Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram
lakShmI narasiMha aShTottara shata nAma stotram
nArasiMho mahAsiMho divyasiMho mahAbalaH |
ugrasiMho mahAdevasstambhajashchogralochanaH || 1 ||
raudrassarvAdbhutaH shrImAn yogAnandastrivikramaH |
hariH kolAhalashchakrI vijayo jayavardhanaH || 2 ||
pa~nchAnanaH parabrahma chA.aghoro ghoravikramaH |
jvalanmukho jvAlamAlI mahAjvAlo mahAprabhuH || 3 ||
niTilAkShassahasrAkSho durnirIkShaH pratApanaH |
mahAdaMShTrAyudhaH prAj~nashchaNDakopI sadAshivaH || 4 ||
hiraNyakashipudhvaMsI daityadAnavabha~njanaH |
guNabhadro mahAbhadro balabhadrassubhadrakaH || 5 ||
karAlo vikarAlashcha vikartA sarvakartRRikaH |
shiMshumArastrilokAtmA Ishassarveshvaro vibhuH || 6 ||
bhairavADambaro divyashchA.achyutaH kavi mAdhavaH |
adhokShajo.akSharashsharvo vanamAlI varapradaH || 7 ||
vishvambharo.adbhuto bhavyaH shrIviShNuH puruShottamaH |
anaghAstro nakhAstrashcha sUryajyotissureshvaraH || 8 ||
sahasrabAhuHssarvaj~nassarvasiddhipradAyakaH |
vajradaMShTro vajranakho mahAnandaH parantapaH || 9 ||
sarvamantraikarUpashcha sarvayantravidAraNaH |
sarvatantrAtmako.avyaktassuvyakto bhaktavatsalaH || 10 ||
vaishAkhashuklabhUtotthaH sharaNAgatavatsalaH |
udArakIrtiH puNyAtmA mahAtmA chaNDavikramaH || 11 ||
vedatrayaprapUjyashcha bhagavAnparameshvaraH |
shrIvatsA~NkaH shrInivAso jagadvyApI jaganmayaH || 12 ||
jagatpAlo jagannAtho mahAkAyo dvirUpabhRRit |
paramAtmA para~njyotirnirguNashcha nRRikesarI || 13 ||
paratattvaH parandhAma sachchidAnandavigrahaH |
lakShmInRRisiMhassarvAtmA dhIraH prahlAdapAlakaH || 14 ||
idaM shrImannRRisiMhasya nAmnAmaShTottaraM shatam |
trisandhyaM yaH paThedbhaktyA sarvAbhIShTamavApnuyAt || 15 ||
iti shrInRRisiMhapUjAkalpe shrI lakShmInRRisiMhAShTottarashatanAma stotram |
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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
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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