Om Namo Narasimhaya
Mantraॐ नमो नारसिंहाय
Oṃ Namo Nārasiṃhāya
Meaning — I bow to Narasimha, the fierce protector who is present everywhere.
Recited for: Daily japa, protection from fear
Kozha Sree Narasimhaswami Temple is a Narasimha temple located at Kuravilangad, Kerala, India.
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Oṃ Namo Nārasiṃhāya
Meaning — I bow to Narasimha, the fierce protector who is present everywhere.
Recited for: Daily japa, protection from fear
उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम्। नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहम्॥
Ugraṃ Vīraṃ Mahāviṣṇuṃ Jvalantaṃ Sarvatomukham, Nṛsiṃhaṃ Bhīṣaṇaṃ Bhadraṃ Mṛtyumṛtyuṃ Namāmyaham
Meaning — I bow to the fierce and heroic Narasimha, blazing on every side, terrible yet auspicious, the death of death itself.
Recited for: Protection and removal of obstacles
ॐ नृसिंहाय विद्महे वज्रनखाय धीमहि। तन्नो नृसिंहः प्रचोदयात्॥
Oṃ Nṛsiṃhāya Vidmahe Vajranakhāya Dhīmahi, Tanno Nṛsiṃhaḥ Pracodayāt
Meaning — May we know Narasimha, may we meditate on the one with adamantine claws. May Narasimha illumine our minds.
Recited for: Gayatri japa, protection
ॐ नमो भगवते नृसिंहाय
Oṃ Namo Bhagavate Nṛsiṃhāya
Meaning — I bow to the blessed Narasimha, protector of devotees.
Recited for: Archana and offerings
नृसिंह
Narasimha, the man-lion, is the fourth avatar of Vishnu, who appears to destroy arrogance and protect his devotee Prahlada.
The temple is dedicated to Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Vishnu, and serves the farming villages around Kuravilangad.
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