Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
lakShmI narasiMha aShTottara shata nAmAvali
OM nArasiMhAya namaH
OM mahAsiMhAya namaH
OM divya siMhAya namaH
OM mahAbalAya namaH
OM ugra siMhAya namaH
OM mahAdevAya namaH
OM stambhajAya namaH
OM ugralochanAya namaH
OM raudrAya namaH
OM sarvAdbhutAya namaH || 10 ||
OM shrImate namaH
OM yogAnandAya namaH
OM trivikramAya namaH
OM haraye namaH
OM kolAhalAya namaH
OM chakriNe namaH
OM vijayAya namaH
OM jayavarNanAya namaH
OM pa~nchAnanAya namaH
OM parabrahmaNe namaH || 20 ||
OM aghorAya namaH
OM ghora vikramAya namaH
OM jvalanmukhAya namaH
OM mahA jvAlAya namaH
OM jvAlAmAline namaH
OM mahA prabhave namaH
OM niTalAkShAya namaH
OM sahasrAkShAya namaH
OM durnirIkShAya namaH
OM pratApanAya namaH || 30 ||
OM mahAdaMShTrAyudhAya namaH
OM prAj~nAya namaH
OM chaNDakopine namaH
OM sadAshivAya namaH
OM hiraNyaka shipudhvaMsine namaH
OM daityadAna vabha~njanAya namaH
OM guNabhadrAya namaH
OM mahAbhadrAya namaH
OM balabhadrakAya namaH
OM subhadrakAya namaH || 40 ||
OM karAlAya namaH
OM vikarAlAya namaH
OM vikartre namaH
OM sarvartrakAya namaH
OM shiMshumArAya namaH
OM trilokAtmane namaH
OM IshAya namaH
OM sarveshvarAya namaH
OM vibhave namaH
OM bhairavADambarAya namaH || 50 ||
OM divyAya namaH
OM achyutAya namaH
OM kavaye namaH
OM mAdhavAya namaH
OM adhokShajAya namaH
OM akSharAya namaH
OM sharvAya namaH
OM vanamAline namaH
OM varapradAya namaH
OM adhbhutAya namaH
OM bhavyAya namaH
OM shrIviShNave namaH
OM puruShottamAya namaH
OM anaghAstrAya namaH
OM nakhAstrAya namaH
OM sUrya jyotiShe namaH
OM sureshvarAya namaH
OM sahasrabAhave namaH
OM sarvaj~nAya namaH || 70 ||
OM sarvasiddha pradAyakAya namaH
OM vajradaMShTraya namaH
OM vajranakhAya namaH
OM mahAnandAya namaH
OM parantapAya namaH
OM sarvamantraika rUpAya namaH
OM sarvatantrAtmakAya namaH
OM avyaktAya namaH
OM suvyaktAya namaH || 80 ||
OM vaishAkha shukla bhUtotdhAya namaH
OM sharaNAgata vatsalAya namaH
OM udAra kIrtaye namaH
OM puNyAtmane namaH
OM daNDa vikramAya namaH
OM vedatraya prapUjyAya namaH
OM bhagavate namaH
OM parameshvarAya namaH
OM shrI vatsA~NkAya namaH || 90 ||
OM shrInivAsAya namaH
OM jagadvyapine namaH
OM jaganmayAya namaH
OM jagatbhAlAya namaH
OM jagannAdhAya namaH
OM mahAkAyAya namaH
OM dvirUpabhrate namaH
OM paramAtmane namaH
OM parajyotiShe namaH
OM nirguNAya namaH || 100 ||
OM nRRike sariNe namaH
OM paratattvAya namaH
OM parandhAmne namaH
OM sachchidAnanda vigrahAya namaH
OM lakShmInRRisiMhAya namaH
OM sarvAtmane namaH
OM dhIrAya namaH
OM prahlAda pAlakAya namaH
OM shrI lakShmI narasiMhAya namaH || 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
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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