(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 the
Deity 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. H
e 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 univ
erse), Vishva, Madhusudana, Vishvarupa, Sri Padmanabha, Purushottama, Pushkaraks
ha, 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 y
ogis, 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

You are Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva and the best person Lord Narayana. You are the m
aster of the Marutas and you are the sun, the moon, the air and fire as well as
the 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 t
he destroyer of the entire universe. Although You perform all of These three act
s simultaneously, You are completely beyond These activities. You are the all-pe
rvading, 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 Nrsimhad
eva.
Raghavena kutam stotram
panchamrita manuktamam
pathanti ye dvijavaraha
tesham svargastu shashvataha
This is the best of prayers, called pancamrita or five Nectars compiled by Lord
Rama Himself. One who reads this will be eternally liberated.