Lord Narasimha Chalisa
Lord Narasimha Chalisa
Narasimha Deva Main Sumarom Tohi
|| dohA ||
mAsa vaizAkha kRtikA yuta,
haraNa mahI ko bhAra|
zukla caturdazI soma dina,
liyo narasiMha avatAra||
dhanya tumhAro siMha tanu,
dhanya tumhAro nAma|
tumare sumarana se prabhu,
pUrana ho saba kAma||
|| caupAI ||
narasiMha deva maiM sumaroM tohi|
dhana bala vidyA dAna de mohi||
jaya jaya narasiMha kRpAlA|
karo sadA bhaktana pratipAlA||
viSNu ke avatAra dayAlA|
mahAkAla kAlana ko kAlA||
nAma aneka tumhAro bakhAno|
alpa buddhi maiM nA kachu jAnoM||
hiraNAkuza nRpa ati abhimAnI|
tehi ke bhAra mahI akulAnI||
hiraNAkuza kayAdhU ke jAye|
nAma bhakta prahalAda kahAye||
bhakta banA biSNu ko dAsA|
pitA kiyo mArana parasAyA||
astra-zastra mAre bhuja daNDA|
agnidAha kiyo pracaNDA||
bhakta hetu tuma liyo avatArA|
duSTa-dalana haraNa mahibhArA||
tuma bhaktana ke bhakta tumhAre|
prahlAda ke prANa piyAre||
pragaTa bhaye phAr3akara tuma khambhA|
dekha duSTa-dala bhaye acambhA||
khaDga jihva tanu sundara sAjA|
Urdhva keza mahAdaSTra virAjA||
tapta svarNa sama badana tumhArA|
ko varane tumharoM vistArA||
rUpa caturbhuja badana vizAlA|
nakha jihvA hai ati vikarAlA||
svarNa mukuTa badana ati bhArI|
kAnana kuNDala kI chavi nyArI||
bhakta prahalAda ko tumane ubArA|
hiraNA kuza khala kSaNa maha mArA||
brahmA, biSNu tumhe nita dhyAve|
indra maheza sadA mana lAve||
veda purANa tumharo yaza gAve|
zeSa zAradA pArana pAve||
jo nara dharo tumharo dhyAnA|
tAko hoya sadA kalyAnA||
trAhi-trAhi prabhu duHkha nivAro|
bhava bandhana prabhu Apa hI TAro||
nitya jape jo nAma tihArA|
duHkha vyAdhi ho nistArA||
santAna-hIna jo jApa karAye|
mana icchita so nara suta pAve||
bandhyA nArI susantAna ko pAve|
nara daridra dhanI hoI jAve||
jo narasiMha kA jApa karAve|
tAhi vipatti sapaneM nahI Ave||
jo kAmanA kare mana mAhI|
saba nizcaya so siddha huyI jAhI||
jIvana maiM jo kachu saGkaTa hoyI|
nizcaya narasiMha sumare soyI||
roga grasita jo dhyAve koI|
tAki kAyA kaJcana hoI||
DAkinI-zAkinI preta betAlA|
graha-vyAdhi aru yama vikarAlA||
preta pizAca sabe bhaya khAye|
yama ke dUta nikaTa nahIM Ave||
sumara nAma vyAdhi saba bhAge|
roga-zoka kabahU~ nahI lAge||
jAko najara doSa ho bhAI|
so narasiMha cAlIsA gAI||
haTe najara hove kalyAnA|
bacana satya sAkhI bhagavAnA||
jo nara dhyAna tumhAro lAve|
so nara mana vAJchita phala pAve||
banavAye jo mandira jJAnI|
ho jAve vaha nara jaga mAnI||
nita-prati pATha kare ika bArA|
so nara rahe tumhArA pyArA||
narasiMha cAlIsA jo jana gAve|
duHkha daridra tAke nikaTa na Ave||
cAlIsA jo nara paढ़e-paढ़Ave|
so nara jaga meM saba kucha pAve||
yaha zrI narasiMha cAlIsA|
paढ़e raGka hove avanIsA||
jo dhyAve so nara sukha pAve|
tohI vimukha bahu duHkha uThAve||
ziva svarUpa hai zaraNa tumhArI|
haro nAtha saba vipatti hamArI||
|| dohA ||
cAroM yuga gAyeM terI,
mahimA aparampAra|
nija bhaktanu ke prANa hita,
liyo jagata avatAra||
narasiMha cAlIsA jo paढ़e,
prema magana zata bAra|
usa ghara Ananda rahe,
vaibhava baढ़e apAra||
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Narasimha Chalisa is a Hindi devotional hymn of forty verses dedicated to Lord Narasimha, the man-lion fourth avatar of Vishnu who is venerated as the fierce protector of devotees and destroyer of demonic forces. It follows the standard chalisa format and belongs to the vernacular Vaishnava Bhakti devotional tradition. The text presents Narasimha as both a fearsome and compassionate deity accessible to lay devotees.
What are the benefits of chanting Narasimha Chalisa?
- Protection from enemies and evil forces
- Removal of obstacles and hindrances
- Attainment of courage and inner strength
- Spiritual growth and progress toward liberation
When is the best time to recite this?
The Narasimha Chalisa is recited in the morning and evening. Narasimha Jayanti is the primary festival occasion, and it is also recited in times of personal difficulty when seeking the deity's protection.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Lord Narasimha's story is one of the central narratives of Vaishnava theology, appearing in the Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic texts. The deity is especially prominent in South Indian Vaishnava tradition and has major temple centers at Ahobilam and Yadagirigutta. The chalisa format, which became popular from the medieval Bhakti period onward, adapted this classical Sanskrit and Tamil devotional tradition into vernacular Hindi for northern devotees. The authorship of this specific chalisa is not attributed to a known historical figure and the composition date is uncertain.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Lakshmi Nrusimha Karavalamba Stotram — a Sanskrit hymn explicitly appealing to Lakshmi Narasimha for protection, representing the classical Sanskrit devotional form for the same deity
- Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Sata Namavali — the 108-name namavali of Narasimha paired with Lakshmi, used in formal puja worship