Narasimha Purana — Chapter 8
NsP 8.1
मृत्युश् च किंकराश् चैव विष्णुदूतैः प्रपीडिताः स्वराज्ञस् ते ऽनु निर्वेशं गत्वा ते चुक्रुशुर् भृशम्
mṛtyuś ca kiṃkarāś caiva viṣṇudūtaiḥ prapīḍitāḥ svarājñas te 'nu nirveśaṃ gatvā te cukruśur bhṛśam
And Death and his servants, sorely afflicted by Viṣṇu's messengers, went to their own king and, after (making) their report, cried out loudly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.2
शृणु राजन् वचो ऽस्माकं तवाग्रे यद् ब्रवीमहे त्वदादेशाद् वयं गत्वा मृत्युं संस्थाप्य दूरतः
śṛṇu rājan vaco 'smākaṃ tavāgre yad bravīmahe tvadādeśād vayaṃ gatvā mṛtyuṃ saṃsthāpya dūrataḥ
"Hear, O king, our words, which we speak before you: at your command we went, having stationed Death far off,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.3
ब्राह्मणस्य समीपं च भृगोः पौत्रस्य सत्तम तं ध्यायमानं कमपि देवम् एकाग्रमानसम्
brāhmaṇasya samīpaṃ ca bhṛgoḥ pautrasya sattama taṃ dhyāyamānaṃ kamapi devam ekāgramānasam
near the brahmin, the grandson of Bhṛgu, O best one — (near) him who was meditating on some god with single-pointed mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.4
गन्तुं न शक्तास् तत्पार्श्वं वयं सर्वे महामते यावत् तावन् महाकायैः पुरुषैर् मुशलैर् हताः
gantuṃ na śaktās tatpārśvaṃ vayaṃ sarve mahāmate yāvat tāvan mahākāyaiḥ puruṣair muśalair hatāḥ
We were all unable to go to his side, O great-minded one; and just as (we tried), we were struck with clubs by men of huge bodies.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.5
वयं निवृत्तास् तद् वीक्ष्य मृत्युस् तत्र गतः पुनः अस्मान् निर्भर्त्स्य तत्रायं तैर् नरैर् मुशलैर् हतः
vayaṃ nivṛttās tad vīkṣya mṛtyus tatra gataḥ punaḥ asmān nirbhartsya tatrāyaṃ tair narair muśalair hataḥ
Seeing that, we turned back; Death went there again, and there, after rebuking us, he too was struck with clubs by those men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.6
एवम् अत्र तम् आनेतुं ब्राह्मणं तपसि स्थितम् अशक्ता वयम् एवात्र मृत्युना सह वै प्रभो
evam atra tam ānetuṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tapasi sthitam aśaktā vayam evātra mṛtyunā saha vai prabho
Thus we here, together with Death indeed, are unable, O lord, to bring that brahmin who is established in austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.7
तद् ब्रवीहि महाभाग यद् ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणस्य तु देवं कं ध्यायते विप्रः के वा ते यैर् हता वयम्
tad bravīhi mahābhāga yad brahma brāhmaṇasya tu devaṃ kaṃ dhyāyate vipraḥ ke vā te yair hatā vayam
So tell (us), greatly fortunate one, what the brahmin's brahman is, which god the brahmin meditates upon, and who those (beings) are by whom we were struck."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.8
इत्युक्तः किंकरैः सर्वैर् मृत्युना च महामते ध्यात्वा क्षणं महाबुद्धिः प्राह वैवस्वतो यमः
ityuktaḥ kiṃkaraiḥ sarvair mṛtyunā ca mahāmate dhyātvā kṣaṇaṃ mahābuddhiḥ prāha vaivasvato yamaḥ
Thus addressed by all the servants and by Death, O great-minded one, Yama the son of Vivasvat, of great intelligence, reflected for a moment and spoke:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.9
शृण्वन्तु किंकराः सर्वे मृत्युश् चान्ये च मे वचः सत्यम् एतत् प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानं यद् योगमार्गतः
śṛṇvantu kiṃkarāḥ sarve mṛtyuś cānye ca me vacaḥ satyam etat pravakṣyāmi jñānaṃ yad yogamārgataḥ
"Let all the servants, and Death, and the others hear my words; I shall declare this truth, the knowledge that (comes) by way of yoga.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.10
भृगोः पौत्रो महाभागो मार्कण्डेयो महामतिः स ज्ञात्वाद्यात्मनः कालं गतो मृत्युजिगीषया
bhṛgoḥ pautro mahābhāgo mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmatiḥ sa jñātvādyātmanaḥ kālaṃ gato mṛtyujigīṣayā
Bhṛgu's grandson, the greatly fortunate Mārkaṇḍeya of great mind — having known that his own time (had come) today, he went (forth) with the wish to conquer death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.11
भृगुणोक्तेन मार्गेण स तेपे परमं तपः हरिम् आराध्य मेधावी जपन् वै द्वादशाक्षरम्
bhṛguṇoktena mārgeṇa sa tepe paramaṃ tapaḥ harim ārādhya medhāvī japan vai dvādaśākṣaram
By the path told by Bhṛgu he performed supreme austerity; propitiating Hari, that wise one recited the twelve-syllabled (mantra).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.12
एकाग्रेणैव मनसा ध्यायते हृदि केशवम् सततं योगयुक्तस् तु स मुनिस् तत्र किंकराः
ekāgreṇaiva manasā dhyāyate hṛdi keśavam satataṃ yogayuktas tu sa munis tatra kiṃkarāḥ
With a single-pointed mind he meditates on Keśava in his heart; that sage there is constantly joined in yoga, O servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.13
हरिध्यानमहादीक्षाबलं तस्य महामुनेः नान्यद् वै प्राप्तकालस्य बलं पश्यामि किंकराः
haridhyānamahādīkṣābalaṃ tasya mahāmuneḥ nānyad vai prāptakālasya balaṃ paśyāmi kiṃkarāḥ
The power of that great sage is the great consecration of meditation on Hari; I see no other power for one whose time has come, O servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.14
हृदिस्थे पुण्डरीकाक्षे सततं भक्तवत्सले पश्यन् तं विष्णुभूतं नु को हि स्यात् केशवाश्रयम्
hṛdisthe puṇḍarīkākṣe satataṃ bhaktavatsale paśyan taṃ viṣṇubhūtaṃ nu ko hi syāt keśavāśrayam
When the lotus-eyed one, ever tender to his devotees, dwells in the heart, who indeed could be (able), looking at him who has become Viṣṇu, (to touch) one who has taken refuge in Keśava?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
NsP 8.15
ते ऽपि वै पुरुषा विष्णोर् यैर् यूयं ताडिता भृशम् अत ऊर्ध्वं न गन्तव्यं यत्र वै वैष्णवाः स्थिताः
te 'pi vai puruṣā viṣṇor yair yūyaṃ tāḍitā bhṛśam ata ūrdhvaṃ na gantavyaṃ yatra vai vaiṣṇavāḥ sthitāḥ
Those men too by whom you were sorely beaten are Viṣṇu's; from now on you must not go where Vaiṣṇavas are established.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.16
न चित्रं ताडनं तत्र अहं मन्ये महात्मभिः भवतां जीवनं चित्रं यक्षैर् दत्तं कृपालुभिः
na citraṃ tāḍanaṃ tatra ahaṃ manye mahātmabhiḥ bhavatāṃ jīvanaṃ citraṃ yakṣair dattaṃ kṛpālubhiḥ
I think it no wonder that there was a beating by those great souls; the wonder is your survival, granted by those compassionate yakṣas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.17
नारायणपरं विप्रं कस् तं वीक्षितुम् उत्सहेत् युष्माभिश् च महापापैर् मार्कण्डेयं हरिप्रियम् समानेतुं कृतो यत्नः समीचीनं न तत् कृतम्
nārāyaṇaparaṃ vipraṃ kas taṃ vīkṣitum utsahet yuṣmābhiś ca mahāpāpair mārkaṇḍeyaṃ haripriyam samānetuṃ kṛto yatnaḥ samīcīnaṃ na tat kṛtam
Who would dare even to look at a brahmin devoted to Nārāyaṇa? And by you great sinners an effort was made to bring Mārkaṇḍeya, dear to Hari — that was not rightly done.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.18
नरसिंहं महादेवं ये नराः पर्युपासते तेषां पार्श्वे न गन्तव्यं युष्माभिर् मम शासनात्
narasiṃhaṃ mahādevaṃ ye narāḥ paryupāsate teṣāṃ pārśve na gantavyaṃ yuṣmābhir mama śāsanāt
Those men who worship Narasiṃha, the great God — you must not go near them, by my command."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.19
स एवं किंकरान् उक्त्वा मृत्युं च पुरतः स्थितम् यमो निरीक्ष्य च जनं नरकस्थं प्रपीडितम्
sa evaṃ kiṃkarān uktvā mṛtyuṃ ca purataḥ sthitam yamo nirīkṣya ca janaṃ narakasthaṃ prapīḍitam
Having thus spoken to the servants and to Death, who stood before (him), Yama, looking upon the people in hell, sorely tormented,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.20
कृपया परया युक्तो विष्णुभक्त्या विशेषतः जनस्यानुग्रहार्थाय तेनोक्ताश् च गिरः शृणु
kṛpayā parayā yukto viṣṇubhaktyā viśeṣataḥ janasyānugrahārthāya tenoktāś ca giraḥ śṛṇu
Filled with supreme compassion, and especially with devotion to Viṣṇu, for the sake of favouring the people, hear the words spoken by him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.21
नरके पच्यमानस्य यमेन परिभाषितम् किं त्वया नार्चितो देवः केशवः क्लेशनाशनः
narake pacyamānasya yamena paribhāṣitam kiṃ tvayā nārcito devaḥ keśavaḥ kleśanāśanaḥ
To one being cooked in hell it was said by Yama: "Why was the god Keśava, destroyer of affliction, not worshipped by you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.22
उदकेनाप्य् अलाभे तु द्रव्याणां पूजितः प्रभुः यो ददाति स्वकं लोकं स त्वया किं न पूजितः
udakenāpy alābhe tu dravyāṇāṃ pūjitaḥ prabhuḥ yo dadāti svakaṃ lokaṃ sa tvayā kiṃ na pūjitaḥ
"Even with water, when materials are not to be had, the Lord is worshipped; he who grants (the worshipper) his own world—why was he not worshipped by you?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.23
नरसिंहो हृषीकेशः पुण्डरीकनिभेक्षणः स्मरणान् मुक्तिदो नृणां स त्वया किं न पूजितः
narasiṃho hṛṣīkeśaḥ puṇḍarīkanibhekṣaṇaḥ smaraṇān muktido nṛṇāṃ sa tvayā kiṃ na pūjitaḥ
"Narasiṃha, Hṛṣīkeśa, whose eyes are like the white lotus, who grants men release upon (mere) remembrance—why was he not worshipped by you?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.24
इत्य् उक्त्वा नारकान् सर्वान् पुनर् आह स किंकरान् वैवस्वतो यमः साक्षाद् विष्णुभक्तिसमन्वितः
ity uktvā nārakān sarvān punar āha sa kiṃkarān vaivasvato yamaḥ sākṣād viṣṇubhaktisamanvitaḥ
Having spoken thus to all the hell-dwellers, he addressed his servants again—Yama Vaivasvata himself, filled with devotion to Viṣṇu:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.25
नारदाय स विश्वात्मा प्राहैवं विष्णुर् अव्ययः अन्येभ्यो वैष्णवेभ्यश् च सिद्धेभ्यः सततं श्रुतम्
nāradāya sa viśvātmā prāhaivaṃ viṣṇur avyayaḥ anyebhyo vaiṣṇavebhyaś ca siddhebhyaḥ satataṃ śrutam
"Thus did the unchanging Viṣṇu, the Self of all, speak to Nārada, and (this) has been constantly heard from other Vaiṣṇavas and from the Siddhas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.26
तद् वः प्रीत्या प्रवक्ष्यामि हरिवाक्यम् अनुत्तमम् शिक्षार्थं किंकराः सर्वे शृणुत प्रणता हरेः
tad vaḥ prītyā pravakṣyāmi harivākyam anuttamam śikṣārthaṃ kiṃkarāḥ sarve śṛṇuta praṇatā hareḥ
"That most excellent utterance of Hari I shall declare to you out of affection, for your instruction; all you servants, listen, bowed down to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.27
हे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्णेति यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः जलं भित्त्वा यथा पद्मं नरकाद् उद्धराम्य् अहम्
he kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti yo māṃ smarati nityaśaḥ jalaṃ bhittvā yathā padmaṃ narakād uddharāmy aham
"'He who constantly remembers me (saying) "O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa"—him I lift up out of hell, as a lotus (rises) breaking through the water.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.28
पुण्डरीकाक्ष देवेश नरसिंह त्रिविक्रम त्वाम् अहं शरणं प्राप्त इति यस् तं समुद्धरे
puṇḍarīkākṣa deveśa narasiṃha trivikrama tvām ahaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāpta iti yas taṃ samuddhare
"'"O lotus-eyed one, lord of gods, Narasiṃha, Trivikrama, I have come to you for refuge"—whoever (says) this, him I lift up entirely.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.29
त्वां प्रपन्नो ऽस्मि शरणं देवदेव जनार्दन इति यः शरणं प्राप्तस् तं क्लेशाद् उद्धराम्य् अहम्
tvāṃ prapanno 'smi śaraṇaṃ devadeva janārdana iti yaḥ śaraṇaṃ prāptas taṃ kleśād uddharāmy aham
"'"I have gone to you for refuge, god of gods, Janārdana"—he who thus takes refuge, him I lift up out of affliction.'"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.30
इत्य् उदीरितम् आकर्ण्य हरिवाक्यं यमेन च नारकाः कृष्ण कृष्णेति नारसिंहेति चुक्रुशुः
ity udīritam ākarṇya harivākyaṃ yamena ca nārakāḥ kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇeti nārasiṃheti cukruśuḥ
Having heard Hari's word thus uttered by Yama, the hell-dwellers cried out, "Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa!" and "Nārasiṃha!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.31
यथा यथा हरेर् नाम कीर्तयन्त्य् अत्र नारकाः तथा तथा हरेर् भक्तिम् उद्वहन्तो ऽब्रुवन्न् इदम्
yathā yathā harer nāma kīrtayanty atra nārakāḥ tathā tathā harer bhaktim udvahanto 'bruvann idam
The more the hell-dwellers there chanted the name of Hari, the more, bearing up devotion to Hari, they said this:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.32
ॐ नमो भगवते तस्मै केशवाय महात्मने यन्नामकीर्तनात् सद्यो नरकाग्निः प्रशाम्यति
oṃ namo bhagavate tasmai keśavāya mahātmane yannāmakīrtanāt sadyo narakāgniḥ praśāmyati
"Oṃ, homage to that Blessed One, to Keśava the great-souled, by the chanting of whose name the fire of hell is at once quenched.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.33
भक्तप्रियाय देवाय रक्षाय हरये नमः लोकनाथाय शान्ताय यज्ञेशायादिमूर्तये
bhaktapriyāya devāya rakṣāya haraye namaḥ lokanāthāya śāntāya yajñeśāyādimūrtaye
"Homage to the god dear to his devotees, to the protector, to Hari; to the lord of the world, to the peaceful one, to the lord of sacrifice, to the primal form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.34
अनन्तायाप्रमेयाय नरसिंहाय ते नमः नारायणाय गुरवे शङ्खचक्रगदाभृते
anantāyāprameyāya narasiṃhāya te namaḥ nārāyaṇāya gurave śaṅkhacakragadābhṛte
"Homage to you, to the endless, the immeasurable, to Narasiṃha; to Nārāyaṇa, the teacher, the bearer of conch, discus and mace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.35
वेदप्रियाय महते विक्रमाय नमो नमः वाराहायाप्रतर्क्याय वेदाङ्गाय महीभृते
vedapriyāya mahate vikramāya namo namaḥ vārāhāyāpratarkyāya vedāṅgāya mahībhṛte
"Homage, homage to him who loves the Vedas, to the great one, to (mighty) striding; to the Boar, the unfathomable, to him whose body is the Veda, the upholder of the earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.36
नमो द्युतिमते नित्यं ब्राह्मणाय नमो नमः वामनाय बहुज्ञाय वेदवेदाङ्गधारिणे
namo dyutimate nityaṃ brāhmaṇāya namo namaḥ vāmanāya bahujñāya vedavedāṅgadhāriṇe
"Homage always to the radiant one, homage, homage to the brahmin; to Vāmana, the knower of much, the bearer of the Vedas and their auxiliaries.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.37
बलिबन्धनदक्षाय वेदपालाय ते नमः विष्णवे सुरनाथाय व्यापिने परमात्मने
balibandhanadakṣāya vedapālāya te namaḥ viṣṇave suranāthāya vyāpine paramātmane
"Homage to you, skilled in the binding of Bali, guardian of the Vedas; to Viṣṇu, lord of the gods, the all-pervading, the supreme Self.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.38
चतुर्भुजाय शुद्धाय शुद्धद्रव्याय ते नमः जामदग्न्याय रामाय दुष्टक्षत्रान्तकारिणे
caturbhujāya śuddhāya śuddhadravyāya te namaḥ jāmadagnyāya rāmāya duṣṭakṣatrāntakāriṇe
"Homage to you, four-armed, pure, of pure substance; to Rāma son of Jamadagni, who made an end of the wicked kṣatriyas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.39
रामाय रावणान्ताय नमस् तुभ्यं महात्मने अस्मान् उद्धर गोविन्द पूतिगन्धान् नमो ऽस्तु ते
rāmāya rāvaṇāntāya namas tubhyaṃ mahātmane asmān uddhara govinda pūtigandhān namo 'stu te
"Homage to you, to Rāma who ended Rāvaṇa, to the great-souled one. Lift us up, Govinda—us who reek of putrefaction; homage be to you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.40
इति संकीर्तिते विष्णौ नारकैर् भक्तिपूर्वकम् तदा सा नारकी पीडा गता तेषां महात्मनाम्
iti saṃkīrtite viṣṇau nārakair bhaktipūrvakam tadā sā nārakī pīḍā gatā teṣāṃ mahātmanām
When Viṣṇu had thus been praised aloud by the hell-dwellers with devotion, then that hellish torment of those great-souled ones departed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.41
कृष्णरूपधराः सर्वे दिव्यवस्त्रविभूषिताः दिव्यगन्धानुलिप्ताङ्गा दिव्याभरणभूषिताः
kṛṣṇarūpadharāḥ sarve divyavastravibhūṣitāḥ divyagandhānuliptāṅgā divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ
All of them took on the form of Kṛṣṇa, adorned with divine garments, their limbs anointed with divine perfumes, decked with divine ornaments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.42
तान् आरोप्य विमानेषु दिव्येषु हरिपूरुषाः तर्जयित्वा यमभटान् नीतास् ते केशवालयम्
tān āropya vimāneṣu divyeṣu haripūruṣāḥ tarjayitvā yamabhaṭān nītās te keśavālayam
Having set them upon divine celestial cars, Hari's men, after threatening Yama's servants, led them to Keśava's abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.43
नारकेषु च सर्वेषु नीतेषु हरिपूरुषैः विष्णुलोकं यमो भूयो नमश् चक्रे तदा हरिम्
nārakeṣu ca sarveṣu nīteṣu haripūruṣaiḥ viṣṇulokaṃ yamo bhūyo namaś cakre tadā harim
And when all the hell-dwellers had been led by Hari's men to Viṣṇu's world, Yama then again made obeisance to Hari.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.44
यन्नामकीर्तनाद् याता नारकाः केशवालयम् तं नमामि सदा देवं नरसिंहम् अहं गुरुम्
yannāmakīrtanād yātā nārakāḥ keśavālayam taṃ namāmi sadā devaṃ narasiṃham ahaṃ gurum
He by the chanting of whose name the hell-dwellers went to Keśava's abode — to him, the god Narasiṃha, the guru, I bow always.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.45
तस्य वै नरसिंहस्य विष्णोर् अमिततेजसः प्रणामं ये ऽपि कुर्वन्ति तेभ्यो ऽपीह नमो नमः
tasya vai narasiṃhasya viṣṇor amitatejasaḥ praṇāmaṃ ye 'pi kurvanti tebhyo 'pīha namo namaḥ
And to those who make even (just) an obeisance to that Narasiṃha, to Viṣṇu of measureless splendour — to them too, here, be homage upon homage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
NsP 8.46
दृष्ट्वा प्रशान्तं नरकाग्निम् उग्रं यन्त्रादि सर्वं विपरीतम् अत्र पुनः स शिक्षार्थम् अथात्मदूतान् यमो हि वक्तुं कृतवान् मनः स्वयम्
dṛṣṭvā praśāntaṃ narakāgnim ugraṃ yantrādi sarvaṃ viparītam atra punaḥ sa śikṣārtham athātmadūtān yamo hi vaktuṃ kṛtavān manaḥ svayam
Seeing the fierce fire of hell grown calm and all the instruments and the rest here reversed, Yama himself then set his mind to speak to his own messengers for their instruction.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition