Lord Narasimha is an Avatar and one of the Dasavatharams of Lord Maha Vishnu. The Lord appeared with human body and lion head to kill Asura King Hiranyakashipu, the latter having obtained a blessing insisting that neither the beast nor the humans could kill him. Therefore, by appearing as a lion-man, Lord Narasimha could kill King Asura without violating the blessing. This Avatar of Maha Vishnu indicates that, although Hiranyakashipu is an Asura, he is blessed by the Lord since the Lord appears before him and also cradles him on his laps, consumes him and brings him to Himself, when Lord Nrisimha appeared, he was in an extremely angry form known as Ugra Narasimha or Jwala Nrisimha. The mode of anger continued even after the destruction of the evil Asura king Hiranyakashipu. Mahalakshmi then appeared to calm the Lord. So she sat on his lap and held him to get him to the Shanti (peaceful) mode. Therefore, the combined form of the Lord Narasimha Swami with Sri Devi sitting on his lap became known as Lakshmi Nrisimha. Adi Shankara composed a very inspiring sloka called Lakshmi Nrisimha Karavalambam in which he describes this aspect of the Lord’s avatar and continues to explain the meaning and benefits obtained for the adorers of Lord Lakshmi Nrisimha. By worshiping Lord Nrisimha swamy with Mahalakshmi, the devotee is endowed with wealth, health, prosperity, longevity, and protects the faithful against the diseases and evil effects of the planets. In addition, it ensures the destruction of the forces of evil and ensures the establishment of universal peace. Mostly the Vaishnava followers worship Lord Narasimha Swamy.
The birth of Lord Narasimha is celebrated with faith and joy on the 14th day of Vaishakha’s bright half month. There are countless temples throughout the world where Lord Nrusimha is worshiped in different forms, such as Ugra-Narasimha, Yoga-Narasimha and Lakshmi-Narasimha. Many also worship Lord Narasimha as a family Deity and Ishta devata.
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotram also known as Sri Lakshmi Nrsimha Karavalamba Stotram is a 17-verse Stotram in praise of Lakshmi Narasimha. The Stotram is so-called because each of these verses ends with the same chorus “Lakshmi Narasimha, Mama Dehi Karavalambam”, which means “Oh Lord Narasimha, give me your hand, please.” Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba When heard daily in a house, Stotram reduces the anger of the person and makes it a quiet home. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotram is a great prayer that should be part of everyone’s daily spiritual practice.
॥ Lord Maha Vishnu Stotram – Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Karavalambam Stotram Tamil Lyrics ॥
ஶ்ரீமத்பயோனிதினிகேதன சக்ரபாணே போகீம்த்ரபோகமணிராஜித புண்யமூர்தே ।
யோகீஶ ஶாஶ்வத ஶரண்ய பவாப்திபோத லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 1 ॥
ப்ரஹ்மேம்த்ரருத்ரமருதர்ககிரீடகோடி ஸம்கட்டிதாம்க்ரிகமலாமலகாம்திகாம்த ।
லக்ஷ்மீலஸத்குசஸரோருஹராஜஹம்ஸ லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 2 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரதாவதஹனாகரபீகரோரு-ஜ்வாலாவளீபிரதிதக்ததனூருஹஸ்ய ।
த்வத்பாதபத்மஸரஸீருஹமாகதஸ்ய லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 3 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரஜாலபதிததஸ்ய ஜகன்னிவாஸ ஸர்வேம்த்ரியார்த படிஶாக்ர ஜஷோபமஸ்ய ।
ப்ரோத்கம்பித ப்ரசுரதாலுக மஸ்தகஸ்ய லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 4 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரகூமபதிகோரமகாதமூலம் ஸம்ப்ராப்ய துஃகஶதஸர்பஸமாகுலஸ்ய ।
தீனஸ்ய தேவ க்றுபயா பதமாகதஸ்ய லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 5 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரபீகரகரீம்த்ரகராபிகாத னிஷ்பீட்யமானவபுஷஃ ஸகலார்தினாஶ ।
ப்ராணப்ரயாணபவபீதிஸமாகுலஸ்ய லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 6 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரஸர்பவிஷதிக்தமஹோக்ரதீவ்ர தம்ஷ்ட்ராக்ரகோடிபரிதஷ்டவினஷ்டமூர்தேஃ ।
னாகாரிவாஹன ஸுதாப்தினிவாஸ ஶௌரே லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 7 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரவ்றுக்ஷபீஜமனம்தகர்ம-ஶாகாயுதம் கரணபத்ரமனம்கபுஷ்பம் ।
ஆருஹ்ய துஃகபலிதஃ சகிதஃ தயாளோ லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 8 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரஸாகரவிஶாலகராளகாள னக்ரக்ரஹக்ரஸிதனிக்ரஹவிக்ரஹஸ்ய ।
வ்யக்ரஸ்ய ராகனிசயோர்மினிபீடிதஸ்ய லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 9 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரஸாகரனிமஜ்ஜனமுஹ்யமானம் தீனம் விலோகய விபோ கருணானிதே மாம் ।
ப்ரஹ்லாதகேதபரிஹாரபராவதார லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 10 ॥
ஸம்ஸாரகோரகஹனே சரதோ முராரே மாரோக்ரபீகரம்றுகப்ரசுரார்திதஸ்ய ।
ஆர்தஸ்ய மத்ஸரனிதாகஸுதுஃகிதஸ்ய லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 11 ॥
பத்த்வா கலே யமபடா பஹு தர்ஜயம்த கர்ஷம்தி யத்ர பவபாஶஶதைர்யுதம் மாம் ।
ஏகாகினம் பரவஶம் சகிதம் தயாளோ லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 12 ॥
லக்ஷ்மீபதே கமலனாப ஸுரேஶ விஷ்ணோ யஜ்ஞேஶ யஜ்ஞ மதுஸூதன விஶ்வரூப ।
ப்ரஹ்மண்ய கேஶவ ஜனார்தன வாஸுதேவ லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 13 ॥
ஏகேன சக்ரமபரேண கரேண ஶம்க-மன்யேன ஸிம்துதனயாமவலம்ப்ய திஷ்டன் ।
வாமேதரேண வரதாபயபத்மசிஹ்னம் லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 14 ॥
அம்தஸ்ய மே ஹ்றுதவிவேகமஹாதனஸ்ய சோரைர்மஹாபலிபிரிம்த்ரியனாமதேயைஃ ।
மோஹாம்தகாரகுஹரே வினிபாதிதஸ்ய லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 15 ॥
ப்ரஹ்லாதனாரதபராஶரபும்டரீக-வ்யாஸாதிபாகவதபும்கவஹ்றுன்னிவாஸ ।
பக்தானுரக்தபரிபாலனபாரிஜாத லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹ மம தேஹி கராவலம்பம் ॥ 16 ॥
லக்ஷ்மீன்றுஸிம்ஹசரணாப்ஜமதுவ்ரதேன ஸ்தோத்ரம் க்றுதம் ஶுபகரம் புவி ஶம்கரேண ।
யே தத்படம்தி மனுஜா ஹரிபக்தியுக்தா-ஸ்தே யாம்தி தத்பதஸரோஜமகம்டரூபம் ॥ 17 ॥
॥ Lord Maha Vishnu Stotram – Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalambam Stotram Meaning
॥
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Who lives in the ocean of milk,
Who holds the holy wheel as weapon,
Who wears the gems of the head,
Of Adhisesha as ornaments,
Who has the form of good and holy deeds,
Who is the permanent protection of sages,
And who is the boat which helps us cross,
This ocean of misery called life,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Whose feet is touched by the crowns,
Of Brahma, Indra, Shiva and Sun,
Whose shining feet adds to his effulgence,
And who is the royal swan playing,
Near the breasts of Goddess Lakshmi,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Oh Lord who killed the Asura called Mura,
I have been traveling in the dark forests of day to day life,
Where I have been terrified by the lion called desire,
And scorched by the heat called competition, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have reached the very dangerous and deep,
Bottom of the well of day to day life,
And also being troubled by hundreds,
Of miseries which are like serpents,
And am really miserable and have,
Reached the state of wretchedness and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have reached this wide unfathomable ocean of day to day life,
And I have been caught by black deadly,
Crocodiles called time which are killing me
And I am also afflicted by waves of passion,
And attachments to pleasures like taste and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have climbed the tree of worldly life,
Which grew from the seed of great sin,
Which has hundreds of branches of past karmas,
Which has leaves which are parts of my body,
Which has flowers which are the result of Venus,
And which has fruits called sorrow,
But I am falling down from it fast and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Oh, Lord who rides on the enemy of snakes,
Oh, Lord who lives in the ocean of nectar,
The serpent of family life has opened,
Its fearful mouth with very dangerous,
Fangs filled with terrible venom,
Which has destroyed me and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have been caught in this net of daily life,
And all my organs are caught in that web,
And the five senses which is the hook,
Tears apart my head from me, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have been struck by the fearful king of elephants,
Which is the worldly illusion, and my vital parts,
Have been completely crushed, and I suffer,
From thoughts of life and death, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have become blind because, the sense of discrimination,
Has been stolen from me by the thieves of ‘senses’,
And I who am blind, have fallen into the deep well of passion., and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I have been tied by the soldiers of the God of death,
By numerous ropes of worldly attachments,
And they are dragging me along by the noose around the neck,
And I am alone, tired and afraid, and so Oh merciful one,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh king of devas,
Who is the Lord of Lakshmi, who has a lotus on his belly,
Who is Vishnu, the lord of all heavenly beings, who is Vaikunta,
Who is Krishna, who is the slayer of Madhu,
Who is one with lotus eyes, Who is the knower of Brahman,
Who is Kesava, Janardhana, Vasudeva,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Who holds Sudarshana, the holy wheel in one hand,
Who holds the conch on the other hand,
Who embraces the daughter of the ocean by one hand,
And the fourth hand signifies protection and boons, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
I am drowned in the ocean of day to day life,
Please protect this poor one, oh, Lord, Oh treasure of compassion,
Just as you took a form to remove the sorrows of Prahlada, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh Great God Lakshmi Nrsimha,
Who dwells in the hearts of great sages like Prahlada,
Narada, Parashara, Pundarika and Vyasa,
Who loves his devotees and is the wish giving tree,
That protects them, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
This prayer which blesses earth with good things,
Is composed by Sankara who is a bee,
Drinking deeply the honey from the lotus feet of Lakshmi Nrsimha,
And those humans who are blessed with devotion to Hari,
Will attain the lotus feet of the Brahman.
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