Monday 30 May 2016

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Sthothram by Sri Adishankaracharya – Lyrics and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||














I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha who reclines on the serpent bed in the milky ocean, he is wielded in divine wheel/Chakrapani, soaked in intense luster from the gem studded hood of serpent Anantha,  he is  Lord of Yogis/Yogeesha and ultimate object of the Yogis, he is eternal/Sashvatha, he is the safe haven of his devotees/Sharanya, he is capable to guide his devotees from the whirlpool of ocean of Samsara, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, whose lotus feet shines in the sparkle of gem studded magnificent crown of Lord Bhrama, Lord Indhra, Lord Rudra, Maruthganas, Lord Aditya and all the deities, he is the Rajahamsa on the lotus flower like high raised bosom of Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, Oh! Murare, I am completely worn out of the repeated birth and deaths in the wild woods of Samsara, recklessly beaten by the wild animal like Kamadeva, tortured by the  scorching heat of everlasting desires and struggles, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, Oh! Deva, I am completely exhausted after falling into the dreadful unfathomable well of Samsara, I am totally worn out of awful serpents like intense grief and sorrows, I am completely helpless and pathetic, I shall surrender at your lotus feet, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, kindly protects us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, I am completely worn out by the frightening clutches of Kala, my body is traumatized by the powerful waves like various Ragha Dhvesha, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, Oh! Dhayalo/compassionate, I am completely exhausted by climbing through the tree of Samsara which bears sinful seeds, that has branches of endless Karma, leaves of Indhriyas, flowers of emotions and desires, and sorrows as its fruits, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, Oh! Shoure, I am completely worn out and troubled by the fierce teeth of venomous serpent like Samsara, Oh! Nagarivahana/who has enemy of serpents Garuda as celestial vehicle,  Oh! Sudhabdhinivasa/ who dwells in the milky ocean, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, I am worn out and completely burnt in the colossal wood fire from the world of Samsara, I shall surrender to your lotus feet which is the lotus pond, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, kindly protects us with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, Oh! Jagannivasa, I am trapped into the hazardous net of Samsara, besieged by intense passion and various worldly matters like a fish on the net, with broken head Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect me with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon supreme Lord Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, Oh! Sakalarthinasha/destroyer of worldly matters and grief, I am totally depleted and beaten by the trunk of untamed elephant like Samsara, I am in my death bed with intense pain, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect me with your glorious hands.  I shall meditate upon Lord Sri Nrusimha, Oh! Prabho, I am completely worn out by the constant attack of powerful thieves like Indhriyas, eventually  lost all my wealth like wisdom and intelligence; I have become blind and shoved off into the bottomless well like desires, Oh! Lakshmi Nrusimha, I shall surrender to you, kindly protect us with your glorious hands.   Oh! Lakshmipathe/consort of Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, Oh! Kamalanabha/who has lotus flower on his navel, Oh! Suresha/Lord of Lords, Oh! Vishno, Oh! Krishna/who has dark complexion, Oh! Madhusoodhana/who is the slayer of demon Madhu, Oh! Pushkaraksha/lotus eyed, Oh! Bhramnya, Oh! Keshava/who has beautiful curly hair locks, Oh! Janardhana/preserver of the Universe, Oh! Vasudeva/unconquerable, Oh! Devesha, kindly protects us with your glorious hands. The above are the sacred verses of Karavalamba Sthothram was composed by Sri Adishankaracharya who is a honey bee on the lotus feet of Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha, it is highly meritorious for the humans who are besieged by illusion thereby  incessantly strangled in the whirlpool of birth and deaths.







Srimath Payonidhi Nikethana Chakrapane | Bhogeendhra Bhoga Maniranjjitha Vishwamoorthe |Yogeesha Shashvatha Sharanya Bhavabdhipotha | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Bhrama Indhra Rudra Marutha Arukka Kireeda Kodi | Sangattithaghri Kamalamala Kanthi Kantha |Lakshmi Lasath Kucha Saroruha Rajahamsa | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Samsara Ghora Gahane Charatho Murare | Marogra Bheekara Mriga Pravarardhithasya |Arththasya Mathsara Nidhaghanipeedithasya | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Samsara Koopamathi Ghoram Agadhamoolam | Samprapya Dhukka Shatha Sarppa Samakulasya |Dheenasya Deva Kripaya Padhamagathasya | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Samsara Sagara  Vishala Karalakala | Nakragraha Grasanani Graha Vigrahasya |Vyagrasya Raga Tharalormi Nipeedithasya | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Samsara Vrukshamagha Beejam Anantha Karma | Shakha Shatham Karana Pathram Ananga Pushpam |Aruhya Dhukka Phalitham Pathatho Dhayalo | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Samsara Sarppa Ghana Vakthra Bhayogra Theevra | Dhamshtra Karala Visha Dhagdha Vinashta Moothe |Nagarivahana Sudhabdhi Nivasa Shoure | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Smasara Dhava Dhahanathura Bheekaroru | Jwalavalibhirathi Dhagdhathanooruhasya |Thvathpadha Padma Sarasee Sharanagathasya | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Samsarajala Pathithasya Jagannivasa | Sarvendhriyarthabalisharthath Dhashopamasya |Proth Ghanditha Prachura Thalukamasthakasya | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Andhasya Me Hritha Viveka Mahadhanasya | Chorai: Prabho Balibhirindhriya Namadheyai: |Mohantha Koopa Kuhare Vinipathithasya | Lakshmi Nrusimha Mama Dhehi Karavalambam ||



Lakshmipathe Kamalanabha Suresha Vishno | Vaikunda Krishna Madhusoodhana Pushkaraksha |Bhramanya Keshava Janardhana Vasudeva | Dhevesha Dhehi Kripanasya Karavalambam ||



Yanmayaya Yorjjitha Vapu: Prachura Pravaha | Magnartha Marthy Nivahoru Karavalambam |Lakshmi Nrusimha Charanabja Madhuvrathena | Sthothram Kritham Sugakaram Bhuvi Shankarena ||

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||