SriSanaiscara-krtaSriNarasimhaStuti
Everyone is afraid of the malefic planet Sani because generally he is associated with extreme sorrow and suffering. However, Sanideva himself has devised a way of solving this problem by obtaining the blessings of Lord Nrsimha.
Shani made an agreement with the Lord that he would never trouble those who recite his NrsimhaStuti when they are facing troubles related to dvadasa-astama-pascama (a situation where Sani-kata lasts for 7 1/2 births)
If one recites with devotion Sani’sSriNrsimhaStuti, one will please the Lord who is the Supersoul of Shanaishchara and the Lord will remove all obstacles and suffering and bless His devotee.
sulabho bhakti yuktanamdurdarsodustacetasam |
ananyagatikanam ca prabhubhaktaika-vatsalah
sanaiscara tatra nrsimha-deva cakaramala-citta-vrtih |
pranamya sastangam asesa-loka kirita nirajita pada-padmam || 1 |
Lord Nrsimhadeva is easily accessible to the devotees and punishes those who are evil-minded. He is the saviour for those who are helpless who desire to seek refuge in Him. When the demigods of innumerable planets bow down to His lotus feet, the bright jewels from their crowns are reflected on His toenails which gives the impression that lamps are being waved in front of them.
Unto His lotus feet, Sanideva prostrated and prayed (in the court of Brahma).
srisanir-uvaca –
yatpada-pankaja-raja paramadharena
samsevitamsakalakalmasarasi-nasam |
kalyanakarakamasesanijanuganam |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpa-valokam ||2||
SriSani said –
By the mercy of the dust of Your lotus feet which destroy a multitude of sins, grant infinite auspiciousness to Your devotee who always worships Your lotus feet with devotion. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
sarvatracancalatayasthitayapilaksmyah |
brahmadi-vandya-padayastirayanyasevi ||
padaravinda-yugalamparama-dharena |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpavalokam||3||
Your lotus feet are worshipped by Goddess Laksmi, even though She is fickle by nature (cancala) and by Lord Brahma and Lord Siva whose feet are worthy of worship with devotion. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
yadrupamagama-sirahpratipadhyamadhya |
adhyatmikadiparitapa haram vicintyam ||
yogisvarairapathagakhiladosasanghaih |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpa-valokam ||4||
By contemplating or meditating upon Your appearance, which is expounded in the Vedas extensively, the best of the saints are liberated from the three-fold miseries and from all misfortunes. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
prahladabhaktavacasahariravirasa |
stambhehiranyakasipumyaudharabhavah ||
urvaunidhayaudharamnakharaidadhara |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpa-valokam ||5||
By the word of His devotee named Prahlada, Lord Hari, who is generous and kind, appeared from a pillar and by placing Hiranyakasipu on His thighs split open the his stomach with His nails. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
yonaijabhaktamanalambudhibhudharogra |
srnga-prapatavisadhamtisarisupebhyah |
sarvatmakahparama-karunikoraraksa |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpa-valokam ||6||
You protected your own devotee Prahlada from a raging fire, the deep ocean, from falling from a tall mountain peak, poison, a mad elephant and the fangs of poisonous serpents. You are omnipresent and supremely generous. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
yannirvikara para-rupavicintanena |
yogisvaravisayasagaravitaragah ||
visramtimapura-vinasavatimparakhyam |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpa-valokam ||7||
By meditating upon He whose great form is devoid of imperfections, the best of the saints attained liberation from the ocean of materialistic attachments and obtained unmitigated salvation. O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
yadrupam-ugraparimardanabhavasali |
samcintanenasakalaghavinasakari |
bhutajvaragrahasamudbhavabhitinasam |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpa-valokam ||8||
By meditating upon He whose form is fearsome, all peace, happiness and prosperity can be obtained, all sins can be obliterated, the fear arising from evil spirits, fevers and unfavorable planetary positions can be removed, O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
yasyottamamyasauma-patimpadma-janma |
sakradidaivatasabhasusamasta-gitam ||
saktaivasarvasa-mala prasamaikadaksam |
satvamnrsimhamayidehikrpa-valokam ||9||
Your transcendental fame is sung gloriously in all the divine assemblies of Siva, Brahma and Indra etc. and whose power is steadfast in wiping out all impurities, O Lord Nrsimha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.
evamsrutvastutimdevah
saninamkalpitamharih |
uvaca brahma vrndasta
sanimtambhakta-vatsalah ||10||
On listening to the heartfelt prayer composed by Sanideva in the assembly of Lord Brahma, Lord Hari who is ever compassionate to His devotees, spoke to Sanideva as follows.
srinrsimhauvaca –
prasannohamsanetubhyam |
varamvarayasobhanam ||
yamvaschasitamevatvam |
sarva-lokahitavaham ||11||
SriNrsimha said –
O Sani, I am pleased with your devotion. What ever you desire that will benefit the world, ask for that kind of boon and I will grant it.
srisaniruvaca –
nrsimhatvammayikrpam
kuru deva daya-nidhe |
madvasarastavapriti-
karasyatdevata-pate ||12||
matkrtamtvatparamstotram
srnvanti ca patanti ca |
sarvankamanpurayetas
tesamtvamloka-bhavanah ||13||
SriSanideva replied –
O Lord Nrsimha, O reservoir of compassion, please be kind to me. O Lord of all gods, let my week-day (Saturday) be Your favorite day. O Purifier of all the worlds, may Youfulfill the desires of all those who listen to or read this great prayer to You composed by me.”
srinrsimhauvaca –
tataivastusanehamvai
rakso-bhuvanasamsthitah |
bhaktakamanpurayisye
tvammamaikavacahsrnu ||
tvatkrtam mat paramstotram
yahpatecchrnuyacchayah |
dvadasastamajanmastad
bhayammastutasyavai ||14||
SriNrsimha said –
O Sani, let it be so! By virtue of My being the universal protector (raksobhuvana), I fulfill the desires of all My devotees. Please listen to My words -let there be no fear of the twelfth and eighth birth positions (and implicitly any unfavorable birth positions) and consequent troubles from you for any one who reads or listens to this prayer to Me composed by you.
sani naraharim devam
tateti pratyuvaca ha
tatah parama-samtusto
jayeti munayovadan ||15||
Then Sanideva replied to Lord Narahari that he would follow the Lord’s instructions. Then the joyful saints and sages present there (in Brahma’s assembly) responded with cries of, ‘jaya, jaya!’”.
srikrsnauvaca –
itamsanaiscarasyatanrsimha deva |
samvadametatstavanam ca manavah ||
srnotiyahsravayate ca bhaktya
sarvanyabhistani ca vindatedhruvam ||16||
SriKrsna told Dharmaraja, “Whoever listens to or recites this conversation between Sanideva and Lord Nrsimha in the form of this prayer of devotion will definitely have all desires fulfilled and will always rejoice.”
itisribhavisyottarapuraneraksobhuvanamahatmesri
sanaiscarakrtasrinrsimhastutisampurnam
Thus ends the prayers offered to the universal protector SriNrsimha by the great soul Sani.