Nakha-Stuti
1
paantvasmaanpuruhuutavairi
balavaN matangamAdyat ghaTa
kumbOkshAdrivipATanAdikapaTu
pratyEka vajrAyitA.h
O
Sri Narasimha, who is omnipresent, may your nails protect me and
others at all times. Just as a lion attacks powerful elephant groups
and splits apart their heads with its nails and the vajrayudha
(Indra's defense weapon) splits the highest mountains, in the similar
way, the Asuras (who through the blessings of Sri Brahma, Rudra and
the demigods) are like powerful exhilarating elephants who are easily
killed by each of Sri Narasimha's nails which are precious and
powerful.
2
shriimadkanTeeravAsya
prathathasunakharA dAritAratiduura
pradvastha
dvAnta shAnta pravitatamansA bAvitAbuuribhAgai.h
All
demigods are devoted to and praying to this nail, which eliminates
all bad elements in this world. They are very [devoted to] this nail
as it will give all six senses of a brahman or devataas. This nail
will even give complete knowledge and the gods will come out of the
darkness (of ignorance). By praying to this nail, they will get peace
and knowledge of all the qualities of Sri Hari.
3
lakshmiikAnta
samantatOpi kalayaN naiveshitustEsamam
pashyAmittamavastu
duuritaratOpastham rasOyasTama.h
O
Sri Narasimha, who has Sri Lakshmi, there is no body equal to you. If
there is any thing which is equal, it is 'astama rasa' the famous six
essences. Similarly, there is nobody equal or uttama [more excellent]
than you.
4
yadrOshakkharadakshaNEtra
kuTilaprAntOpitAgnispurat
khadhyOtOpama
vishpulinga basitA brahmEsha shakrOtkarA.h
There
are many Brahma's, many Rudra's, many Indra's and all of these and
other demigods became ashes because of your smallest vision. Your
vision is like the smallest firefly [a twinkling insect which glows
in night], yet it has the brightness of the sun's rays.
another pic of Laxmi Narasimha
WORD TO WORD MEANINGS
First
sloka:
pa.nTu
- protect us
asmAn
- all of us
puruhuuta
- Indra
vairi
- enemies like Asuras
balavat
- stronger or powerful
matanga
- elephants
mAdhyat
- exhilirating or plump
ghata
- group(s)
kummbO
-frontal globe of an elephant's head
ucchAdri
- highest mountains
vipATanA
- breaking
AdikapaTu
- highest support
pratyEka
- each one
vajrAyitA.h
- looks to be vajrayudha (Indra's defensive weapon)
Second
Sloka:
prathatha
- omini present
shriimadkanTeeravAsya
- Sri Narasimha along with Sri Lakshmi Devi
sunakaraH
- your precious
dAritA
- destroyed
arati
- six duties of a brahman
duura
pradvastaha - solved since ancient times
dvAnta
- darkness of poor knowledge or ag^nyana
shaAnta
- One who is devoted to Sri Vishnu
pravitita
- One who knows qualities of Sri vishnu
manasa
- obliged or sensitive
bhavitaH
- prayed by
bhuribhagai
- Brahma and other devataas who are all devoted devataas
Sloka
Three:
lakshmiikAnta
- One who has Sri Lakshmi, Sri Narasimha,
samantata
- everywhere
kalayaN
opi - in search of
eshita
- one who has complete knowledge
tE
- like you
samam
- no equal
pashyAmi
naiv - I cannot find or I cannot see
yah
- which is
uttamavastu
- there is nothing which is equal or greater than door
ataratah
- at any distance
appastam
- nothing I could find or there is nothing to find.
asTama
rasaH - even astama rasa also; who is called astamarasa
Sloka
Four:
yad
- whose
rOksha
- wilderness
utkara
- glowing rays
daksha
- capable of burning this world or brahmanda
NEtra
- eyes
kuTila
- hapazard or curved
prAnt
- from the end
Opita
- wake up
Agni
- fire
spurat
- glowing or brighness
khadhyOtOpama
- Though it look to be a small like twinkling insect (smallesh
insect
which twinkles at night times) but glowing like sun
vishpulinga
- sparks
basita
- ashes
brahma
- many Brahma's of previous kalpa
Esha
- many rudras
shakra
- many Indra's
OtkarA.h
- groups
One
must read this sincerely to get wonderful benefits daily during the
morning pooja.
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Hari Om ----------
