narasimhalakshmi-narasimhavishnupancharatnam

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑍃𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍

Lakshmi Narasimha Pancharatnam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 5× repetitions·🕐 Early morning or evening; especially on Narasimha Jayanti and Saturdays·📜 Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Stotra literature)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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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Verse 1

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 𑌚𑍇𑌨𑍍 𑌨𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑍋 𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 । 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌮𑍗 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜 𑌭𑌜 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾- 𑌨𑌘𑌪𑌦𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧ ॥

Tvatprabhujivapriyamicchasi cen naraharipujam kuru satatam Pratibimbalankritidhritikushalo bimbalankritimatanute | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 1 ||

Meaning:If you wish to win the affection of your true Lord and Master, worship Narahari (Narasimha) constantly. One skilled only in decorating a reflection (in a mirror) is really adorning the original. O bee of the mind, why do you wander uselessly in the tasteless desert of worldly existence? Worship, worship the nectar of the sinless lotus-feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha!

Verse 2

𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍗 𑌰𑌜𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌟𑌕𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌮𑌯𑍀 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌷𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌣𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 । 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌮𑍗 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜 𑌭𑌜 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾- 𑌨𑌘𑌪𑌦𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨ ॥

Shuktau rajatapratibha jata katakadyarthasamartha cet Duhkhamayi te samsritiresha nirvritidane nipuna bhavati | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 2 ||

Meaning:Just as the glitter of silver appears in a mere shell — can it ever serve as a real bracelet or ornament? — so this sorrow-filled worldly life of yours can never truly bestow lasting bliss. O bee of the mind, why wander in vain in the tasteless desert of samsara? Worship, worship the nectar of the sinless lotus-feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha!

Verse 3

𑌆𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌨𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌮𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌃 𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌹 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌮𑌿𑌲𑌿𑌤𑍇 । 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌮𑍗 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜 𑌭𑌜 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾- 𑌨𑌘𑌪𑌦𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩ ॥

Akritisamyacchalmalikusume sthalanalinatvabhramamakaroh Gandharasaviha kimu vidyate vikacha saroruhaparimalamilite | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 3 ||

Meaning:Deceived by mere similarity of form, you mistook the (scentless) silk-cotton flower for a fragrant land-lotus! How can there be the perfume and sweetness here that belong to a fully-blossomed, fragrant lotus? O bee of the mind, why wander in vain in the tasteless desert of samsara? Worship, worship the nectar of the sinless lotus-feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha!

Verse 4

𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌯 𑌭𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌵 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍁 𑌮𑍂𑌢 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌰𑌜𑌨𑍀𑌕𑌰- 𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌚𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌮𑍗 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜 𑌭𑌜 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾- 𑌨𑌘𑌪𑌦𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪ ॥

Srakchandanavanitadin vishayanasukhaya bhunkshva kimu mudha Sarvam idam rajanikara- kiranaviyadvarivibhramam chalitam | Cetobhringa bhramasi vritha bhavamarubhumau virasayam Bhaja bhaja lakshminarasimha- naghapadasarasijamakarandam || 4 ||

Meaning:Why, O deluded one, do you enjoy garlands, sandal-paste, women and other sense-objects, hoping for happiness? All this is as fleeting and illusory as the shimmer of moonbeams on water in the sky (a mirage). O bee of the mind, why wander in vain in the tasteless desert of samsara? Worship, worship the nectar of the sinless lotus-feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha!

Verse 5

𑌤𑌵 𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍃𑌷𑌾 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰 𑌤𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 । 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌮𑍗 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜 𑌭𑌜 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾- 𑌨𑌘𑌪𑌦𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫ ॥

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:If you desire lasting happiness, listen — I shall tell you one beneficial word: all that is seen in a dream is surely false; O wise one, remember this very truth in the waking state too. O bee of the mind, why wander in vain in the tasteless desert of samsara? Worship, worship the nectar of the sinless lotus-feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁🔊Tvat-prabhuYour master / the Lord who is your true master

𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊Jiva-priyamThe affection / dearness of (your) life and soul

𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊Icchasi cetIf you wish / desire

𑌨𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊Narahari-pujam kuru satatamAlways perform the worship of Narahari (the Man-Lion, Narasimha)

𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗🔊Ceto-bhringaO bee of the mind / O wandering mind

𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍃𑌥𑌾🔊Bhramasi vrithaYou wander in vain / uselessly

𑌭𑌵𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌮𑍗🔊Bhava-maru-bhumauIn the desert-land of worldly existence (samsara)

𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊VirasayamWhich is tasteless / devoid of true joy

𑌭𑌜 𑌭𑌜🔊Bhaja bhajaWorship, worship! / Resort again and again

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹🔊Lakshmi-narasimhaLakshmi-Narasimha (Narasimha with Goddess Lakshmi)

𑌅𑌨𑌘𑌪𑌦🔊Anagha-padaThe sinless / pure feet

𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊Sarasija-makarandamThe nectar (honey) of the lotus (of his feet)

𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍗 𑌰𑌜𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌾🔊Shuktau rajata-pratibhaThe illusory appearance of silver in a mother-of-pearl shell

𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌮𑌯𑍀 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊Duhkhamayi te samsritihThis worldly existence of yours, full of sorrow

𑌶𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑍇🔊Shalmali-kusumeIn the (showy but scentless) silk-cotton flower

𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌨𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌮𑍍🔊Sthala-nalinatva-bhramamThe delusion that it is a (fragrant) land-lotus

𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌨𑍍🔊Srak-chandana-vanitadinGarlands, sandal-paste, women and such (sense objects)

𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊VishayanObjects of the senses

𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍁 𑌮𑍂𑌢🔊Kimu mudhaWhy, O deluded one? / what for, O fool?

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍃𑌷𑌾🔊Svapne drishtam sakalam hi mrishaAll that is seen in a dream is indeed unreal

𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰🔊Jagrati cha smaraRemember this (truth) even in the waking state

𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊MatimanO wise / intelligent one

Benefits of Chanting Lakshmi Narasimha Pancharatnam

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Turns the restless mind away from fleeting pleasures toward the eternal feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha

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Cultivates viveka (discernment) between the real and the unreal through striking poetic images

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Invokes the fierce protective grace of Narasimha, the destroyer of fear and evil

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Composed by Adi Shankaracharya, it carries the blessing of the great non-dual master

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Deepens devotion (bhakti) and dispassion (vairagya) when recited reflectively

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Traditionally chanted for protection from danger and for steadiness of mind

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A complete contemplation on the impermanence of the world and the refuge of the Lord

How to Chant Lakshmi Narasimha Pancharatnam

Repetitions5times

Best TimeEarly morning or evening; especially on Narasimha Jayanti and Saturdays

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).

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Lakshmi Narasimha Pancharatnam written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is a five-verse Sanskrit hymn ('pancha-ratnam' = five gems) by Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Lakshmi-Narasimha. It addresses the wandering mind as a bee and, through vivid images of illusion, urges it to seek the nectar of the Lord's lotus-feet.

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE), the great Advaita master, who composed many devotional hymns including this one to Narasimha, an avatara of Vishnu.

The refrain 'Ceto-bhringa bhramasi vritha bhava-maru-bhumau virasayam, bhaja bhaja Lakshmi-Narasimha…' means: 'O bee of the mind, why do you wander uselessly in the tasteless desert of worldly life? Worship, worship the nectar of the sinless lotus-feet of Lakshmi-Narasimha.'

It is recited daily in the morning or evening as a contemplative prayer, and especially on Narasimha Jayanti and on Saturdays, before an image of Lakshmi-Narasimha.