Bidal Narasimha and Bidar Narasimha and Mantra raja pada stotram

[Paramananda das]

Pranams

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

All gloires to Bidal Narasimha and Bidar Narasimha

Most devotees may have not heard about these 2 Deities of Lord Narasimha that are from Treta Yuga.

Bidal Narasimha I have explained in chapter 9 of my upcoming book about Lord Narasimha:

http://nimaipandit.ning.com/profiles/blogs/chapter-9-of-sri-narasim...

This temple is 300 KM from Puri

and Bidar Narasimha is in Karnataka: Lord Narasimha slew a demona named Jharasura. While breathing his last, Jharasura requested Lord Narasimha to reside in the cave in which he was living and to grant boons to devotees. Granting last wish of his, Narasimha came to live in the cave and hence the name.. Narasimha Jhira Water Cave

there is 4 Narasimha Upanisads all based on the Narasimha Mantra:

ugram viram maha-vishnum

jvalantam sarvato mukham

nrisimham bhishanam bhadram

mrityur mrityum namamy aham

TRANSLATION

'May my head be protected by the moon colored one, who is the greatest among humans. My obeisances unto the ferocious and powerful, the great Visnu, the fiery one, who's faces are on all sides, the fearful one, Nrsimha, who causes the death of even death personified, (or who can overcome death).

This Mantra Raja stotram explains this mantra:

Mantra raja pada stotram

ShreeEeshvara Uvaacha

Vritthotphullavisaalaaksham vipak shakshayadeekshitam
Ninaadatrastavishvaandam Vishnum UGRAM namaamyaham 1

He who is having big and round eyes, He who has taken a vow to kill the enemies, He who by His fierce roars is shaking the entire world, to such a ferocious Lord, I offer my salutations. (1)

Sarvairavadhyataam praaptam sabalaugham ditessutham
Nakhaagraihsakaleechakre yastam VEERAM namaamyaham 2

He who with His sharp nails tore to pieces the asura, the son of Diti who could not be killed by anyone along with His large armies. To such a valorous person, I offer my salutations. (2)

Paadaavashtabddhapaataalam moordhaavishta trivishtapam
Bhuja-pravishtaashta-disamMAHAAVISHNUM namaamyaham 3

I offer my salutations to Maha Vishnu, whose feet touch the nether lands, whose forehead touches the heaven and whose hands spread in all directions. (3)

Jyoteemshyakrendu nakshatra- jvalanaadeenyanukramaat
Jvalantitejasaa yasya tvam JVALANTAM namaamyaham 4

He after whose luster the luminary bodies, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars and Fire are effulgent and are shining, to that resplendent One I offer my salutations. (4)

Sarvendriyairapivinaa sarvam sarvatra sarvadaa
yojaanaati namaamyaadyam tamaham SARVATOMUKHAM 5

He who knows everything, all the time, and at all places, without the help of the senses, to such primal person who has faces in all directions, I offer my salutations.(5)

NaravathSimha vachaiva yasya roopam mahathmanaha:

MahashatamMahaDhamshtram Tham NRUSIMHAM Namamyaham 6

To that Form of the Lord, which is half man and half lion, complete with the mane, the canine teeth, to such a divine Lord Nrsimha, I offer my salutations. (6)

Yannaama-smaranadbheetaa bhootha bhetaala raakshasaah
Rogaadyaascha pranaschhanti BHEESHANAM tam namaamyaham 7

By the mere thought of whose name, devils, demons, asuras get frightened, acute diseases get cured, to such a frightening One, I offer my salutations. (7)

Sarvopi yam samaasritya sakalam bhadramasnute
Sriyaa cha bhadrayaa jushto yastam BHADRAM namaamyaham 8

I offer my salutations to the Lord, the repository of good things, worshipping whom all the people are able to obtain auspicious things. (8)

Saakshaat svakaale sampraaptam Mrityum satrugananvitham,
Bhaktaanaam naasayed yastu MRITYU MRITYUM NAMAAMYAHAM 9

He who is "Death to Death" and He who destroys death and hosts of enemies of the devotees by arriving at the right moment, to Him I offer my salutations. (9)

Namaskaaraatmakam yasmai vidhaaya atma nivedanam
Tyaktaduhkho’khilaan kaamaan asnute tam namaamyaham 10

I bow down to the One by offering obeisance to whom in the form of One’s own self, people get rid of all miseries and obtain their desired objects. (10)

Daasabhootassvatah sarve hyaatmaanah paramaatmanah
Atoham api te daasah iti matvaa namaamyaham 11

All the living beings are, by nature, servants of the Supreme Being, I am prostrating to You, with the awareness that I am also for the same reason, Your servant. (11)

Sankarenaadaraat proktam padaanaam tatva Nirnayam
Trisandhyam yah pathet tasya shree vidya ayyshya vardhate 12

The meaning of the words had been explained by Lord Siva out of affection.
Whosoever reads this hymn with faith, thrice a day (at Sunrise, mid-day and evening) would have a great increase in prosperity (shree) knowledge (vidya) longevity (Ayush) (12)

Ithi ShreeMandraRajaPatha Stotram Sampoornam.

May your attention be on Lord Narasimha:

Paramananda das