Saturday Lord Nrsmha Prayers If one recites with devotion this prayer, Śani’s Śrī Nṛsiṁha Stuti, especially on Saturdays, one will please the Lord, and the Lord will remove all obstacles and suffering, and bless His devotee. These prayers were offered to Lord Nrsmhadeva by Shanideva, who is the presiding personality of the planet Saturn. The astrological effects of the planet Saturn are generally unfavorable and afflict persons with suffering and misfortune. By reciting this prayer offered by the lord of Saturn to Lord Nrsmha, one is relieved from misfortune and suffering, and one is blessed with remembrance, devotion, and gratitude towards our supreme refuge and shelter, Lord Nrsmhadeva. Śrī Kṛṣṇa told Dharmarāja, “Whoever listens to or recites this conversation between Śanideva and Lord Nṛsiṁha in the form of this prayer of devotion will definitely have all desires fulfilled and will always rejoice.” sulabho bhakti yuktānāṁ durdarśo duṣṭa cetasāṁ | ananya gatikānām ca prabhu bhaktaika-vatsalaḥ śanaiścara tatra nṛsiṁha-deva cakārāmala-citta-vṛtiḥ | praṇamya ṣaṣṭāṅgam aśeśa-loka kirīta nīrājita pāda-padmam || 1 | Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is easily accessible to the devotees and He punishes those who are evil-minded. He is the saviour for those who are helpless and for those who desire to seek refuge in Him. When the demigods of innumerable planets bow down to His lotus feet, the bright jewels from their crowns are reflected on His toenails, which gives the impression that lamps are being waved in front of them. Unto Lord Nrsmhadevas lotus feet, Śanideva prostrated and prayed to Lord Nrsmhadeva in the court of Brahmā. Śrī Śanaiścara-kṛta Śrī Narasiṁha Stuti śrī śanir-uvāca - yat pāda-pankaja-raja paramādharena saṁsevitam sakala kalmaśa rāśī-nāśam | kalyāṇa kārakam aśeṣanijānugānam | sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||2|| Śrī Śani said - O Lord Nrsmhadeva, by the mercy of the dust of Your lotus feet, which destroy a multitude of sins, please grant infinite auspiciousness to Your devotee who always worships Your lotus feet with devotion. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. sarvatra cancalatayā sthitayāpi lakṣmyāḥ | brahmādi-vandya-padayā stirayānya sevi || pādāravinda-yugalaṁ paramā-dharena | sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā valokam||3|| O Lord Nrsmhadeva, Your lotus feet are worshipped by Goddess Lakṣmī, even though She is fickle by nature (cancala) and by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, whose own feet are worthy of worship with devotion. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. yad rūpam āgama-śiraḥ pratipādhyamādhya | ādhyātmikādi paritāpa haram vicintyam || yogīśvarair apathagākhila doṣa saṅghaiḥ | sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||4|| O Lord Nrsmhadeva, by contemplating or meditating upon Your appearance, which is expounded in the Vedas extensively, the best of the saints have become liberated from the three-fold miseries and from all misfortunes. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. prahlāda bhakta vacasā harir āvirāsa | stambhe hiraṇyakaśipuṁ ya udhārabhāvaḥ || urvau nidhāya udharam nakhārai dadhāra | sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||5|| O Lord Nrsmhadeva, fulfilling the word of Your devotee, Prahlāda, You, Lord Hari, who are generous and kind, appeared from a pillar. And placing Hiraṇyakaśipu on Your thighs, You split open his stomach with Your nails. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. yo naija bhaktaṁ analāmbudhi bhūdharogra | śṛṇga-prapāta viśa dhamti sarīsupebhyaḥ | sarvātmakaḥ parama-kāruṇiko rarakṣa | sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||6|| O Lord Nrsmhadeva, You protected Your own devotee Prahlāda when he was thrown into a raging fire, when he was thrown into the deep ocean, when he was thrown from a tall mountain peak, when he was given deadly poison, when he was thrown below a mad elephants feet, and when he was thrown into a pit of poisonous serpents. You are omnipresent and supremely generous. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. yannirvikāra para-rūpa vicintanena | yogīśvarā viśaya sāgara vīta rāgāḥ viśrāmtim āpura-vināśa vatīṁ parākhyāṁ sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||7|| O Lord Nrsmhadeva, by meditating upon You, Whose great form is devoid of imperfections, the best of the saints attained liberation from the ocean of materialistic attachments and obtained unmitigated salvation. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. yad rūpam-ugra parimardana bhāva śāli | saṁcintanena sakalāgha vināśa kāri | bhūta jvara graha samudbhava bhīti nāśam | sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||8|| O Lord Nrsmhadeva, by meditating upon You, Whose form is fearsome, all peace, happiness, and prosperity can be obtained, all sins can be obliterated, and the fear arising from evil spirits, fevers, and unfavorable planetary positions can be removed. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. yasyottamaṁ yaśa umā-patim padma-janma | śakrādi daivata sabhāsu samasta-gītam || śaktaiva sarvaśa-mala praśamaika dakṣam | sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam ||9|| O Lord Nrsmhadeva, Your transcendental fame is sung gloriously in all the divine assemblies of Śiva, Brahmā and Indra etc., and Your power is steadfast in wiping out all impurities, O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance. evam śrutvā stutiṁ devaḥ śanināṁ kalpitāṁ hariḥ | uvāca brahma vṛndasta śaniṁ taṁ bhakta-vatsalaḥ ||10|| On listening to the heartfelt prayer composed by Śanideva in the assembly of Lord Brahmā, Lord Hari, who is ever compassionate to His devotees, spoke to Śanideva as follows. śrī nṛsiṁha uvāca - prasannoham śane tubhyaṁ | varam varaya śobhanaṁ || yaṁ vāñchasi tameva tvam | sarva-loka hitāvaham ||11|| Śrī Nṛsiṁha said – O Śani, I am pleased with your devotion. Whatever you desire that will benefit the world, ask for that kind of boon and I will grant it. śrī śanir uvāca - nṛsiṁha tvam mayi kṛpām kuru deva dayā-nidhe | mad vāsaras tava prīti- kara syat devatā-pate ||12|| mat kṛtam tvat param stotraṁ śṛṇvanti ca paṭanti ca | sarvān kāman pūrayetās teśām tvaṁ loka-bhāvanaḥ ||13|| Śrī Śanideva replied – O Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, O reservoir of compassion, please be kind to me. O Lord of all gods, let my day of the week, Saturday, be Your favorite day. O Purifier of all the worlds, may You fulfill the desires of all those who listen to or read this great prayer to You composed by me.” śrī nṛsiṁha uvāca - tataivāstu śaneham vai rakṣo-bhuvana saṁsthitaḥ | bhakta kāmān pūrayiśye tvaṁ mamaika vacaḥ śṛṇu || tvat kṛtam mat param stotram yaḥ paṭecchṛṇu yāccha yaḥ | dvādaśāṣṭama janmastād bhayaṁ māstu tasya vai ||14|| Śrī Nṛsiṁha said – O Śani, let it be so! By virtue of My being the universal protector (rakṣobhuvana), I fulfill the desires of all My devotees. Please listen to My words - let there be no fear of any unfavorable birth positions (the twelfth and eighth birth positions, etc), or of any consequent troubles from you, for any one who reads or listens to this prayer to Me composed by you. śani narahariṁ devaṁ tateti pratyuvāca ha tataḥ parama-saṁtuṣṭo jayeti munayovadan ||15|| Then Śanideva replied to Lord Narahari that he would follow the Lord’s instructions. Then the joyful saints and sages present there (in Brahma’s assembly) responded with cries of ‘jaya, jaya!’”. śrī kṛṣṇa uvāca - itam śanaiścarasyāta nṛsiṁha deva | samvādam etat stavanaṁ ca mānavaḥ || śṛṇoti yaḥ śrāvayate ca bhaktyā sarvānyābhīṣṭāni ca vindate dhruvam ||16|| Śrī Kṛṣṇa told Dharmarāja, “Whoever listens to or recites this conversation between Śanideva and Lord Nṛsiṁha in the form of this prayer of devotion will definitely have all desires fulfilled and will always rejoice.” iti śrī bhaviṣyottara purāṇe rakṣobhuvana mahātme śrī śanaiścara kṛta śrī nṛsiṁha stuti sampūrṇam Thus ends the prayers offered to the universal protector, Śrī Nṛsiṁha, by the great soul Sanideva, as recorded in the Bhaviṣyottara Purāṇa.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 23:31:24 +0000
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