Lord Narasimha Chalisa
Lord Narasimha Chalisa
Lord Narasimha Chalisa
Narasimha Deva Main Sumarom Tohi
|| dohā ||
māsa vaiśākha kṛtikā yuta,
haraṇa mahī ko bhāra|
śukla caturdaśī soma dina,
liyo narasiṃha avatāra||
dhanya tumhāro siṃha tanu,
dhanya tumhāro nāma|
tumare sumarana se prabhu,
pūrana ho saba kāma||
|| caupāī ||
narasiṃha deva maiṃ sumaroṃ tohi|
dhana bala vidyā dāna de mohi||
jaya jaya narasiṃha kṛpālā|
karo sadā bhaktana pratipālā||
viṣṇu ke avatāra dayālā|
mahākāla kālana ko kālā||
nāma aneka tumhāro bakhāno|
alpa buddhi maiṃ nā kachu jānoṃ||
hiraṇākuśa nṛpa ati abhimānī|
tehi ke bhāra mahī akulānī||
hiraṇākuśa kayādhū ke jāye|
nāma bhakta prahalāda kahāye||
bhakta banā biṣṇu ko dāsā|
pitā kiyo mārana parasāyā||
astra-śastra māre bhuja daṇḍā|
agnidāha kiyo pracaṇḍā||
bhakta hetu tuma liyo avatārā|
duṣṭa-dalana haraṇa mahibhārā||
tuma bhaktana ke bhakta tumhāre|
prahlāda ke prāṇa piyāre||
pragaṭa bhaye phār̤akara tuma khambhā|
dekha duṣṭa-dala bhaye acambhā||
khaḍga jihva tanu sundara sājā|
ūrdhva keśa mahādaṣṭra virājā||
tapta svarṇa sama badana tumhārā|
ko varane tumharoṃ vistārā||
rūpa caturbhuja badana viśālā|
nakha jihvā hai ati vikarālā||
svarṇa mukuṭa badana ati bhārī|
kānana kuṇḍala kī chavi nyārī||
bhakta prahalāda ko tumane ubārā|
hiraṇā kuśa khala kṣaṇa maha mārā||
brahmā, biṣṇu tumhe nita dhyāve|
indra maheśa sadā mana lāve||
veda purāṇa tumharo yaśa gāve|
śeṣa śāradā pārana pāve||
jo nara dharo tumharo dhyānā|
tāko hoya sadā kalyānā||
trāhi-trāhi prabhu duḥkha nivāro|
bhava bandhana prabhu āpa hī ṭāro||
nitya jape jo nāma tihārā|
duḥkha vyādhi ho nistārā||
santāna-hīna jo jāpa karāye|
mana icchita so nara suta pāve||
bandhyā nārī susantāna ko pāve|
nara daridra dhanī hoī jāve||
jo narasiṃha kā jāpa karāve|
tāhi vipatti sapaneṃ nahī āve||
jo kāmanā kare mana māhī|
saba niścaya so siddha huyī jāhī||
jīvana maiṃ jo kachu saṅkaṭa hoyī|
niścaya narasiṃha sumare soyī||
roga grasita jo dhyāve koī|
tāki kāyā kañcana hoī||
ḍākinī-śākinī preta betālā|
graha-vyādhi aru yama vikarālā||
preta piśāca sabe bhaya khāye|
yama ke dūta nikaṭa nahīṃ āve||
sumara nāma vyādhi saba bhāge|
roga-śoka kabahū~ nahī lāge||
jāko najara doṣa ho bhāī|
so narasiṃha cālīsā gāī||
haṭe najara hove kalyānā|
bacana satya sākhī bhagavānā||
jo nara dhyāna tumhāro lāve|
so nara mana vāñchita phala pāve||
banavāye jo mandira jñānī|
ho jāve vaha nara jaga mānī||
nita-prati pāṭha kare ika bārā|
so nara rahe tumhārā pyārā||
narasiṃha cālīsā jo jana gāve|
duḥkha daridra tāke nikaṭa na āve||
cālīsā jo nara paढ़e-paढ़āve|
so nara jaga meṃ saba kucha pāve||
yaha śrī narasiṃha cālīsā|
paढ़e raṅka hove avanīsā||
jo dhyāve so nara sukha pāve|
tohī vimukha bahu duḥkha uṭhāve||
śiva svarūpa hai śaraṇa tumhārī|
haro nātha saba vipatti hamārī||
|| dohā ||
cāroṃ yuga gāyeṃ terī,
mahimā aparampāra|
nija bhaktanu ke prāṇa hita,
liyo jagata avatāra||
narasiṃha cālīsā jo paढ़e,
prema magana śata bāra|
usa ghara ānanda rahe,
vaibhava baढ़e apāra||
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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
