Friday, June 24, 2011

Narasimha Badri

Narasimha (Narasingh) Temple at Joshimath in Uttarakhand also called as Narasingh Badri or Narasimha Badri, is closely linked to the Bhavishya Badri legend. Sometimes, it may be included in the Sapta-Badri list instead of Ardha-Badri or Panch-Badri list instead of Dhyan Badri.
The chief image of Narasimha is made out of the Shaligram stone, in the eighth century during the reign of king Lalitaditya Yukta Pida of Kashmir. Some believe the image is self-manifested (swayambhu). The image is 10 inches (25 cm) high and depicts the god sitting in the lotus position.
It is believed that one arm of the image is getting emaciated with time and finally fall off. When the arm disappears, the main shrine of Badrinath will be closed to the world and Lord Badrinath will shift to Bhavishya Badri shrine. With this cataclysmic event, Kali yuga will end ushering in the Satya yuga. Then the Badrinath shrine would get re-established. When the chief Badrinath shrine is closed in winter, the priests of Badrinath shift to this temple and continue their worship to Badrinath here. Along with the central Narasimha image, the temple also has an image of Badrinath.

This is the place where lord narasimha gave darshan to Bhakt Prahlada in calm mood. Thus, At this place, Lord Narasimha's deity is worshipped by Adi shankaracharya.


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Thursday, June 23, 2011

108 Holy Names of Lord Narasimha



01. Om narasimhaya namah - Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord 02. Om mahasimhaya namah - Obeisances to the great lion 03. Om diyva-simhaya namah - Obeisances to the Divine lion 04. Om mahabalaya namah - Obeisances to the greatly powerful 05. Om ugra-simhaya namah - Obeisances to the terrifying lion 06. Om mahadevaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord of lords 07. Om stambha-ja-aya namah - Obeisances to One who appeared from the pillar 08. Om ugra-locanaya namah - Obeisances to one who possesses terrifying eyes 09. Om raudraya namah - Obeisances to the angry one 10. Om sarvadbhutaya namah - Obeisances to one who is wonderful in everyway 11. Om srimanaya namah - Obeisances to the most beautiful 12. Om yoganandaya namah - Obeisances to the source of yogic bliss 13. Om trivikramaya namah - Obeisances to Lord Vamana (Who took three great steps) 14. Om harine namah - Obeisances to Sri Hari Who takes our troubles away 15. Om kolahalaya namah - Obeisances to the roaring (Varahadeva - Varaha-nrisimha) 16. Om cakrine namah - Obeisances to Him Who carries the disk 17. Om vijayaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is always victorious 18. Om jaya-vardhanaya namah - Obeisances unto Him Who has ever increasing glories 19. Om panchananaya namah - Obeisances unto Him Who is five-headed 20. Om param-brahma-aya namah - Obeisances unto Supreme Absolute Truth 21. Om aghoraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who for His devotees is not horrible 22. Om ghora-vikramaya namah - Obeisances to him Who has terrifying activities 23. Om jvalan-mukhaya namah - Obeisances to One Who has an effulgent face 24. Om jvala-maline namah - Obeisances to Him with effulgent garland of flames 25. Om mahajvalaya namah - Obeisances to He Who is most effulgent 26. Om maha-prabhuhaya namah - Obeisances to the Supreme Master 27. Om niti-laksaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who possesses all good (moral) qualities 28. Om sahasraksaya namah - Obeisances to the thousand-eyed One 29. Om durniriksyaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is difficult to see (bzw. difficult to look at) 30. Om pratapanaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who oppresses His enemies with great heat 31. Om mahadamstraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who possesses huge teeth 32. Om yudha-prajnaya namah - Obeisances to the Supremely intelligent in battle (ready to fight) 33. Om canda-kopine namah - Obeisances to Him Who is likened to an angry moon 34. Om sada-sivaya namah - Obeisances to the All auspicious Lord 35. Om hiranyakasipu-dhvamsine namah - Obeisance to Him Who destroys Hiranyakasipu 36. Om daitya-danava-bhanjanaya namah - Obeisances to He Who destroys the masses of the race of demons and giants 37. Om guna-bhadraya namah - Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is full of wonderful qualities 38. Om mahabhadraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is very auspicious 39. Om bala-bhadraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is auspiciously powerful 40. Om subhadrakaya namah - Obeisances to the extremely auspicious One 41. Om karalaya namah - Obeisances to He Who possesses a wide open mouth 42. Om vikaralaya namah - Obeisances to Him with very wide open mouth 43. Om vikartaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord Who performs wonderful activities 44. Om sarva-kartrikaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord performs ALL activities
45. Om sisumaraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who also appears as Matsya 46. Om trilokatmaya namah - Obeisances to the Soul of the three worlds 47. Om isaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord known as the controller 48. Om sarvesvaraya namah - Obeisances to THAT supreme controller 49. Om vibhuaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the BEST 50. Om bhaivaradambaraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who causes terror by roaring in the sky 51. Om divyaya namah - Obeisances to That Divine Person Narasimha 52. Om acyutaya namah - Obeisances to our infallible Lord Nara-simha 53. Om kavine namah - Obeisances to the Supreme intelligent (poet) 54. Om madhavaya namah - Obeisances to the husband of Srimati Laksmi devi 55. Om adhoksajaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is beyond understanding (or beyond explaining) 56. Om aksaraya namah - Obeisances to the infallible One 57. Om sarvaya namah - Obeisances to He Who is the origin of everything 58. Om vanamaline namah - Obeisances to Him Who wears garland of forest flowers (or adorned by His loving devotees) 59. Om varapradaya namah - Obeisances to the Merciful Lord Who grants boons to the deserving like Prahlada 60. Om visvambaraya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who maintains the universe 61. Om adbhutaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is WONDERFUL 62. Om bhavyaya namah - Obeisances to He Who determines the future (Who IS the future for His devotees) 63. Om sri-visnave namah - Obeisances to That Narasimha Who is the all pervading Lord Vishnu 64. Om purusottamaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the Supreme Enjoyer 65. Om anaghastra namah - Obeisances to Him Who can never be wounded by weapons 66. Om nakhastraya namah - Obeisances to Him Who has sharp nails for weapons 67. Om surya-jyotine namah - Obeisances to Narasimha the source of Suns rays 68. Om suresvaraya namah - Obeisances to Narasimhadev, Lord of devatas 69. Om sahasra-bahu-aya namah - Obeisances to Nara-hari the thousand-armed Lord 70. Om sarva-jnaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is the all-knowing 71. Om sarva-siddhi-pradayakaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who awards all perfections to the sadhakas (devotees) 72. Om vajra-damstraya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who has teeth like lightning bolts 73. Om vajra-nakhaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses nails like piercing lightning bolts 74. Om mahanandaya namah - Obeisances to the source of supreme bliss - Atmananda - Narasimha 75. Om param-tapaya namah - Obeisances to the source of All austerities, spiritual energy (and taptah - heat) 76. Om sarva-mantraika-rupa namah - Obeisances to that Divine Personality Who although one, he appears as the many mantrika formulas 77. Om sarva-yantra-vidaramaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who destroys all machines (demoniac plans/arrangements/vehicles for demoniac works) 78. Om sarva-tantratmakaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha the essence of, and proprioter of all tantras (ritual rites - pujas) 79. Om avyaktaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord Who appears unmanifest 80. Om suvyaktaya namah - Obeisances unto Nara-simha Who for His devotees becomes wonderfully manifest from the pillar (or when needed) 81. Om bhakta-vatsala namah - Obeisances to the Lord Who always has the well-being of His devotee at heart
82. Om vaisakha-sukla-bhototthaya namah - Obeisances to That Narasimhadeva Who appeared during waxing moon of the month of Visakha (April-May) 83. Om saranagata-vatsalaya namah - Obeisances to The Lord Who is kind to those surrendered to Him (like the mother lioness who is kind to her cubs) 84. Om udara-kirtine namah - Obeisances to Nara-simha Who is universally famous 85. Om punyatmaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is the essence of piety 86. Om mahatmaya namah - Obeisances to That great personality, Nara-simha 87. Om candra-vikramaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is the performer of moonlike or great deeds, or who performs deeds that eclipse All others 88. Om vedatrayaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord of the three original Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama) 89. Om prapujyaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who is supremely worshipable 90. Om bhagavanaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha the Supreme Personality of Godhead 91. Om paramesvaraya namah - Obeisances to He Who is the Supreme Controller (Nara-simha-deva) 92. Om srivatsamkaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord Who is just like Krishna, being marked with symbol of Lakshmi 93. Om jagat-vyapine namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who pervades the entire universe 94. Om jagan-mayaya namah - Obeisances to the Supreme Mystic Who makes the material world seem real 95. Om jagat-palaya namah - Obeisances to the protector of the universe (Nara-simha) 96. Om jagannathaya namah - Obeisances to the Lord of Universe 97. Om mahakhagaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who moves in the air or with the movement of the air (is everywhere) 98. Om dvi-rupa-bhrtaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who has double form (man-lion) 99. Om paramatmaya namah - Obeisances to Him Who is the Supersoul of All beings 100. Om param-jyotine namah - Obeisances to Him (Nara-simha) Whose effulgence is the source of Brahman 101. Om nirgunaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses transcendental qualities (not those of the material nature) 102. Om nrkesarine namah - Obeisances unto Him man-lion (or having a lion's mane while appearing part human) 103. Om para-tattvaya namah - Obeisances to the Supreme Absolute Truth (One Who is of the Supreme nature) 104. Om param-dhamaya namah - Obeisances to He Who comes from the Supreme Abode 105. Om sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaya namah - Obeisances to Narasimha Whose Form is made of eternal knowledge and bliss 106. Om laksmi-nrsimhaya namah - Obeisances unto the Man-Lion Form together with the Supreme Goddess of Fortune Srimati Laksmi-devi 107. Om sarvatmaya namah - Obeisances unto the universal, primeval soul (the Supreme Personality of Godhead - Narasimhadeva) 108. Om dhiraya namah - Obeisances unto Narasimha who is always sober (being never bewildered)
Om prahlada-palakaya namah - Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is the protector of Prahlada Maharaja, and those of that nature - surrendered unto Him.
Translated by : Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

औदुंबर वरदान

औदुंबर वृक्षाला दिलेले वरदान व नृसिंह सरस्वतीच्या अवताराचे वैशिष्ट्य 
श्री महाविष्णु हिरण्य कश्यपुचा संहार करण्यास औदुंबर वृक्षाच्या लाकडी खांबातून नरसिंहाच्या रूपात प्रकट झाले .प्रल्हादाचे  त्यानी  रक्षण केले आणि हिरण्यकश्यपु वधानंतर त्याला राज्यावर बसविले.काहि कालानंतर दुभंगलेल्या त्या खांबाला पालवी फुटू लागली .आणि पुढे त्याचेच औदुम्बर वृक्षात रुपांतर झाले .प्रल्हाद विस्मित होऊन त्या औदुम्बराच्या वृक्षाची पूजा करू लागला.प्रल्हादाला एकदा औदुंबराच्या झाडाखाली ध्यानस्थ अवस्थेत बसलेल्या दत्तात्रेयांनी दर्शन दिले व ज्ञान बोध केला. प्रल्हादास द्वेतसिद्धांताविषयी आसक्ती असलेच्या जाणून घेऊन, श्री दत्तप्रभूनी कलियुगात यातीवेश धारण करून दिन जनांचा उद्धार करशील असा आशीर्वाद दिला होता. परम पवित्र अशा औदुंबर वृक्षाने मनुष्याकृती धारण करुन्श्री दत्तांच्या चरण कमलावर पडून मला सुद्धा वर द्या अशी प्रार्थना केली तेव्हा श्री दत्तात्रेय म्हणाले " प्रत्येक औदुंबर वृक्षाच्या मुळाशी मी सूक्ष्म रुपात राहीन. तुझ्या मधून नरसिंह देव प्रकट झाल्यामुळे कलियुगात मी नृसिंह सरस्वती नाव धारण करून अवतार धारण करीन, असे माझे वाचन आहे."
स्वामींचे वक्तव्य ऐकून मी म्हंटले " महाराज श्रीपिठीकापुरम येथे श्रीपाद प्रभूंचे दर्शन घेण्यासाठी आणि त्यांच्या बाललीला ऐकण्यासाठी मन सदैव लालचावलेले असते." 
                             (श्रीपाद श्रीवल्लभ चरितामृत अध्याय चौदावा)