Lyrics and Meaning- NavanArasimha

[Arundhathi88]

Request for the lyrics and meaning of NavanArasimha- Annamacharya.
Thanks.

[Lakshman]

nava narasimhA. rAgA: tODi. k/cApu tALA.

P: nava narasimhA namO namO bhavanAcitIrA yahObala narasimhA
C1: satasa pratApa ravutra jvalA narasimhA vitada vIra simhA vidAraNA
atishaya karuNa yOgAnanda narasimhA mati shAntapu kAnugu mani narasimhA
2: marali bhIbatsapu maTTameLLa narasimhA narahari pArkOTi narasimhA
paripUrNa shrngAra prahlAda nArasimhA sirula natbutapu lakSmI narasimhA
3: vadana payAnakapu varAha narasimhA cetarani vaibhavAla shrI nArasimhA
atana shrI vEnkaTEsha antu nintu niravaiti padivElu rUpamula bahu nArasimhA

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Some corrections::
navanarasimha namo namo
BhavanAShinIthIra ahObala narasimhA[p]
satata pratApa roudra jvala narasimhA
vitata veera simha vidarana
athishaya karuna yogananada narasimhA
mati shanthapu kanugumani narasimhA[c1]
marali bhIbhatsapu mattemalla narasimhA
narahari bhargoti narasimhA
paripUrna shringAra prahlada narasimhA
sirula nadBhutapu lakshmI narasimhA[c2]
vadana bhayAnakapu varAha narasimhA
chedarani vaibhavAla SrI narasimhA
adana srI vEnkaTESha andunindu niravaithivi
padivela rUpamula bahu narasimhA [c3]

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Salutations to the nine forms of narasimha,
residing in ahObala, on the banks of BhavanAShini.[p]
The ever valorous, wrathful, jvAlA [flaming] narasimha,
The ever splendid, splitting [enemies] like a lion,
The merciful,superior,yOgAnanda narasimha
The serene, peaceful, narasimha with a kind gaze[c1]
Again, arrogant,revolting,intoxicated [with anger] narasimha
narahari,the BhArgava narasimha
the Complete,decorated, prahlAda narasimha
The Prosperous, Marvelous,lakShmI narasimha[c2]
The ferocious faced varAha narasimha
the narasimha with an unspoiled glory
SrI vEnkaTESha,you exceed here and hereafter
the Plentiful narasimha of ten thosand[innumerable] shapes.[c3]

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A small change::
In {c1}, the last line may please be read as::
The serene, peaceful narasimha,the apple of the eye[for the devotees]

[Lakshman]

Thanks Savitri for all the corrections.

[Arundhathi88]

Thank you very much. What is the difference between narasimha and nArasimha?

[smala]

Thanks Smt. Savitri. A nice kriti on the forms. Narasimha is such an interesting avatar and is considered to be a difficult form to worship given his best known very aroused, angry form. This, in contrast to the perception of Vishnu, a peaceful form who is never ruffled.


From the net, additional info :

There are said to be 74 forms of which nine are considered most prominent (Nava-vyuha-narasimha):

(1) Ugra-narasimha (2) Kruddha-narasimha
(3) Vira-narasimha (4) Vilamba-narasimha
(5) Kopa-narasimha (6) Yoga-narasimha
(7) Aghora-narasimha (8) Sudarsana-narasimha
(9) Laksmi-narasima

In Ahobila, Andhra Pradesh, the nine forms are as follows:

(1) Chhatra-vata-narasimha (seated under a banyan tree)
(2) Yogananda-narasimha (who blessed Lord Brahma)
(3) Karanja-narasimha (4) Uha-narasimha
(5) Ugra-narasimha (6) Kroda-narasimha
(7) Malola-narasimha (With Laksmi on His lap)
(8) Jvala-narasimha (an eight armed form rushing out of the pillar)
(9) Pavana-narasimha (who blessed the sage Bharadvaja)

Other forms are as follows:
Stambha-narasimha (coming out of the pillar)
Svayam-narasimha (manifesting on His own)
Grahana-narasimha (catching hold of the demon)
Vidarana-narasimha (ripping open of the belly of the demon)
Samhara-narasimha (killing the demon)

The following three refer to His ferocious aspect:
Ghora-narasimha
Ugra-narasimha
Chanda-narasimha

Jvala-narasimha (with a flame-like mane)
Laksmi-narasimha (where Laksmi pacifies Him)
Prasada-narasimha or Prahlada-varada-narasimha
(His benign aspect of protecting Prahlada)
Chhatra-narasimha (seated under a parasol of a five-hooded serpent)
Yoga-narasimha or Yogesvara-narasimha (in meditation)
Avesha-narasimha (a frenzied form)
Attahasa-narasimha (a form that roars horribly and majestically strides
across to destroy evil)
Chakra-narasimha (with only a discus in hand)
Brahma-narasimha, Vishnu-narasimha, and Rudra-narasimha
Prthvi-narasimha, Vayu-narasimha, Akasa-narasimha, Jvalana-narasimha, and
Amrta-narasimha (representing the five elements)
Pusthi narasimha (worshipped for overcoming evil influences)

There are still other varieties which are standing, riding on Garuda, alone, in company, benign, ferocious, and multi-armed (two-sixteen). All of these forms point to the diversity in transcendence of the Narasimha-Avatar.

(Based on information from S.K. Ramachandra Rao's Pratima-kosa)

[Rajani]

WOnderful - Smt Savitri, thanks a lot.

Mala - useful and fascinating information posted by you!

It is interesting that the song describes Narasimha with all 8 rasas ( Navarasas except Hasya)

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Arundhati Ji smala Ji and Rajani,
thank you .The narasimha aShTOttara starts
with ;nArasimhO mahAsimhO
and ends with lakShmI nrsimhah sarvAtmA.
All the three names,narasimha, nArasimha and nrisimha
may have the same meaning.

[rshankar]

Smt. Savitri - great translation. Some families only have pictures or deities of narasimha with lakshmi in their houses, and not any of solitary narasimha, because it is only as lakshminRsimha he is supposed to be benevolent.

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rshankar ji,
Thank you.
Families having ugra narasimha as their kuladaivam are
not permitted to visit any other temple.They celebrate
Narasimha jayanti but not ramanavami.

[classicallover]

Apart from the nine-temple complex in Ahobilam, Cuddapah District of Andhra Pradesh, there are other famous temples of Narasimha. Simhachalam near Vishakhapatnam is presided by Varaha Narasimha, Mangalagiri, a little away from Vijayawada is ruled by Paanaka Narasimha, Vedadri on the banks of the Krishna river also away from Vijayawada in a different direction has Jwala Narasimha, Ugra Narasimha and Lakshmi Narasimha while Yadagirigutta near Hyderabad has Kalyana Lakshmi Narasimha.

Vedadri is the place where Saint Narayana Teertha of the Krishna Leela Tarangini fame took Sanyasa and meditated for many years amidst crocodiles on a solitary in the river. I was blessed enough to make three rounds of pradakshina namaskara with bare feet during the hottest period in May at 45 deg.C at this shrine on the hill top.

Mangalagiri is famous for the amount of panaka that the Lord drinks. Only half of the offering is taken - be it a spoon or a mug or a bucket of panaka or milk or any liquid. The other half overflows out if tried further.

Yadagirigutta grants boons to people who are unmarried for long time. They get married soon after visiting the temple and praying to the Lord.

Dikshitar's kriti "Narasimha aagachcha" is on the deity at Sholingur in TN.

It may be noted that all the temples of Narasimha ( old & famous ones ) are on hill tops only. The previous Jeer of Ahobila Mutt described Lord Venkateswara as the " younger mountain mate " of Narasimha.

[smala]

thanks for kshetra with various Narasimhas info, classicallover