Narasimha Maha Mantra and Narasimha Gayatri Mantra

Narasimha Maha Mantra

Om HrimKsraum ugram viram maha-vishnum
jvalantam sarvato mukham
narsimham bhishanam bhadram
mrityur mrityum namamy aham

"I bow down to Lord Narasimha who is ferocious and heroic like Lord Vishnu. He is burning from every side. He is terrific, auspicious and the death of death personified."

Narasimha Gayatri Mantra

Om Vajranakhaya Vidmahe

Tiksnadamstraya Dhimahi

Tanno Narasimhah Prachodayat

Om let us meditate the half-man and half-lion form of the Lord Narasimha. May this great God with his nails pierce our ignorance and with his fierce sharp tooth destroy the demon of darkness and illuminate our mind and understanding.