Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
lakṣmī narasiṃha aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ
oṃ mahāsiṃhāya namaḥ
oṃ divya siṃhāya namaḥ
oṃ mahābalāya namaḥ
oṃ ugra siṃhāya namaḥ
oṃ mahādevāya namaḥ
oṃ stambhajāya namaḥ
oṃ ugralocanāya namaḥ
oṃ raudrāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvādbhutāya namaḥ || 10 ||
oṃ śrīmate namaḥ
oṃ yogānandāya namaḥ
oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ
oṃ haraye namaḥ
oṃ kolāhalāya namaḥ
oṃ cakriṇe namaḥ
oṃ vijayāya namaḥ
oṃ jayavarṇanāya namaḥ
oṃ pañcānanāya namaḥ
oṃ parabrahmaṇe namaḥ || 20 ||
oṃ aghorāya namaḥ
oṃ ghora vikramāya namaḥ
oṃ jvalanmukhāya namaḥ
oṃ mahā jvālāya namaḥ
oṃ jvālāmāline namaḥ
oṃ mahā prabhave namaḥ
oṃ niṭalākṣāya namaḥ
oṃ sahasrākṣāya namaḥ
oṃ durnirīkṣāya namaḥ
oṃ pratāpanāya namaḥ || 30 ||
oṃ mahādaṃṣṭrāyudhāya namaḥ
oṃ prājñāya namaḥ
oṃ caṇḍakopine namaḥ
oṃ sadāśivāya namaḥ
oṃ hiraṇyaka śipudhvaṃsine namaḥ
oṃ daityadāna vabhañjanāya namaḥ
oṃ guṇabhadrāya namaḥ
oṃ mahābhadrāya namaḥ
oṃ balabhadrakāya namaḥ
oṃ subhadrakāya namaḥ || 40 ||
oṃ karālāya namaḥ
oṃ vikarālāya namaḥ
oṃ vikartre namaḥ
oṃ sarvartrakāya namaḥ
oṃ śiṃśumārāya namaḥ
oṃ trilokātmane namaḥ
oṃ īśāya namaḥ
oṃ sarveśvarāya namaḥ
oṃ vibhave namaḥ
oṃ bhairavāḍambarāya namaḥ || 50 ||
oṃ divyāya namaḥ
oṃ acyutāya namaḥ
oṃ kavaye namaḥ
oṃ mādhavāya namaḥ
oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ
oṃ akṣarāya namaḥ
oṃ śarvāya namaḥ
oṃ vanamāline namaḥ
oṃ varapradāya namaḥ
oṃ adhbhutāya namaḥ
oṃ bhavyāya namaḥ
oṃ śrīviṣṇave namaḥ
oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ
oṃ anaghāstrāya namaḥ
oṃ nakhāstrāya namaḥ
oṃ sūrya jyotiṣe namaḥ
oṃ sureśvarāya namaḥ
oṃ sahasrabāhave namaḥ
oṃ sarvajñāya namaḥ || 70 ||
oṃ sarvasiddha pradāyakāya namaḥ
oṃ vajradaṃṣṭraya namaḥ
oṃ vajranakhāya namaḥ
oṃ mahānandāya namaḥ
oṃ parantapāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvamantraika rūpāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvatantrātmakāya namaḥ
oṃ avyaktāya namaḥ
oṃ suvyaktāya namaḥ || 80 ||
oṃ vaiśākha śukla bhūtotdhāya namaḥ
oṃ śaraṇāgata vatsalāya namaḥ
oṃ udāra kīrtaye namaḥ
oṃ puṇyātmane namaḥ
oṃ daṇḍa vikramāya namaḥ
oṃ vedatraya prapūjyāya namaḥ
oṃ bhagavate namaḥ
oṃ parameśvarāya namaḥ
oṃ śrī vatsāṅkāya namaḥ || 90 ||
oṃ śrīnivāsāya namaḥ
oṃ jagadvyapine namaḥ
oṃ jaganmayāya namaḥ
oṃ jagatbhālāya namaḥ
oṃ jagannādhāya namaḥ
oṃ mahākāyāya namaḥ
oṃ dvirūpabhrate namaḥ
oṃ paramātmane namaḥ
oṃ parajyotiṣe namaḥ
oṃ nirguṇāya namaḥ || 100 ||
oṃ nṛke sariṇe namaḥ
oṃ paratattvāya namaḥ
oṃ parandhāmne namaḥ
oṃ saccidānanda vigrahāya namaḥ
oṃ lakṣmīnṛsiṃhāya namaḥ
oṃ sarvātmane namaḥ
oṃ dhīrāya namaḥ
oṃ prahlāda pālakāya namaḥ
oṃ śrī lakṣmī narasiṃhāya namaḥ || 108 ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali listing 108 names of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha, the combined form of Vishnu's man-lion avatar Narasimha and Goddess Lakshmi. Each name is offered as a salutation (namah), and together the names describe the various attributes and powers of the deity. The text belongs to the Vaishnava tradition of Narasimha worship and is used in puja rituals seeking both protection and prosperity.
What are the benefits of chanting Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Protection from enemies and negative forces
- Attainment of wealth and material prosperity
- Removal of obstacles and fear
- Courage, strength, and spiritual growth
When is the best time to recite this?
The namavali is recited in the morning and evening. Narasimha Jayanti is the primary occasion associated with its recitation, and Diwali is also considered auspicious. It may be recited any day when seeking protection and abundance.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Narasimha, Vishnu's fourth avatar, is one of the most ancient and widely venerated forms in the Vaishnava tradition, with references in Puranic texts including the Bhagavata Purana. The Lakshmi Narasimha form is especially important in South Indian temple worship, particularly at the Ahobilam Narasimha temple in Andhra Pradesh. Ashtottara namavali texts for this deity developed within various Vaishnava lineages over the medieval period. The authorship of this specific namavali is unknown and it is considered a traditional compilation. The practice of reciting 108 names is rooted in Tantric and Puranic worship conventions.
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 Nama Stotram — the stotram version of the 108 names of the same deity, structured as a hymn rather than individual salutations
- Lakshmi Nrusimha Karavalamba Stotram — a Sanskrit hymn seeking the immediate protective support of Lakshmi Narasimha