|| 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 ||