ලක්ෂ්මීනෘසිංහ පඤ්චරත්නම්
लक्ष्मीनृसिंह पञ्चरत्नम् in Sinhala · සිංහල
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Origin & Story
Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Stotra literature) · Adi Shankaracharya · c. 8th century CE
Narasimha, the half-man half-lion avatara of Vishnu, appeared to slay the demon Hiranyakashipu and protect his devotee Prahlada. Adi Shankaracharya, who composed hymns to many forms of the divine, addressed this 'Pancharatnam' not in praise of the Lord's deeds but to the seeker's own restless mind — likening it to a bee that flits among illusory pleasures. In five gem-like verses he dismantles the charm of the world and points the mind to the one true refuge: the lotus-feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha.
✦ As told in scripture
Devotees of Narasimha hold that the fierce-yet-loving Lord, who burst from a pillar to save Prahlada, swiftly shields those who take refuge in him; reciting these five gems is said to dissolve fear and delusion and to fix the wavering mind firmly upon the Lord.
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ත්වත්ප්රභුජීවප්රියමිච්ඡසි චේන් නරහරිපූජාං කුරු සතතං ප්රතිබිම්බාලඞ්කෘතිධෘතිකුශලෝ බිම්බාලඞ්කෘතිමාතනුතේ . චේතෝභෘඞ්ග භ්රමසි වෘථා භවමරුභූමෞ විරසායාං භජ භජ ලක්ෂ්මීනරසිංහා- නඝපදසරසිජමකරන්දම් .. 1 ..
Tvatprabhujivapriyamicchasi cen naraharipujam kuru satatam Pratibimbalankritidhritikushalo bimbalankritimatanute | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 1 ||
Meaning:यदि तू अपने स्वामी (प्रभु) का प्रेम पाना चाहता है, तो निरन्तर नरहरि (नृसिंह) की पूजा कर। जो केवल प्रतिबिम्ब को सजाने में निपुण है, वह वास्तव में मूल बिम्ब को ही अलंकृत करता है। हे मनरूपी भ्रमर! तू इस नीरस संसाररूपी मरुभूमि में व्यर्थ क्यों भटकता है? भज, भज — लक्ष्मीनृसिंह के निष्पाप चरणकमलों के मकरन्द (मधु) का सेवन कर!
ශුක්තෞ රජතප්රතිභා ජාතා කටකාද්යර්ථසමර්ථා චේත් දුඃඛමයී තේ සංසෘතිරේෂා නිර්වෘතිදානේ නිපුණා භවති . චේතෝභෘඞ්ග භ්රමසි වෘථා භවමරුභූමෞ විරසායාං භජ භජ ලක්ෂ්මීනරසිංහා- නඝපදසරසිජමකරන්දම් .. 2 ..
Shuktau rajatapratibha jata katakadyarthasamartha cet Duhkhamayi te samsritiresha nirvritidane nipuna bhavati | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 2 ||
Meaning:जैसे सीप में चाँदी की झलक दिखती है — पर क्या वह कभी कंगन आदि बन सकती है? — वैसे ही तेरा यह दुःखमय संसार कभी सच्चा सुख नहीं दे सकता। हे मनरूपी भ्रमर! तू नीरस संसार-मरुभूमि में व्यर्थ क्यों भटकता है? भज, भज — लक्ष्मीनृसिंह के निष्पाप चरणकमलों का मकरन्द!
ආකෘතිසාම්යාච්ඡාල්මලිකුසුමේ ස්ථලනලිනත්වභ්රමමකරෝඃ ගන්ධරසාවිහ කිමු විද්යතේ විකච සරෝරුහපරිමලමිලිතේ . චේතෝභෘඞ්ග භ්රමසි වෘථා භවමරුභූමෞ විරසායාං භජ භජ ලක්ෂ්මීනරසිංහා- නඝපදසරසිජමකරන්දම් .. 3 ..
Akritisamyacchalmalikusume sthalanalinatvabhramamakaroh Gandharasaviha kimu vidyate vikacha saroruhaparimalamilite | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 3 ||
Meaning:केवल आकृति की समानता से तूने (गन्धहीन) सेमल के फूल को सुगन्धित स्थलकमल समझ लिया! भला यहाँ वह गन्ध और रस कहाँ, जो खिले हुए सुगन्धित कमल में होता है? हे मनरूपी भ्रमर! तू व्यर्थ क्यों भटकता है? भज, भज — लक्ष्मीनृसिंह के निष्पाप चरणकमलों का मकरन्द!
ස්රක්චන්දනවනිතාදීන් විෂයානසුඛාය භුඞ්ක්ෂ්ව කිමු මූඪ සර්වම් ඉදං රජනීකර- කිරණවියද්වාරිවිභ්රමං චලිතම් . චේතෝභෘඞ්ග භ්රමසි වෘථා භවමරුභූමෞ විරසායාං භජ භජ ලක්ෂ්මීනරසිංහා- නඝපදසරසිජමකරන්දම් .. 4 ..
Srakchandanavanitadin vishayanasukhaya bhunkshva kimu mudha Sarvam idam rajanikara- kiranaviyadvarivibhramam chalitam | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 4 ||
Meaning:हे मूढ़! माला, चन्दन, स्त्री आदि विषयों को सुख के लिए तू क्यों भोगता है? यह सब चन्द्रकिरणों से आकाश में जल के भ्रम (मृगतृष्णा) के समान चंचल एवं मिथ्या है। हे मनरूपी भ्रमर! तू व्यर्थ क्यों भटकता है? भज, भज — लक्ष्मीनृसिंह के निष्पाप चरणकमलों का मकरन्द!
තව හිතමේකං වචනං වක්ෂ්යේ ශෘණු සුඛකාමෝ යදි සතතං ස්වප්නේ දෘෂ්ටං සකලං හි මෘෂා ජාග්රති ච ස්මර තදිති මතිමාන් . චේතෝභෘඞ්ග භ්රමසි වෘථා භවමරුභූමෞ විරසායාං භජ භජ ලක්ෂ්මීනරසිංහා- නඝපදසරසිජමකරන්දම් .. 5 ..
Tava hitamekam vachanam vakshye shrinu sukhakamo yadi satatam Svapne drishtam sakalam hi mrisha jagrati cha smara taditi matiman | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 5 ||
Meaning:यदि तू सदा सुख चाहता है तो सुन, मैं तेरे हित का एक वचन कहता हूँ — स्वप्न में देखा हुआ सब कुछ मिथ्या होता है; हे बुद्धिमान्! इसी सत्य का जाग्रत अवस्था में भी स्मरण कर। हे मनरूपी भ्रमर! तू व्यर्थ क्यों भटकता है? भज, भज — लक्ष्मीनृसिंह के निष्पाप चरणकमलों का मकरन्द!
Word-by-Word Meaning
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Benefits of Chanting लक्ष्मीनृसिंह पञ्चरत्नम्
Turns the restless mind away from fleeting pleasures toward the eternal feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha
Cultivates viveka (discernment) between the real and the unreal through striking poetic images
Invokes the fierce protective grace of Narasimha, the destroyer of fear and evil
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya, it carries the blessing of the great non-dual master
Deepens devotion (bhakti) and dispassion (vairagya) when recited reflectively
Traditionally chanted for protection from danger and for steadiness of mind
A complete contemplation on the impermanence of the world and the refuge of the Lord
How to Chant लक्ष्मीनृसिंह पञ्चरत्नम्
Sit calmly before an image of Lakshmi-Narasimha, light a lamp and recite the five verses slowly, reflecting on each image — the silver in the shell, the scentless flower, the mirage, the dream. Let the refrain 'bhaja bhaja Lakshmi-Narasimha' settle the mind on the Lord's lotus-feet. It is especially recited on Narasimha Jayanti (Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi).
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