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Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram

Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram

Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram

Stotram
Lakshmi
15 Verses
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lakṣmī narasiṃha aṣṭottara śata nāma stotram

nārasiṃho mahāsiṃho divyasiṃho mahābalaḥ |

ugrasiṃho mahādevasstambhajaścogralocanaḥ || 1 ||

raudrassarvādbhutaḥ śrīmān yogānandastrivikramaḥ |

hariḥ kolāhalaścakrī vijayo jayavardhanaḥ || 2 ||

pañcānanaḥ parabrahma cā'ghoro ghoravikramaḥ |

jvalanmukho jvālamālī mahājvālo mahāprabhuḥ || 3 ||

niṭilākṣassahasrākṣo durnirīkṣaḥ pratāpanaḥ |

mahādaṃṣṭrāyudhaḥ prājñaścaṇḍakopī sadāśivaḥ || 4 ||

hiraṇyakaśipudhvaṃsī daityadānavabhañjanaḥ |

guṇabhadro mahābhadro balabhadrassubhadrakaḥ || 5 ||

karālo vikarālaśca vikartā sarvakartṛkaḥ |

śiṃśumārastrilokātmā īśassarveśvaro vibhuḥ || 6 ||

bhairavāḍambaro divyaścā'cyutaḥ kavi mādhavaḥ |

adhokṣajo'kṣaraśśarvo vanamālī varapradaḥ || 7 ||

viśvambharo'dbhuto bhavyaḥ śrīviṣṇuḥ puruṣottamaḥ |

anaghāstro nakhāstraśca sūryajyotissureśvaraḥ || 8 ||

sahasrabāhuḥssarvajñassarvasiddhipradāyakaḥ |

vajradaṃṣṭro vajranakho mahānandaḥ parantapaḥ || 9 ||

sarvamantraikarūpaśca sarvayantravidāraṇaḥ |

sarvatantrātmako'vyaktassuvyakto bhaktavatsalaḥ || 10 ||

vaiśākhaśuklabhūtotthaḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ |

udārakīrtiḥ puṇyātmā mahātmā caṇḍavikramaḥ || 11 ||

vedatrayaprapūjyaśca bhagavānparameśvaraḥ |

śrīvatsāṅkaḥ śrīnivāso jagadvyāpī jaganmayaḥ || 12 ||

jagatpālo jagannātho mahākāyo dvirūpabhṛt |

paramātmā parañjyotirnirguṇaśca nṛkesarī || 13 ||

paratattvaḥ parandhāma saccidānandavigrahaḥ |

lakṣmīnṛsiṃhassarvātmā dhīraḥ prahlādapālakaḥ || 14 ||

idaṃ śrīmannṛsiṃhasya nāmnāmaṣṭottaraṃ śatam |

trisandhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhedbhaktyā sarvābhīṣṭamavāpnuyāt || 15 ||

iti śrīnṛsiṃhapūjākalpe śrī lakṣmīnṛsiṃhāṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram |

About This Stotram

Overview

The Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn that enumerates 108 names of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha, the combined form of Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha and his consort Goddess Lakshmi. Unlike a namavali (which lists names as salutations), this text is structured as a stotram — a hymn in verse — that embeds the names within a devotional poetic framework. It belongs to the Vaishnava tradition of Narasimha worship that is especially prominent in South India.

What are the benefits of chanting Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram?

  • Material prosperity and wealth through Lakshmi's aspect
  • Courage, strength, and protection through Narasimha's aspect
  • Removal of fear and obstacles
  • Spiritual progress and connection with the deity

When is the best time to recite this?

The stotram is recited in the morning and evening as part of regular worship. Narasimha Jayanti and Diwali are the primary festival occasions for this recitation.

What is the historical and traditional background?

The Lakshmi Narasimha form of worship combines the protective power of Narasimha — Vishnu's fierce fourth avatar who appeared from a pillar to save the devotee Prahlada — with the prosperity-granting qualities of Lakshmi. This form is particularly venerated in South Indian temple traditions, with major temples at Ahobilam in Andhra Pradesh. Ashtottara texts for this deity developed within the Vaishnava sampradaya tradition over the medieval period; the authorship of this specific stotram is not attributed to a historical figure and it is considered a traditional compilation.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali — the namavali version of the 108 names of the same deity, structured as individual salutations rather than a stotram
  • Lakshmi Nrusimha Karavalamba Stotram — a Sanskrit hymn explicitly seeking Lakshmi Narasimha's protection and support