं तदा । तस्य विष्णोः प्रभावाच्च विषमस्यामृतं भवेत् ।

prādāttasmai viṣaṁ ghoraṁ sarvabhūtahitaṁ tadā tasya viṣṇoḥ prabhāvācca viṣamasyāmṛtaṁ bhavet

then had him given deadly, terrible poison, harmful to all beings. But through Vishnu's power that poison became nectar for him.

Verse 72 (padma.6.238.72)

अर्पणात्तस्य देवस्य विषं चामृतमश्नुते । एवमाद्यैर्वधोपायैर्घोररूपैः सुदारुणैः ।

arpaṇāttasya devasya viṣaṁ cāmṛtamaśnute evamādyairvadhopāyairghorarūpaiḥ sudāruṇaiḥ

By mere offering to that god, even poison becomes nectar. Thus, by these and other terrible, most cruel means of killing —

Verse 73 (padma.6.238.73)

मोहयित्वात्मजं राजा तस्यावध्यत्वमीक्ष्य च । ततः साम्ना सुतं प्राह दैत्यराड्विस्मयाकुलः ।

mohayitvātmajaṁ rājā tasyāvadhyatvamīkṣya ca tataḥ sāmnā sutaṁ prāha daityarāḍvismayākulaḥ

having thus afflicted his own son, yet seeing him unslayable, the astonished daitya king spoke gently to his son.

Verse 74 (padma.6.238.74)

हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- त्वया विष्णोः परत्वं च सम्यगुक्तं ममाग्रतः । व्यापित्वात्सर्वभूतानां विष्णुरित्यभिधीयते ।

hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca tvayā viṣṇoḥ paratvaṁ ca samyaguktaṁ mamāgrataḥ vyāpitvātsarvabhūtānāṁ viṣṇurityabhidhīyate

Hiranyakashipu said: "You have rightly declared before me the supremacy of Vishnu — for since he pervades all beings, he is called Vishnu.

Verse 75 (padma.6.238.75)

योऽसौ सर्वगतो देवः स एव परमेश्वरः । तस्य सर्वगतत्वं वै प्रत्यक्षं दर्शयस्व मे ।

yo'sau sarvagato devaḥ sa eva parameśvaraḥ tasya sarvagatatvaṁ vai pratyakṣaṁ darśayasva me

That all-pervading god is indeed the Supreme Lord. Show me directly that all-pervasiveness of his.

Verse 76 (padma.6.238.76)

ऐश्वर्यशक्तितेजांसि ज्ञानवीर्यबलानि च । परस्य तस्य परमं रूपं गुणविभूतयः ।

aiśvaryaśaktitejāṁsi jñānavīryabalāni ca parasya tasya paramaṁ rūpaṁ guṇavibhūtayaḥ

Sovereignty, power, splendor, knowledge, valor and strength — the supreme form and the glorious attributes of that Supreme Being —

Verse 77 (padma.6.238.77)

सम्यग्दृष्ट्वा प्रयत्नेन विष्णुं मन्ये दिवौकसाम् । मम प्रतिबलो लोके नास्ति देवेषु कश्चन ।

samyagdṛṣṭvā prayatnena viṣṇuṁ manye divaukasām mama pratibalo loke nāsti deveṣu kaścana

only once I have duly beheld them with effort shall I regard Vishnu as supreme among the dwellers of heaven. In this world, among the gods, none is my equal in strength.

Verse 78 (padma.6.238.78)

ईशानवरदानेन सर्वभूतेष्ववध्यताम् । प्राप्तवान्सर्वभूतानांनदुर्जयत्वं च मानद । ईश्वरत्वं लभेद्विष्णुर्मां जित्वा बलवीर्यतः ।

īśānavaradānena sarvabhūteṣvavadhyatām prāptavānsarvabhūtānāṁnadurjayatvaṁ ca mānada īśvaratvaṁ labhedviṣṇurmāṁ jitvā balavīryataḥ

By Ishana's boon I have gained immunity from death at the hands of any being, and, O bestower of honor, invincibility before all. Only if Vishnu conquers me by strength and valor could he attain lordship."

Verse 79 (padma.6.238.79)

रुद्र उवाच- इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रह्लादः प्राह विस्मितः । हरेः प्रभावं दैन्यस्य कथयामास सुव्रतः ।

rudra uvāca iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahlādaḥ prāha vismitaḥ hareḥ prabhāvaṁ dainyasya kathayāmāsa suvrataḥ

Rudra said: Hearing his words, Prahlada, astonished, that one of good vows, told his father, thus humbled, of Hari's power.

Verse 80 (padma.6.238.80)

प्रह्लाद उवाच- योऽसौ नारायणः श्रीमान्परमात्मा सनातनः । वसनात्सर्वभूतेषु वासुदेवः स उच्यते ।

prahlāda uvāca yo'sau nārāyaṇaḥ śrīmānparamātmā sanātanaḥ vasanātsarvabhūteṣu vāsudevaḥ sa ucyate

Prahlada said: "He who is the glorious Narayana, the eternal Supreme Soul, who, because he dwells in all beings, is called Vasudeva —

Verse 81 (padma.6.238.81)

सर्वस्यापि जगद्धाता विष्णुरित्यभिधीयते । न किंचिदस्मादन्यं तु जगत्स्थावर जंगमम् ।

sarvasyāpi jagaddhātā viṣṇurityabhidhīyate na kiṁcidasmādanyaṁ tu jagatsthāvara jaṁgamam

he alone is called Vishnu, the maker of the whole world. In this moving and unmoving universe there is nothing apart from him.

Verse 82 (padma.6.238.82)

सर्वत्र चिदचिद्वस्तु रूपं तस्यैव नान्यथा । त्रिपाद्व्याप्तिः परं व्योम्नि पादव्याप्ति कलाद्भुता ।

sarvatra cidacidvastu rūpaṁ tasyaiva nānyathā tripādvyāptiḥ paraṁ vyomni pādavyāpti kalādbhutā

Everywhere, all things sentient and insentient are his form alone, nothing else. In the supreme heaven is his three-quarter extent, and this wondrous single quarter is his extent here.

Verse 83 (padma.6.238.83)

योऽसौ चक्रगदापाणिः पीतवासा जनार्दनः । योगिभिर्दृश्यते भक्त्या नाभक्त्या दृश्यते क्वचित् ।

yo'sau cakragadāpāṇiḥ pītavāsā janārdanaḥ yogibhirdṛśyate bhaktyā nābhaktyā dṛśyate kvacit

He who bears the discus and mace, clad in yellow, Janardana — he is seen by yogis through devotion alone; without devotion he is never seen anywhere.

Verse 84 (padma.6.238.84)

द्रष्टुं न शक्यो रोषाच्च मत्सराद्वा जनार्दनः । देवतिर्यङ्मनुष्येषु स्थावरेष्वपि जंतुषु । व्याप्य तिष्ठति सर्व्वेषु क्षुद्रेष्वपि महत्सु च ।

draṣṭuṁ na śakyo roṣācca matsarādvā janārdanaḥ devatiryaṅmanuṣyeṣu sthāvareṣvapi jaṁtuṣu vyāpya tiṣṭhati sarvveṣu kṣudreṣvapi mahatsu ca

By anger or envy Janardana cannot be seen. He dwells pervading gods, beasts, men, and even the unmoving creatures — great and small alike, he abides in all."

Verse 85 (padma.6.238.85)

रुद्र उवाच- इति प्रह्लादवचनं श्रुत्वा दैत्यवरस्तदा । उवाच रोषताम्राक्षो भर्त्सयंश्च सुतं मुहुः ।

rudra uvāca iti prahlādavacanaṁ śrutvā daityavarastadā uvāca roṣatāmrākṣo bhartsayaṁśca sutaṁ muhuḥ

Rudra said: Hearing Prahlada's words, the best of daityas, his eyes red with rage, rebuking his son again and again, said —

Verse 86 (padma.6.238.86)

हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- असौ सर्वगतो विष्णुरपि चेत्परमः पुमान् । प्रत्ययं दर्शयस्वाद्य बहुभिः किं च लापितैः ।

hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca asau sarvagato viṣṇurapi cetparamaḥ pumān pratyayaṁ darśayasvādya bahubhiḥ kiṁ ca lāpitaiḥ

Hiranyakashipu said: "If this all-pervading Vishnu is truly the supreme being, then show me proof of it this very day — what use is so much talking?"

Verse 87 (padma.6.238.87)

महादेव उवाच-। इत्युक्त्वा सहसा दैत्यः प्रासादस्तंभमात्मनः । ताडयामास हस्तेन प्रह्लादमिदमब्रवीत् ।

mahādeva uvāca ityuktvā sahasā daityaḥ prāsādastaṁbhamātmanaḥ tāḍayāmāsa hastena prahlādamidamabravīt

Mahadeva said: Having said this, that daitya suddenly struck the pillar of his palace with his hand and said this to Prahlada —

Verse 88 (padma.6.238.88)

हिरण्यकशिपुरुवाच- अस्मिन्दर्शय तं विष्णुं यदि सर्वगतो भवेत् । अन्यथा त्वां वधिष्यामि मिथ्यावाक्यप्रलापिनम् ।

hiraṇyakaśipuruvāca asmindarśaya taṁ viṣṇuṁ yadi sarvagato bhavet anyathā tvāṁ vadhiṣyāmi mithyāvākyapralāpinam

Hiranyakashipu said: "Show me that Vishnu in this pillar, if he is truly all-pervading. Otherwise I shall slay you, prater of false words."

Verse 89 (padma.6.238.89)

रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्त्वा सहसा खङ्गमाकृष्य दितिजेश्वरः । प्रह्लादोरसि चिक्षेप हंतुं खङ्गेन तं रुषा ।

rudra uvāca ityuktvā sahasā khaṅgamākṛṣya ditijeśvaraḥ prahlādorasi cikṣepa haṁtuṁ khaṅgena taṁ ruṣā

Rudra said: Having spoken thus, the lord of daityas suddenly drew his sword and, in fury, struck at Prahlada's chest with it to kill him.

Verse 90 (padma.6.238.90)

तस्मिन्क्षणे महाशब्दः स्तंभे संश्रूयते भृशम् । संवर्ताशनिसंरावैः खमिव स्फुटितांतरम् ।

tasminkṣaṇe mahāśabdaḥ staṁbhe saṁśrūyate bhṛśam saṁvartāśanisaṁrāvaiḥ khamiva sphuṭitāṁtaram

At that very instant, a mighty sound was heard from within that pillar, like the roar of the cataclysmic thunderbolt, as though the very sky had split apart.

Verse 91 (padma.6.238.91)

तेन शब्देन महता दैत्यश्रोत्रविघातिना । सर्वे निपातिता भूमौ छिन्नमूला इव द्रुमाः ।

tena śabdena mahatā daityaśrotravighātinā sarve nipātitā bhūmau chinnamūlā iva drumāḥ

By that mighty sound, which shattered the ears of the daityas, all the demons fell to the ground, like trees felled at the root.

Verse 92 (padma.6.238.92)

बिभ्यंतः संप्लुतं दैत्या मेनिरे वै जगत्त्रयम् । ततः स्तंभे महातेजा निष्क्रांतो वै महाहरिः ।

bibhyaṁtaḥ saṁplutaṁ daityā menire vai jagattrayam tataḥ staṁbhe mahātejā niṣkrāṁto vai mahāhariḥ

The terrified daityas thought the three worlds themselves had been submerged. Then from that pillar the greatly radiant, great Hari emerged.

Verse 93 (padma.6.238.93)

चकार स महाघोरं जगत्क्षयनिभं स्वनम् । तेन नादेन महता तारकाः पतिता भुवि ।

cakāra sa mahāghoraṁ jagatkṣayanibhaṁ svanam tena nādena mahatā tārakāḥ patitā bhuvi

He let out a most terrible roar, like the sound of universal dissolution. By that great roar even the stars fell to earth.

Verse 94 (padma.6.238.94)

नृसिंहवपुरास्थाय तत्रैवाविरभूद्धरिः । अनेककोटिसूर्य्याग्नि तेजसा स समावृतः ।

nṛsiṁhavapurāsthāya tatraivāvirabhūddhariḥ anekakoṭisūryyāgni tejasā sa samāvṛtaḥ

There Hari appeared in the form of Narasimha, the Man-Lion, encircled with the splendor of countless millions of suns and fires.

Verse 95 (padma.6.238.95)

मुखे पंचाननप्रख्यः शरीरे मानुषाकृतिः । दंष्ट्राकरालवदनः स्फुरज्जिह्वाम्बरोद्धतः ।

mukhe paṁcānanaprakhyaḥ śarīre mānuṣākṛtiḥ daṁṣṭrākarālavadanaḥ sphurajjihvāmbaroddhataḥ

Lion-faced, of human form in body, his mouth terrible with fangs, his darting tongue seeming to shake the very sky,

Verse 96 (padma.6.238.96)

ज्वालावलितकेशांतस्तप्तालातेक्षणो विभुः । सहस्रबाहुभिर्दीर्घैः सर्वायुधसमन्वितैः ।

jvālāvalitakeśāṁtastaptālātekṣaṇo vibhuḥ sahasrabāhubhirdīrghaiḥ sarvāyudhasamanvitaiḥ

his mane wreathed in flame, his eyes like glowing embers, the Lord — with a thousand long arms, each bearing every weapon,

Verse 97 (padma.6.238.97)

वृतो मेरुरिवाभाति बहुशाखानगान्वितः । दिव्यमाल्यांबरधरो दिव्याभरणभूषितः ।

vṛto merurivābhāti bahuśākhānagānvitaḥ divyamālyāṁbaradharo divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ

he shone like Mount Meru surrounded by many-branched trees. Wearing divine garlands and garments, adorned with divine ornaments —

Verse 98 (padma.6.238.98)

तस्थौ नृकेसरीरूपः संहर्त्तुं सर्वदानवान् । तं दृष्ट्वा घोरसंकाशं नरसिंहं महाबलम् ।

tasthau nṛkesarīrūpaḥ saṁharttuṁ sarvadānavān taṁ dṛṣṭvā ghorasaṁkāśaṁ narasiṁhaṁ mahābalam

in that Man-Lion form he stood, to destroy all the demons. Seeing that terrible, mighty Narasimha —

Verse 99 (padma.6.238.99)

दग्धाक्षिपक्ष्मो दैत्येंद्रो विह्वलांगः पपात ह । प्रह्लादोऽथ तदा दृष्ट्वा नारसिंहोपमं हरिम् ।

dagdhākṣipakṣmo daityeṁdro vihvalāṁgaḥ papāta ha prahlādo'tha tadā dṛṣṭvā nārasiṁhopamaṁ harim

his eyes and lashes scorched, the lord of daityas fell, overcome. Then Prahlada, seeing that Hari in the form of Narasimha —

Verse 100 (padma.6.238.100)

जयशब्देन देवेशं नमश्चक्रे जनार्दनम् । ददर्श तस्य गात्रेषु नृसिंहस्य महात्मनः । लोकान्समुद्रा न्सद्वीपान्सुरगंधर्वमानुषान् । अजांडानां सहस्रं तु सटाग्रे तस्य दृश्यते ।

jayaśabdena deveśaṁ namaścakre janārdanam dadarśa tasya gātreṣu nṛsiṁhasya mahātmanaḥ lokānsamudrā nsadvīpānsuragaṁdharvamānuṣān ajāṁḍānāṁ sahasraṁ tu saṭāgre tasya dṛśyate

with cries of "Victory, victory!" bowed to Janardana, Lord of gods. In the limbs of that great-souled Narasimha he beheld the worlds, oceans, and continents, with gods, gandharvas, and men; at the tip of his mane a thousand universes could be seen.

Verse 101 (padma.6.238.101)

दृश्यंते तस्य नेत्रेषु सोमसूर्य्यादयस्तथा । कर्णयोरश्विनौ देवौ दिशश्च विदिशस्तथा ।

dṛśyaṁte tasya netreṣu somasūryyādayastathā karṇayoraśvinau devau diśaśca vidiśastathā

In his eyes could be seen the moon, the sun, and the rest; in his ears the twin Ashvin gods, and the directions and intermediate directions too.

Verse 102 (padma.6.238.102)

ललाटे ब्रह्मरुद्रौ च नभो वायुश्च नासिके । इंद्राग्नी तस्य वक्त्रांतेजिह्वायां तु सरस्वती ।

lalāṭe brahmarudrau ca nabho vāyuśca nāsike iṁdrāgnī tasya vaktrāṁtejihvāyāṁ tu sarasvatī

On his forehead were Brahma and Rudra, in his nostrils the sky and the wind. At the corners of his mouth were Indra and Agni, and upon his tongue Sarasvati —

Verse 103 (padma.6.238.103)

दंष्ट्रासु सिंहशार्दूलाः शरभाश्च महोरगाः । कंठे च दृश्यते मेरुः स्कंधेष्वपि महाद्रयः ।

daṁṣṭrāsu siṁhaśārdūlāḥ śarabhāśca mahoragāḥ kaṁṭhe ca dṛśyate meruḥ skaṁdheṣvapi mahādrayaḥ

in his fangs were seen lions, tigers, sharabhas, and great serpents. In his throat could be seen Mount Meru, and on his shoulders too the great mountains.

Verse 104 (padma.6.238.104)

देवतिर्य्यङ्मनुष्याश्च बाहुष्वपि महात्मनः । नाभौ चास्यांतरिक्षं च पादयोः पृथिवीतथा ।

devatiryyaṅmanuṣyāśca bāhuṣvapi mahātmanaḥ nābhau cāsyāṁtarikṣaṁ ca pādayoḥ pṛthivītathā

In that great one's arms could be seen gods, beasts, and men. In his navel the mid-region of the sky, and in his feet the earth —

Verse 105 (padma.6.238.105)

रोमस्वोषधयः सर्वाः पादपा नखपंक्तिषु । निःश्वासेषु च वेदाश्च साङ्गोपाङ्गसमन्विताः ।

romasvoṣadhayaḥ sarvāḥ pādapā nakhapaṁktiṣu niḥśvāseṣu ca vedāśca sāṅgopāṅgasamanvitāḥ

in his body-hairs all the herbs, in the rows of his nails the trees could be seen. In his breaths the Vedas, complete with their limbs and sub-limbs, could be seen.

Verse 106 (padma.6.238.106)

आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवा मरुद्गणाः । सर्वाङ्गेषु प्रदृश्यंते गंधर्वाप्सरसश्च ये ।

ādityā vasavo rudrā viśvedevā marudgaṇāḥ sarvāṅgeṣu pradṛśyaṁte gaṁdharvāpsarasaśca ye

The Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Vishvedevas, the hosts of Maruts, and the Gandharvas and Apsaras — all these could be seen in every one of his limbs.

Verse 107 (padma.6.238.107)

इत्थं विभूतयस्तस्य दृश्यंते परमात्मनः । श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्कं वनमालाविभूषितम् ।

itthaṁ vibhūtayastasya dṛśyaṁte paramātmanaḥ śrīvatsakaustubhoraskaṁ vanamālāvibhūṣitam

Thus were seen the manifold glories of that Supreme Soul — his chest bearing the Shrivatsa mark and the Kaustubha jewel, adorned with a forest-garland,

Verse 108 (padma.6.238.108)

शंखचक्रगदाखङ्ग शार्ङ्गाद्यैर्हेतिभिर्युतम् । सर्वोपनिषदामर्थं दृष्ट्वा दैत्येश्वरात्मजः ।

śaṁkhacakragadākhaṅga śārṅgādyairhetibhiryutam sarvopaniṣadāmarthaṁ dṛṣṭvā daityeśvarātmajaḥ

equipped with the conch, discus, mace, sword, and the bow Sharnga. Beholding him, the very meaning of all the Upanishads, Prahlada, son of the lord of daityas —

Verse 109 (padma.6.238.109)

हर्षाश्रुजलसिक्तांगः प्रणनाम मुहुर्मुहुः । दैत्येंद्रस्तु हरिं दृष्ट्वा क्रोधान्मृत्युवशे स्थितः ।

harṣāśrujalasiktāṁgaḥ praṇanāma muhurmuhuḥ daityeṁdrastu hariṁ dṛṣṭvā krodhānmṛtyuvaśe sthitaḥ

his body drenched with tears of joy, bowed to him again and again. But the lord of daityas, seeing Hari, overcome with rage and now in the grip of death —

Verse 110 (padma.6.238.110)

योद्धुं खङ्गं समुद्यम्य नृसिंहं तमभिद्रवत् । अथ दैत्यगणाः सर्व्वे लब्धसंज्ञा महाबलाः ।

yoddhuṁ khaṅgaṁ samudyamya nṛsiṁhaṁ tamabhidravat atha daityagaṇāḥ sarvve labdhasaṁjñā mahābalāḥ

raised his sword and rushed to fight that Narasimha. Then all the mighty daityas, recovering their senses —

Verse 111 (padma.6.238.111)

स्वान्यायुधानि चादाय हरिं जघ्नुस्त्वरान्विताः । पलालकाण्डानि यथा वह्नौ क्षिप्तान्यनेकशः ।

svānyāyudhāni cādāya hariṁ jaghnustvarānvitāḥ palālakāṇḍāni yathā vahnau kṣiptānyanekaśaḥ

seizing their own weapons, rushed swiftly upon Hari. Just as bundles of straw, cast again and again into fire,

Verse 112 (padma.6.238.112)

तथैव भस्मतां यांति महास्त्राणि हरेस्तनौ । तान्यनीकानि दैत्यानां दृष्ट्वा नरहरिस्तदा ।

tathaiva bhasmatāṁ yāṁti mahāstrāṇi harestanau tānyanīkāni daityānāṁ dṛṣṭvā naraharistadā

are consumed to ash, so too did those great weapons of the daityas turn to ashes upon striking Hari's body. Seeing those armies of daityas, the Man-Lion then —

Verse 113 (padma.6.238.113)

सटैर्ददाह च ज्वालामालाविरचित स्फुटैः । नृकेसरि सटोद्भूतवह्निना दानवा भृशम् ।

saṭairdadāha ca jvālāmālāviracita sphuṭaiḥ nṛkesari saṭodbhūtavahninā dānavā bhṛśam

with his mane, scattering sparks amid garlands of flame, burned them. By the fire that arose from the Man-Lion's mane, the demons were utterly —

Verse 114 (padma.6.238.114)

निर्भस्मिता गणाः सर्वे निःशेषं तदभूद्बलम् । प्रह्लादं सानुगं हित्वा भस्मिते वीक्ष्य तद्बले ।

nirbhasmitā gaṇāḥ sarve niḥśeṣaṁ tadabhūdbalam prahlādaṁ sānugaṁ hitvā bhasmite vīkṣya tadbale

reduced to ashes, and that entire army was destroyed to the last. Seeing his whole army turned to ash, all but Prahlada and his followers spared —

Verse 115 (padma.6.238.115)

क्रोधाद्दैत्यपतिः खङ्गमाकृष्याभिप्रपद्यत । खङ्गहस्तं तु दैत्येंद्रं जग्राहैकेन बाहुना ।

krodhāddaityapatiḥ khaṅgamākṛṣyābhiprapadyata khaṅgahastaṁ tu daityeṁdraṁ jagrāhaikena bāhunā

the daitya king, in fury, drew his sword and attacked him. The Lord of gods seized that sword-wielding lord of daityas with a single arm,

Verse 116 (padma.6.238.116)

पातयामास देवेशो यथा शाखां महानिलः । गृहीत्वा पतितं भूमौ महाकायं नृकेसरी ।

pātayāmāsa deveśo yathā śākhāṁ mahānilaḥ gṛhītvā patitaṁ bhūmau mahākāyaṁ nṛkesarī

and cast him down, as a mighty wind fells a branch. Seizing that huge-bodied daitya, fallen to the ground, the Man-Lion —

Verse 117 (padma.6.238.117)

स्वोत्संगे स्थापयामास ददर्शासौ मुखं हरेः । विष्णुनिंदाकृतंपापंतथावैष्णवदोषजम् ।

svotsaṁge sthāpayāmāsa dadarśāsau mukhaṁ hareḥ viṣṇuniṁdākṛtaṁpāpaṁtathāvaiṣṇavadoṣajam

placed him upon his own lap, and he beheld Hari's face. The sin born of reviling Vishnu, and the fault born of offense against Vaishnavas —

Verse 118 (padma.6.238.118)

नृसिंहस्पर्शनादेवनिर्भस्मितमभूत्तदा । अथदैत्येश्वरस्याथमहद्गात्रंनृकेसरी ।

nṛsiṁhasparśanādevanirbhasmitamabhūttadā athadaityeśvarasyāthamahadgātraṁnṛkesarī

were, by the mere touch of Narasimha, instantly reduced to nothing. Then that lord of daityas' massive body the Man-Lion —

Verse 119 (padma.6.238.119)

नखेर्विदारयामासतीक्ष्णैर्वज्रनिभैर्घनैः । सनिर्म्मलात्मादैत्येंद्र पःश्यन्साक्षान्मुखं हरेः ।

nakhervidārayāmāsatīkṣṇairvajranibhairghanaiḥ sanirmmalātmādaityeṁdra paḥśyansākṣānmukhaṁ hareḥ

tore open with nails sharp and dense as the thunderbolt. That daitya king, his heart now purified, beholding Hari's very face before him —

Verse 120 (padma.6.238.120)

नखनिर्भिन्नहृदयः कृतार्थो विजहावसून् । तद्गात्रं शतधा भित्त्वा नखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्महाहरिः ।

nakhanirbhinnahṛdayaḥ kṛtārtho vijahāvasūn tadgātraṁ śatadhā bhittvā nakhaistīkṣṇairmahāhariḥ

his heart pierced by those nails, gave up his life, his purpose fulfilled. The great Hari, having torn that body into a hundred pieces with his sharp nails —

Verse 121 (padma.6.238.121)

आकृष्यांत्राणि दीर्घाणि कंठे संसक्तवान्प्रियान् । अथ देवगणाः सर्व्वे मुनयश्च तपोधनाः ।

ākṛṣyāṁtrāṇi dīrghāṇi kaṁṭhe saṁsaktavānpriyān atha devagaṇāḥ sarvve munayaśca tapodhanāḥ

drew out his long entrails and, as though a cherished garland, wound them about his own neck. Then all the hosts of gods, and the sages rich in austerity —

Verse 122 (padma.6.238.122)

ब्रह्मरुद्रौ पुरस्कृत्य शनैः स्तोतुं समाययुः । ते प्रसादयितुं भीता ज्वलंतं विश्वतोमुखम् ।

brahmarudrau puraskṛtya śanaiḥ stotuṁ samāyayuḥ te prasādayituṁ bhītā jvalaṁtaṁ viśvatomukham

with Brahma and Rudra at their head, approached slowly to praise him. Frightened, to appease that blazing god whose face was turned in every direction —

Verse 123 (padma.6.238.123)

मातरं जगतां धात्रीं चिंतयामासुरीश्वरीम् । हिरण्यवर्णां हरिणीं सर्व्वोपद्रवनाशिनीम् ।

mātaraṁ jagatāṁ dhātrīṁ ciṁtayāmāsurīśvarīm hiraṇyavarṇāṁ hariṇīṁ sarvvopadravanāśinīm

they turned their minds to the Mother of the worlds, the sustainer, the Goddess herself.

Verse 124 (padma.6.238.124)

विष्णोर्नित्यानवद्यांगीं ध्यात्वा नारायणीं शुभाम् । देवीसूक्तजपैर्भक्त्या नमश्चक्रुः सनातनीम् ।

viṣṇornityānavadyāṁgīṁ dhyātvā nārāyaṇīṁ śubhām devīsūktajapairbhaktyā namaścakruḥ sanātanīm

Golden-hued, doe-eyed, the destroyer of every calamity, ever flawless of limb, Vishnu's own — meditating on that auspicious Narayani —

Verse 125 (padma.6.238.125)

तैश्चिंत्यमाना सा देवी तत्रैवाविरभूत्तदा । चतुर्भुजा विशालाक्षी सर्वाभरणभूषिता ।

taiściṁtyamānā sā devī tatraivāvirabhūttadā caturbhujā viśālākṣī sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā

reciting the Devi-sukta, they bowed with devotion to that eternal one. Thus meditated upon, that Goddess appeared there at once —

Verse 126 (padma.6.238.126)

दुकूलवस्त्रसहितां दिव्यमालानुलेपनाम् । तां दृष्ट्वा देवदेवस्य प्रियां सर्वे दिवौकसः ।

dukūlavastrasahitāṁ divyamālānulepanām tāṁ dṛṣṭvā devadevasya priyāṁ sarve divaukasaḥ

four-armed, wide-eyed, adorned with every ornament, clad in fine divine cloth, wearing divine garlands and unguents. Seeing that beloved of the God of gods, all the dwellers of heaven —

Verse 127 (padma.6.238.127)

ऊचुः प्रांजलयो देवीं प्रसन्नं कुरुते प्रियम् । त्रैलोक्यस्याभयं स्वामी यथा दद्यात्तथा कुरु ।

ūcuḥ prāṁjalayo devīṁ prasannaṁ kurute priyam trailokyasyābhayaṁ svāmī yathā dadyāttathā kuru

spoke to the Goddess with joined hands: "Please appease your beloved. Do so, that your Lord may grant safety to the three worlds."

Verse 128 (padma.6.238.128)

रुद्र उवाच- इत्युक्ता सहसा देवी प्रियं प्राप्य जनार्दनम् । प्रणिपत्य नमस्कृत्य प्रसीदेति उवाच तम् ।

rudra uvāca ityuktā sahasā devī priyaṁ prāpya janārdanam praṇipatya namaskṛtya prasīdeti uvāca tam

Rudra said: Thus addressed, the Goddess at once went to her beloved Janardana and, bowing before him, said to him, "Be gracious."

Verse 129 (padma.6.238.129)

तां दृष्ट्वा महिषीं स्वस्य प्रियां सर्व्वेश्वरो हरिः । रक्षःशरीरजं क्रोधं तत्याज प्रीतवत्क्षणात् ।

tāṁ dṛṣṭvā mahiṣīṁ svasya priyāṁ sarvveśvaro hariḥ rakṣaḥśarīrajaṁ krodhaṁ tatyāja prītavatkṣaṇāt

Seeing his beloved consort, Hari, Lord of all, instantly and lovingly relinquished the anger born of that demon-body.

Verse 130 (padma.6.238.130)

अंकमादाय तां देवीं समाश्लिष्य दयानिधिः । कृपासुधार्द्रदृष्ट्या वै निरैक्षत सुरान्हरिः ।

aṁkamādāya tāṁ devīṁ samāśliṣya dayānidhiḥ kṛpāsudhārdradṛṣṭyā vai niraikṣata surānhariḥ

That ocean of compassion, taking the Goddess upon his lap and embracing her, looked upon the gods with a gaze moist with the nectar of grace.

Verse 131 (padma.6.238.131)

ततो जयजयेत्युच्चैः स्तुवतां नमतां तदा । तद्दयादृष्टिदृष्टानां सानंदः संभ्रमोऽभवत् ।

tato jayajayetyuccaiḥ stuvatāṁ namatāṁ tadā taddayādṛṣṭidṛṣṭānāṁ sānaṁdaḥ saṁbhramo'bhavat

Then, as the gods cried "Victory, victory!" praising and bowing loudly, and were looked upon by that compassionate gaze, both joy and awe filled them.

Verse 132 (padma.6.238.132)

ततो देवगणाः सर्वे हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः । ऊचुः प्रांजलयो देवं नमस्कृत्य जगत्पतिम् ।

tato devagaṇāḥ sarve harṣanirbharamānasāḥ ūcuḥ prāṁjalayo devaṁ namaskṛtya jagatpatim

Then all the hosts of gods, hearts brimming with joy, joining their hands and bowing to the Lord of the world, said —

Verse 133 (padma.6.238.133)

देवगणा ऊचुः - द्रष्टुमत्यद्भुतं तेजो न शक्तास्ते जगत्पते । अत्यद्भुतमिदं रूपं बहुबाहुपदांकितम् ।

devagaṇā ūcuḥ draṣṭumatyadbhutaṁ tejo na śaktāste jagatpate atyadbhutamidaṁ rūpaṁ bahubāhupadāṁkitam

The gods said: "O Lord of the world, we are unable to gaze upon your most wondrous splendor. This most wondrous form, marked with so many arms and feet,

Verse 134 (padma.6.238.134)

जगत्त्रयसमाक्रांतं तेजस्तीक्ष्णतरं तव । द्रष्टुं स्थातुं न शक्ताः स्मः सर्व्व एव दिवौकसः ।

jagattrayasamākrāṁtaṁ tejastīkṣṇataraṁ tava draṣṭuṁ sthātuṁ na śaktāḥ smaḥ sarvva eva divaukasaḥ

encompassing the three worlds, that most piercing splendor of yours — we, all the dwellers of heaven, are unable to look upon it or stand before it."

Verse 135 (padma.6.238.135)

महादेव उवाच-। इत्यर्थितस्तु विबुधैस्तेजस्तदतिभीषणम् । उपसंहृत्य देवेशो बभूव सुखदर्शनः ।

mahādeva uvāca ityarthitastu vibudhaistejastadatibhīṣaṇam upasaṁhṛtya deveśo babhūva sukhadarśanaḥ

Mahadeva said: Thus entreated by the gods, the Lord of gods withdrew that most terrible splendor and assumed a form pleasant to behold —

Verse 136 (padma.6.238.136)

शरत्कोटींदुसंकाशः पुंडरीकनिभेक्षणः । सुधामय सटापुंज विद्युत्कोटिनिभः शुभः ।

śaratkoṭīṁdusaṁkāśaḥ puṁḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ sudhāmaya saṭāpuṁja vidyutkoṭinibhaḥ śubhaḥ

like a myriad autumn moons, with eyes like the lotus, his nectar-like mane blazing auspiciously like countless lightning-flashes,

Verse 137 (padma.6.238.137)

नानारत्नमयैर्दिव्यैः केयूरैः कटकान्वितैः । बाहुभिः कल्पवृक्षस्य शाखौघैरिव सत्फलैः ।

nānāratnamayairdivyaiḥ keyūraiḥ kaṭakānvitaiḥ bāhubhiḥ kalpavṛkṣasya śākhaughairiva satphalaiḥ

his arms adorned with divine armlets and bracelets set with many jewels, like the branches of the wish-fulfilling tree laden with excellent fruit,

Verse 138 (padma.6.238.138)

चतुर्भिः कोमलैर्दिव्यैरन्वितः परमेश्वरः । जपाकुसुमसंकाशैः शोभितः करपंकजैः ।

caturbhiḥ komalairdivyairanvitaḥ parameśvaraḥ japākusumasaṁkāśaiḥ śobhitaḥ karapaṁkajaiḥ

the Supreme Lord possessed of four soft, divine arms, adorned with lotus-hands red as the japa flower,

Verse 139 (padma.6.238.139)

शंखचक्रगृहीताभ्यामुद्बाहुभ्यां विराजितः । वरदाभयहस्ताभ्यामितराभ्यां नृकेसरी ।

śaṁkhacakragṛhītābhyāmudbāhubhyāṁ virājitaḥ varadābhayahastābhyāmitarābhyāṁ nṛkesarī

his upper two hands resplendent, holding conch and discus, his other two hands in gestures of boon-giving and reassurance — that Man-Lion —

Verse 140 (padma.6.238.140)

श्रीवत्सकौस्तुभोरस्को वनमालाविभूषितः । उद्यद्दिनकाराभ्यां च कुण्डलाभ्यां विराजितः ।

śrīvatsakaustubhorasko vanamālāvibhūṣitaḥ udyaddinakārābhyāṁ ca kuṇḍalābhyāṁ virājitaḥ

his chest bearing the Shrivatsa mark and the Kaustubha jewel, adorned with a forest-garland, resplendent with earrings like the rising sun,

Verse 141 (padma.6.238.141)

हारकेयूरकटकैर्भूषणैः समलंकृतः । सव्यांगस्थ श्रियायुक्तो राजते नरकेसरी ।

hārakeyūrakaṭakairbhūṣaṇaiḥ samalaṁkṛtaḥ savyāṁgastha śriyāyukto rājate narakesarī

adorned with necklaces, armlets, and bracelets — that Man-Lion shone, with Lakshmi seated upon his left side.

Verse 142 (padma.6.238.142)

लक्ष्मीनृसिंहं तं दृष्ट्वा देवताः समहर्षयः । आनन्दाश्रुजलैः सिक्ता हर्षनिर्भरचेतसः ।

lakṣmīnṛsiṁhaṁ taṁ dṛṣṭvā devatāḥ samaharṣayaḥ ānandāśrujalaiḥ siktā harṣanirbharacetasaḥ

Beholding that Lakshmi-Narasimha, the gods together with the great sages, their bodies wet with tears of joy, hearts overflowing with gladness —

Verse 143 (padma.6.238.143)

आनंदसिंधुमग्नास्ते नमश्चक्रुर्निरंतरम् । अर्चयामासुरात्मेशं दिव्यपुष्पसमर्पणैः ।

ānaṁdasiṁdhumagnāste namaścakrurniraṁtaram arcayāmāsurātmeśaṁ divyapuṣpasamarpaṇaiḥ

immersed in an ocean of bliss, bowed to him unceasingly. With offerings of divine flowers they worshipped the Lord of the self.

Verse 144 (padma.6.238.144)

रत्नकुंभैः सुधापूर्णैरभिषिच्य सनातनम् । वस्त्रैराभरणैर्गंधैः पुष्पैर्धूपैर्म्मनोरमैः ।

ratnakuṁbhaiḥ sudhāpūrṇairabhiṣicya sanātanam vastrairābharaṇairgaṁdhaiḥ puṣpairdhūpairmmanoramaiḥ

Anointing that eternal one with jeweled vessels filled with nectar, with garments, ornaments, fragrances, flowers, and delightful incense,

Verse 145 (padma.6.238.145)

दिव्यैर्निवेदितैर्दीपैरर्च्चयित्वा नृकेसरिम् । तुष्टुवुः स्तवनैर्दिव्यैर्नमश्चक्रुर्म्मुहुर्म्महुः ।

divyairniveditairdīpairarccayitvā nṛkesarim tuṣṭuvuḥ stavanairdivyairnamaścakrurmmuhurmmahuḥ

with divine food-offerings and lamps they worshipped the Man-Lion, praised him with divine hymns, and bowed to him again and again.

Verse 146 (padma.6.238.146)

ततः प्रसन्नो लक्ष्मीशस्तेषामिष्टान्वरान्ददौ । ततो देवगणैः सार्धं सर्व्वेशो भक्तवत्सलः ।

tataḥ prasanno lakṣmīśasteṣāmiṣṭānvarāndadau tato devagaṇaiḥ sārdhaṁ sarvveśo bhaktavatsalaḥ

Then, pleased, the Lord of Lakshmi granted them their desired boons. Then the Lord of all, who so loves his devotees, together with the hosts of gods —

Verse 147 (padma.6.238.147)

प्रह्लादं सर्वदैत्यानां चक्रे राजानमव्ययम् । आश्वास्य भक्तं प्रह्लादमभिषिच्य सुरोत्तमैः ।

prahlādaṁ sarvadaityānāṁ cakre rājānamavyayam āśvāsya bhaktaṁ prahlādamabhiṣicya surottamaiḥ

made Prahlada the imperishable king of all the daityas. Comforting his devotee Prahlada, and having him anointed by the foremost gods —

Verse 148 (padma.6.238.148)

ददौ तस्मै वरानिष्टान्भक्तिं चाव्यभिचारिणीम् । ततो देवगणैः सर्वैः स्तूयमानो नृकेसरी ।

dadau tasmai varāniṣṭānbhaktiṁ cāvyabhicāriṇīm tato devagaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ stūyamāno nṛkesarī

he gave him the boons he desired, and unswerving devotion. Then, praised by all the hosts of gods, that Man-Lion —

Verse 149 (padma.6.238.149)

विकीर्णपुष्पवपुभिस्तत्रैवांतरधीयत । ततः सुरगणाः सर्वे स्वंस्वं स्थानं प्रपेदिरे ।

vikīrṇapuṣpavapubhistatraivāṁtaradhīyata tataḥ suragaṇāḥ sarve svaṁsvaṁ sthānaṁ prapedire

his body still strewn with the flowers offered to him, vanished then and there. Then all the hosts of gods returned each to his own abode,

Verse 150 (padma.6.238.150)

पुनश्च यज्ञभागान्स्वान्बुभुजुः प्रीतमानसाः । ततो देवाः सगंधर्वा निरातंकाभवंस्तदा ।

punaśca yajñabhāgānsvānbubhujuḥ prītamānasāḥ tato devāḥ sagaṁdharvā nirātaṁkābhavaṁstadā

and, gladdened, again partook of their own sacrificial shares. Then the gods, together with the Gandharvas, became free of fear,

Verse 151 (padma.6.238.151)

तस्मिन्हते महादैत्ये सर्व एव प्रहर्षिताः । प्रह्लादस्तु तदा चक्रे राज्यं धर्मेण वैष्णवः ।

tasminhate mahādaitye sarva eva praharṣitāḥ prahlādastu tadā cakre rājyaṁ dharmeṇa vaiṣṇavaḥ

and all rejoiced greatly at the slaying of that great daitya. Prahlada, then, a Vaishnava, ruled his kingdom righteously.

Verse 152 (padma.6.238.152)

हरेः प्रसादाल्लब्धं तु राज्यं वैष्णवसत्तमः । बहुभिर्यज्ञदानाद्यैरर्चयित्वा नृकेसरिम् ।

hareḥ prasādāllabdhaṁ tu rājyaṁ vaiṣṇavasattamaḥ bahubhiryajñadānādyairarcayitvā nṛkesarim

That foremost of Vaishnavas governed the kingdom obtained by Hari's grace, worshipping the Man-Lion with many sacrifices and gifts,

Verse 153 (padma.6.238.153)

काले हरिपदं प्राप योगिगम्यं सनातनम् । एतत्प्रह्लादचरितं ये तु शृण्वंति नित्यशः ।

kāle haripadaṁ prāpa yogigamyaṁ sanātanam etatprahlādacaritaṁ ye tu śṛṇvaṁti nityaśaḥ

and in time attained the eternal abode of Hari, difficult of access even for yogis. Those who ever listen to this story of Prahlada —

Verse 154 (padma.6.238.154)

ते सर्वेपापनिर्मुक्ता यास्यंति परमां गतिम् । एतत्ते कथितं देवि नृसिंहं वैभवं हरेः । शेषां च वैभवावस्थां शृणु देवि यथाक्रमम् ।

te sarvepāpanirmuktā yāsyaṁti paramāṁ gatim etatte kathitaṁ devi nṛsiṁhaṁ vaibhavaṁ hareḥ śeṣāṁ ca vaibhavāvasthāṁ śṛṇu devi yathākramam

all of them, freed from every sin, attain the supreme state. O Goddess, this glory of Hari's Narasimha incarnation has been told to you. Now listen, O Goddess, to the glory of Shesha as well, in due order.