Narasimha Purana — Chapter 55
NsP 55.1
मार्कण्डेय कथं शुक्रः पुरा बलिमखे गुरुः वामनेन स विद्धाक्षः स्तुत्वा तल्लब्धवान् कथम्
mārkaṇḍeya kathaṃ śukraḥ purā balimakhe guruḥ vāmanena sa viddhākṣaḥ stutvā tallabdhavān katham
"Mārkaṇḍeya, how was Śukra, the teacher, formerly at Bali's sacrifice pierced in the eye by Vāmana, and how did he regain it by praising (him)?"
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NsP 55.2
वामनेन स विद्धाक्षो बहुतीर्थेषु भार्गवः जाह्नवीसलिले स्थित्वा देवम् अभ्यर्च्य वामनम्
vāmanena sa viddhākṣo bahutīrtheṣu bhārgavaḥ jāhnavīsalile sthitvā devam abhyarcya vāmanam
That Bhārgava, his eye pierced by Vāmana, (went) to many sacred fords, and standing in the water of the Ganges and worshipping the god Vāmana,
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NsP 55.3
ऊर्ध्वबाहुः स देवेशं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् हृदि संचिन्त्य तुष्टाव नरसिंहं सनातनम्
ūrdhvabāhuḥ sa deveśaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam hṛdi saṃcintya tuṣṭāva narasiṃhaṃ sanātanam
with his arms raised, meditating in his heart on the lord of gods, the bearer of the conch, discus and mace, he praised the eternal Narasiṃha.
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NsP 55.4
नमामि देवं विश्वेशं वामनं विष्णुरूपिणम् बलिदर्पहरं शान्तं शाश्वतं पुरुषोत्तमम्
namāmi devaṃ viśveśaṃ vāmanaṃ viṣṇurūpiṇam balidarpaharaṃ śāntaṃ śāśvataṃ puruṣottamam
I bow to the god, lord of the universe, the Dwarf who has Viṣṇu's form, the destroyer of Bali's pride, the peaceful, the everlasting, the highest Person.
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NsP 55.5
धीरं शूरं महादेवं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरम् विशुद्धं ज्ञानसंपन्नं नमामि हरिम् अच्युतम्
dhīraṃ śūraṃ mahādevaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharam viśuddhaṃ jñānasaṃpannaṃ namāmi harim acyutam
The steadfast, the valiant, the great god, bearer of conch, discus and mace, the utterly pure, endowed with knowledge — I bow to Hari, the imperishable.
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NsP 55.6
सर्वशक्तिमयं देवं सर्वगं सर्वभावनम् अनादिम् अजरं नित्यं नमामि गरुडध्वजम्
sarvaśaktimayaṃ devaṃ sarvagaṃ sarvabhāvanam anādim ajaraṃ nityaṃ namāmi garuḍadhvajam
The god made of all powers, all-pervading, the creator of all, beginningless, unaging, eternal — I bow to him whose banner is Garuḍa.
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NsP 55.7
सुरासुरैर् भक्तिमद्भिः स्तुतो नारायणः सदा पूजितं च हृषिकेशं तं नमामि जगद्गुरुम्
surāsurair bhaktimadbhiḥ stuto nārāyaṇaḥ sadā pūjitaṃ ca hṛṣikeśaṃ taṃ namāmi jagadgurum
Nārāyaṇa, ever praised by devoted gods and demons, and worshipped — to him, Hṛṣīkeśa, teacher of the world, I bow.
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NsP 55.8
हृदि संकल्प्य यद्रूपं ध्यायन्ति यतयः सदा ज्योतीरूपम् अनौपम्यं नरसिंहं नमाम्य् अहम्
hṛdi saṃkalpya yadrūpaṃ dhyāyanti yatayaḥ sadā jyotīrūpam anaupamyaṃ narasiṃhaṃ namāmy aham
That form which ascetics, having fixed it in the heart, constantly meditate on — the incomparable one whose form is light, Narasiṃha — I bow to him.
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NsP 55.9
न जानन्ति परं रूपं ब्रह्माद्या देवतागणाः यस्यावताररूपाणि समर्चन्ति नमामि तम्
na jānanti paraṃ rūpaṃ brahmādyā devatāgaṇāḥ yasyāvatārarūpāṇi samarcanti namāmi tam
The hosts of gods beginning with Brahmā do not know his supreme form; they worship (only) his incarnational forms — I bow to him.
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NsP 55.10
एतत् समस्तं येनादौ सृष्टं दुष्टवधात् पुनः त्रातं यत्र जगल् लीनं तं नमामि जनार्दनम्
etat samastaṃ yenādau sṛṣṭaṃ duṣṭavadhāt punaḥ trātaṃ yatra jagal līnaṃ taṃ namāmi janārdanam
By whom all this was at first created, and again protected by the slaying of the wicked, and in whom the world dissolves — to him, Janārdana, I bow.
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NsP 55.11
भक्तैर् अभ्यर्चितो यस् तु नित्यं भक्तप्रियो हि यः तं देवम् अमलं दिव्यं प्रणमामि जगत्पतिम्
bhaktair abhyarcito yas tu nityaṃ bhaktapriyo hi yaḥ taṃ devam amalaṃ divyaṃ praṇamāmi jagatpatim
He who is worshipped by devotees, and who is ever fond of his devotees — to that god, spotless and divine, the lord of the world, I make obeisance.
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NsP 55.12
दुर्लभं चापि भक्तानां यः प्रयच्छति तोषितः तं सर्वसाक्षिणं विष्णुं प्रणमामि सनातनम्
durlabhaṃ cāpi bhaktānāṃ yaḥ prayacchati toṣitaḥ taṃ sarvasākṣiṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ praṇamāmi sanātanam
He who, when pleased, grants his devotees even what is hard to obtain — to him, Viṣṇu, the witness of all, the everlasting, I make obeisance.
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NsP 55.13
इति स्तुतो जगन्नाथः पुरा शुक्रेण पार्थिव प्रादुर् बभूव तस्याग्रे शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
iti stuto jagannāthaḥ purā śukreṇa pārthiva prādur babhūva tasyāgre śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
Thus praised of old by Śukra, O king, the Lord of the world appeared before him, bearing conch, discus and mace.
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NsP 55.14
उवाच शुक्रम् एकाक्षं देवो नारायणस् तदा किमर्थं जाह्नवीतीरे स्तुतो ऽहं तद् ब्रवीहि मे
uvāca śukram ekākṣaṃ devo nārāyaṇas tadā kimarthaṃ jāhnavītīre stuto 'haṃ tad bravīhi me
Then the god Nārāyaṇa said to one-eyed Śukra: "For what purpose have I been praised on the bank of the Jāhnavī? Tell me that."
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NsP 55.15
देवदेव मया पूर्वम् अपराधो महान् कृतः तद्दोषस्यापनुत्त्यर्थं स्तुतवान् अस्मि सांप्रतम्
devadeva mayā pūrvam aparādho mahān kṛtaḥ taddoṣasyāpanuttyarthaṃ stutavān asmi sāṃpratam
"God of gods, formerly a great offence was committed by me; in order to remove the fault of that, I have now praised (you)."
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NsP 55.16
ममापराधान् नयनं नष्टम् एकं तवाधुना संतुष्टो ऽस्मि ततः शुक्र स्तोत्रेणानेन ते मुने
mamāparādhān nayanaṃ naṣṭam ekaṃ tavādhunā saṃtuṣṭo 'smi tataḥ śukra stotreṇānena te mune
"Through my offence one eye of yours was destroyed. Therefore I am now pleased with this hymn of yours, O sage Śukra."
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NsP 55.17
इत्य् उक्त्वा देवदेवेशस् तं मुनिं प्रहसन्न् इव पाञ्चजन्येन तच्चक्षुः पस्पर्श च जनार्दनः
ity uktvā devadeveśas taṃ muniṃ prahasann iva pāñcajanyena taccakṣuḥ pasparśa ca janārdanaḥ
Having said this, the lord of the gods of gods, Janārdana, as though laughing, touched that sage's eye with the Pāñcajanya (conch).
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NsP 55.18
स्पृष्टमात्रे तु शङ्खेन देवदेवेन शार्ङ्गिणा बभूव निर्मलं चक्षुः पूर्ववन् नृपसत्तम
spṛṣṭamātre tu śaṅkhena devadevena śārṅgiṇā babhūva nirmalaṃ cakṣuḥ pūrvavan nṛpasattama
And as soon as it was touched by the conch of the god of gods, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, the eye became clear as before, O best of kings.
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NsP 55.19
एवं दत्त्वा मुनेश् चक्षुः पूजितस् तेन माधवः जगामादर्शनं सद्यः शुक्रो ऽपि स्वाश्रमं ययौ
evaṃ dattvā muneś cakṣuḥ pūjitas tena mādhavaḥ jagāmādarśanaṃ sadyaḥ śukro 'pi svāśramaṃ yayau
Thus, having given the sage his eye and being worshipped by him, Mādhava at once passed out of sight, and Śukra too went to his own hermitage.
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NsP 55.20
इत्य् एतद् उक्तं मुनिना महात्मना प्राप्तं पुरा देववरप्रसादात् शुक्रेण किं ते कथयामि राजन् पुनश् च मां पृच्छ मनोरथान्तः
ity etad uktaṃ muninā mahātmanā prāptaṃ purā devavaraprasādāt śukreṇa kiṃ te kathayāmi rājan punaś ca māṃ pṛccha manorathāntaḥ
This is what was told by the great-souled sage — (this boon) obtained of old by Śukra through the favour of the god's grant. What (more) shall I tell you, O king? Ask me again, (until) the end of your desire.
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