Narasimha book chapter 2 108 names of Narasimha and 1000 names of Narasimha

[Paramananda das]

108 names of Lord Narasimha:

1. Om narasimhaya namah

Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord 2. Om mahasimhaya namah

Obeisances to the great lion 3. Om diyva-simhaya namah

Obeisances to the Divine lion 4. Om mahabalaya namah

Obeisances to the greatly powerful 5. Om ugra-simhaya namah

Obeisances to the angry terrifying lion 6. Om mahadevaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord of lords 7. Om stambha-ja-aya namah

Obeisances to One who appeared from the pillar

8. Om ugra-locanaya namah

Obeisances to one who possesses terrifying eyes 9. Om raudraya namah

Obeisances to the angry one 10. Om sarvadbhutaya namah

Obeisances to one who is wonderful in every way 11. Om srimanaya namah

Obeisances to the most beautiful 12. Om yoganandaya namah

Obeisances to the source of yogic bliss 13. Om trivikramaya namah

Obeisances to Lord Vamana (Who took three great steps) 14. Om harine namah

Obeisances to Sri Hari Who takes our troubles away 15. Om kolahalaya namah

Obeisances to the roaring (Varahadeva - Varaha-nrisimha) 16. Om cakrine namah

Obeisances to Him Who carries the disk 17. Om vijayaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is always victorious 18. Om jaya-vardhanaya namah

Obeisances unto Him Who has ever increasing glories 19. Om panchananaya namah

Obeisances unto Him Who is five-headed 20. Om param-brahma-aya namah

Obeisances unto Supreme Absolute Truth 21. Om aghoraya namah

Obeisances to Him Who for His devotees is not horrible 22. Om ghora-vikramaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who has terrifying activities 23. Om jvalan-mukhaya namah

Obeisances to One Who has an effulgent face 24. Om jvala-maline namah

Obeisances to Him with effulgent garland of flames 25. Om mahajvalaya namah

Obeisances to He Who is most effulgent 26. Om maha-prabhuhaya namah

Obeisances to the Supreme Master 27. Om niti-laksaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who possesses all good (moral) qualities 28. Om sahasraksaya namah

Obeisances to the thousand-eyed One 29. Om durniriksyaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is difficult to see (difficult to look at) 30. Om pratapanaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who oppresses His enemies with great heat 31. Om mahadamstraya namah

Obeisances to Him Who possesses huge teeth 32. Om yudha-prajnaya namah

Obeisances to the Supremely intelligent in battle (ready to fight) 33. Om canda-kopine namah

Obeisances to Him Who is likened to an angry moon 34. Om sada-sivaya namah

Obeisances to the All auspicious Lord 35. Om hiranyakasipu-dhvamsine namah

Obeisance to Him Who destroys Hiranyakasipu 36. Om daitya-danava-bhanjanaya namah

Obeisances to He Who destroys the masses of the race of demons and giants

37. Om guna-bhadraya namah

Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is full of wonderful qualities 38. Om mahabhadraya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is very auspicious 39. Om bala-bhadraya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is auspiciously powerful 40. Om subhadrakaya namah

Obeisances to the extremely auspicious One 41. Om karalaya namah

Obeisances to He Who possesses a wide open mouth 42. Om vikaralaya namah

Obeisances to Him with very wide open mouth 43. Om vikartaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord Who performs wonderful activities 44. Om sarva-kartrikaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord Who performs ALL activities 45. Om sisumaraya namah

Obeisances to Him Who also appears as Matsya 46. Om trilokatmaya namah

Obeisances to the Soul of the three worlds 47. Om isaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord known as the controller 48. Om sarvesvaraya namah

Obeisances to that supreme controller 49. Om vibhuaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the BEST 50. Om bhaivaradambaraya namah

Obeisances to Him Who causes terror by roaring in the sky 51. Om divyaya namah

Obeisances to That Divine Person Narasimha 52. Om acyutaya namah

Obeisances to our infallible Lord Nara-simha 53. Om kavine namah

Obeisances to the Supreme intelligent (poet) 54. Om madhavaya namah

Obeisances to the husband of Srimati Laksmi devi 55. Om adhoksajaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is beyond understanding (or beyond explaining) 56. Om aksaraya namah

Obeisances to the infallible One 57. Om sarvaya namah

Obeisances to He Who is the origin of everything 58. Om vanamaline namah

Obeisances to Him Who wears garland of forest flowers (or adorned by His loving devotees)

59. Om varapradaya namah

Obeisances to the Merciful Lord Who grants boons to the deserving like Prahlada

60. Om visvambaraya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who maintains the universe 61. Om adbhutaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is wonderful 62. Om bhavyaya namah

Obeisances to He Who determines the future (Who is the future for His devotees)

63. Om sri-visnave namah

Obeisances to that Narasimha Who is the all pervading Lord Vishnu 64. Om purusottamaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the Supreme Enjoyer 65. Om anaghastra namah

Obeisances to Him Who can never be wounded by weapons 66. Om nakhastraya namah

Obeisances to Him Who has sharp nails for weapons 67. Om surya-jyotine namah

Obeisances to Narasimha the source of Suns rays 68. Om suresvaraya namah

Obeisances to Narasimhadev, Lord of devatas 69. Om sahasra-bahu-aya namah

Obeisances to Nara-hari the thousand-armed Lord 70. Om sarva-jnaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is the all-knowing 71. Om sarva-siddhi-pradayakaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who awards all perfections to the sadhakas (devotees) 72. Om vajra-damstraya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who has teeth like lightning bolts 73. Om vajra-nakhaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses nails like piercing lightning bolts 74. Om mahanandaya namah

Obeisances to the source of supreme bliss - Atmananda - Narasimha 75. Om param-tapaya namah

Obeisances to the source of All austerities, spiritual energy (and taptah - heat)

76. Om sarva-mantraika-rupa namah

Obeisances to that Divine Personality Who although one, he appears as the many mantrika formulas

77. Om sarva-yantra-vidaramaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who destroys all machines (demoniac plans/arrangements/vehicles for demoniac works)

78. Om sarva-tantratmakaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha the essence of, and proprioter of all tantras (ritual rites - pujas)

79. Om avyaktaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord Who appears unmanifest 80. Om suvyaktaya namah

Obeisances unto Nara-simha Who for His devotees becomes wonderfully manifest from the pillar (or when needed)

81. Om bhakta-vatsala namah

Obeisances to the Lord Who always has the well-being of His devotee at heart

82. Om vaisakha-sukla-bhototthaya namah

Obeisances to That Narasimhadeva Who appeared during waxing moon of the month of Visakha (April-May)

83. Om saranagata-vatsalaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord Who is kind to those surrendered to Him (like the mother lioness who is kind to her cubs)

84. Om udara-kirtine namah

Obeisances to Nara-simha Who is universally famous 85. Om punyatmaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is the essence of piety 86. Om mahatmaya namah

Obeisances to That great personality, Nara-simha 87. Om candra-vikramaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is the performer of moonlike or great deeds, or who performs deeds that eclipse all others.

88. Om vedatrayaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord of the three original Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama) 89. Om prapujyaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who is supremely worshipable 90. Om bhagavanaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha the Supreme Personality of Godhead 91. Om paramesvaraya namah

Obeisances to He Who is the Supreme Controller (Nara-simha-deva) 92. Om srivatsamkaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord Who is just like Krishna, being marked with symbol of Laksmi

93. Om jagat-vyapine namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who pervades the entire universe 94. Om jagan-mayaya namah

Obeisances to the Supreme Mystic Who makes the material world seem real

95. Om jagat-palaya namah

Obeisances to the protector of the universe (Nara-simha) 96. Om jagannathaya namah

Obeisances to the Lord of Universe 97. Om mahakhagaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who moves in the air or with the movement of the air (is everywhere)

98. Om dvi-rupa-bhrtaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who has double form (man-lion) 99. Om paramatmaya namah

Obeisances to Him Who is the Supersoul of All beings 100. Om param-jyotine namah

Obeisances to Him (Nara-simha) Whose effulgence is the source of Brahman

101. Om nirgunaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses transcendental qualities (not those of the material nature)

102. Om nrkesarine namah

Obeisances unto Him man-lion (or having a lion's mane while appearing part human)

103. Om para-tattvaya namah

Obeisances to the Supreme Absolute Truth (One Who is of the Supreme nature)

104. Om param-dhamaya namah

Obeisances to He Who comes from the Supreme Abode 105. Om sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaya namah

Obeisances to Narasimha Whose Form is made of eternal knowledge and bliss

106. Om laksmi-nrsimhaya namah

Obeisances unto the Man-Lion Form together with the Supreme Goddess of Fortune Srimati Laksmi-devi

107. Om sarvatmaya namah

Obeisances unto the universal, primeval soul (the Supreme Personality of Godhead - Narasimhadeva)

108. Om dhiraya namah

Obeisances unto Narasimha who is always sober (being never bewildered)

Om prahlada-palakaya namah Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is the protector of Prahlada Maharaja, and those of that nature - surrendered unto Him.

In 1988 SatyaNarayana Prabhu translated the 1000 names of Lord Narasimha for me: