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(These prayers are from the 47 th chapter of the Harivamsa Purana Which narrates the story of Lord Ramachandra's visit to the holy place of Ahobalam to see theDeity of Nrisimha, where Lord Nrsimha Appeared and saved His devotee Prahlada.)

ahobalam Narasimham gatva ramah pratapavan

namaskutya sri nrisimham astaushit kamala skate

The glorious Rama once visited Ahobala where He saw the Deity of Lord Nrsimha. He offered His obeisances to Lord Kamalapati (husband of the Goddess of Fortune)and prayed as follows.

1. Govinda keshava Janardana vasudeva

vishvesha-Vishva Madhusudana Vishvarupa

shri Padmanabha Purushottama pushkaraksha

narayanachyuta nrisimho namo namaste

The Govinda, Keshava, Janardana, Vasudeva, Vishvesha (the controller of the universe), Vishva, Madhusudana, Vishvarupa, Sri Padmanabha, Purushottama, Pushkaraksha, Narayana, Achyuta. The Lord Narasimha I offer my respectful obeisances unto

You again and again.

2. Devah samastah khalu gopi mukhyaha

gandharva vidyadhara kinnarash cha

yat-pada mulam satatam namanti

tam Narasimham sharanam Shmi cat

I have taken shelter of Lord Nrsimha unto Whose lotus feet demigods, prominent yogis, gandharvas, vidyadharas and kinnaras are Constantly Their offering obeisan

ces.

3. Vedan samastan khalu shastragarbhan

vidyam balam kirtimatim cha lakshmim

yasya prasadat Purusha labhante

tam Narasimham sharanam Shmi cat

I have taken shelter of Lord Nrsimha by Whose mercy people receive all the Vedas, the essence of all scriptures, knowledge, strength, reputation and wealth.

4. shivas Brahma tvam purushottamash cha

narayano 'shau marutam Patish cha

chandrarka vayvagni marud-cha ganash

tvam eva tvam tam shatatam nato'shmi

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You are Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva and the best person Lord Narayana. You are the master of the Marutas and you are the sun, the moon, the air and fire as well asthe Marut-ganas. I offer my obeisances unto You.

5. Snapne'pi nitya jagatam ashesam

srashta cha Hanta vibhura prabheyaha

comes tvam eka strividho vibinnaha

tam tvam nrisimham satatam nato'smi

I offer my obeisances unto Lord Nrsimha who is the creator, the maintainer and the destroyer of the entire universe. Although You perform all of These three acts simultaneously, You are completely beyond These activities. You are the all-pervading, unlimited supreme spirit.

Iti stutva raghushreshthaha

pujayamasa tam harim

pushpa vrishtih papatashu

tasya devasya murdhani

Praying this way, the best of the Raghus, Lord Ramachandra worshiped Lord Hari.At que team the demigods showered a rain of flowers on the head of Lord Nrsimhadeva.

Raghavena kutam stotram

panchamrita manuktamam

pathanti ye dvijavaraha

tesham svargastu shashvataha

This is the best of prayers, called pancamrita or five Nectars compiled by LordRama Himself. One who reads this will be eternally liberated.