असाध्यं तु न पश्यामि त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे यां यां कामयते सिद्धिं तां तां प्राप्नोति स ध्रुवम्
I do not see anything incurable in the three worlds, moving or unmoving; whatever accomplishment he desires, he certainly attains.
अष्टोत्तरशतं त्व् एके पूजयित्वा मृगाधिपम् मृत्तिकाः सप्त वल्मीके श्मशाने च चतुष्पथे
Some, having worshipped the Lord of Beasts one hundred and eight times, take seven clods of earth from an anthill, a cremation ground, and a crossroads.
रक्तचन्दनसंमिश्रा गवां क्षीरेण लोडयेत् सिंहस्य प्रतिमां कृत्वा प्रमाणेन षडङ्गुलाम्
Mixing them with red sandalwood and cow's milk, one should fashion an image of a lion, measuring six finger-breadths.
लिम्पेत् तथा भूर्जपत्त्रे रोचनया समालिखेत् नरसिंहस्य कण्ठे तु बद्ध्वा चैव हि मन्त्रवित्
Likewise, on birch bark, one should inscribe (the mantra) with yellow pigment; the knower of mantras should tie it on the neck of Narasimha.
जपेत् संख्याविहीनं तु पूजयित्वा जलाशये यावत् सप्ताहमात्रं तु जपेत् संयमितेन्द्रियः
He should recite (the mantra) without counting, having worshipped at a body of water, and for seven days, with controlled senses, he should continue the recitation.
जलाकीर्णा मुहूर्तेन जायते सर्वमेदिनी अथवा शुष्कवृक्षाग्रे नरसिंहं तु पूजयेत्
In a moment, the whole earth becomes flooded with water; or, one should worship Narasimha at the top of a dry tree.
जप्त्वा चाष्टशतं तत्त्वं वर्षन्तं विनिवारयेत् तम् एवं पिञ्जके बद्ध्वा भ्रामयेत् साधकोत्तमः
Having recited the essence one hundred and eight times, he can stop the rain; having tied it in a casket, the excellent practitioner should whirl it.
महावातो मुहूर्तेन आगच्छेन् नात्र संशयः पुनश् च धारयेत् क्षिप्रं सप्तसप्तेन वारिणा
A great wind will arise in a moment—of this there is no doubt; again, he should quickly hold it with water seven or seventy times.
अथ तां प्रतिमां द्वारि निखनेद् यस्य साधकः गोत्रोत्सादो भवेत् तस्य उद्धृते चैव शान्तिदः
Then, the practitioner should bury that image at the doorway of whomever he wishes; that person’s lineage will be destroyed, and when it is removed, peace is restored.
तस्मात् तं मुनिशार्दूला भक्त्या संपूजयेत् सदा मृगराजं महावीर्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
Therefore, O tiger among sages, one should always worship with devotion the mighty Lion Lord, who grants all desired fruits.
विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः स्त्रियः शूद्रान्त्यजातयः
Freed from all sins, he goes to the world of Vishnu—Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, women, Shudras, and even those of lowest birth.
संपूज्य तं सुरश्रेष्ठं भक्त्या सिंहवपुर्धरम् मुच्यन्ते चाशुभैर् दुःखैर् जन्मकोटिसमुद्भवैः
Having worshipped that best of gods, who has the form of a lion, with devotion, they are freed from inauspicious sufferings arising from millions of births.
संपूज्य तं सुरश्रेष्ठं प्राप्नुवन्त्य् अभिवाञ्छितम् देवत्वम् अमरेशत्वं गन्धर्वत्वं च भो द्विजाः
Having worshipped that foremost among the gods, they attain their desired goal—divinity, lordship among immortals, and the status of Gandharvas, O twice-born ones.
यक्षविद्याधरत्वं च तथान्यच् चाभिवाञ्छितम् दृष्ट्वा स्तुत्वा नमस्कृत्वा संपूज्य नरकेसरीम्
The status of Yakshas and Vidyadharas, as well as any other wished-for state, is attained by seeing, praising, bowing to, and worshipping Narakesari.
प्राप्नुवन्ति नरा राज्यं स्वर्गं मोक्षं च दुर्लभम् नरसिंहं नरो दृष्ट्वा लभेद् अभिमतं फलम्
Men obtain kingship, heaven, and the rare liberation; by seeing Narasimha, a man gains the fruit he desires.
निर्मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति सकृद् दृष्ट्वा तु तं देवं भक्त्या सिंहवपुर्धरम्
Freed from all sins, he goes to the realm of Vishnu, merely by seeing that god, who bears the form of a lion, with devotion.
मुच्यते चाशुभैर् दुःखैर् जन्मकोटिसमुद्भवैः संग्रामे संकटे दुर्गे चोरव्याघ्रादिपीडिते
He is released from inauspicious sufferings arising from countless births, whether in battle, distress, fortress, or afflicted by thieves, tigers, and the like.
कान्तारे प्राणसंदेहे विषवह्निजलेषु च राजादिभ्यः समुद्रेभ्यो ग्रहरोगादिपीडिते
In wilderness, when life is in danger, in poison, fire, or water, afflicted by kings, oceans, planets, diseases, and the like—
स्मृत्वा तं पुरुषः सर्वै राजग्रामैर् विमुच्यते सूर्योदये यथा नाशं तमो ऽभ्येति महत्तरम्
By remembering him, a person is freed from all royal and village troubles, just as darkness vanishes at sunrise.
तथा संदर्शने तस्य विनाशं यान्त्य् उपद्रवाः गुटिकाञ्जनपातालपादुके च रसायनम्
Likewise, at the sight of him, calamities are destroyed—amulets, ointments, underground shoes, and elixirs.
नरसिंहे प्रसन्ने तु प्राप्नोत्य् अन्यांश् च वाञ्छितान् यान् यान् कामान् अभिध्यायन् भजते नरकेसरीम्
When Narasimha is pleased, one attains other desired things; whatever desires one contemplates, worshipping Narakesari.
तांस् तान् कामान् अवाप्नोति नरो नास्त्य् अत्र संशयः दृष्ट्वा तं देवदेवेशं भक्त्यापूज्य प्रणम्य च
He attains those very desires; there is no doubt in this. Having seen that lord of gods, worshipped with devotion and bowed to—
दशानाम् अश्वमेधानां फलं दशगुणं लभेत् पापैः सर्वैर् विनिर्मुक्तो गुणैः सर्वैर् अलंकृतः
He obtains a tenfold fruit of ten horse sacrifices, freed from all sins, adorned with all virtues.
सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा जरामरणवर्जितः सौवर्णेन विमानेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना
His soul is fulfilled in all desires, exempt from old age and death, in a golden chariot adorned with tinkling bells.
सर्वकामसमृद्धेन कामगेन सुवर्चसा तरुणादित्यवर्णेन मुक्ताहारावलम्बिना
Endowed with all fulfilled desires, radiant by his own will, with the hue of a young sun, adorned with a garland of pearls.
दिव्यस्त्रीशतयुक्तेन दिव्यगन्धर्वनादिना कुलैकविंशम् उद्धृत्य देववन् मुदितः सुखी
Accompanied by hundreds of celestial women and Gandharvas, having uplifted his entire lineage, he rejoices happily in the divine forest.
स्तूयमानो ऽप्सरोभिश् च विष्णुलोकं व्रजेन् नरः भुक्त्वा तत्र वरान् भोगान् विष्णुलोके द्विजोत्तमाः
Praised by Apsaras, a man goes to Vishnu's realm; having enjoyed excellent pleasures there, O best of twice-born, in Vishnu's world.
गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरैर् युक्तः कृत्वा रूपं चतुर्भुजम् मनोह्लादकरं सौख्यं यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्
Joined by Gandharvas and Apsaras, having assumed a four-armed form, he enjoys happiness that delights the mind, until the dissolution of creation.
पुण्यक्षयाद् इहायातः प्रवरे योगिनां कुले चतुर्वेदी भवेद् विप्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः वैष्णवं योगम् आस्थाय ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात्
When his merit is exhausted, he returns here, born in the best family of yogis; he becomes a Brahmin versed in the four Vedas and their branches, adopting Vaishnava yoga, and thereafter attains liberation.
अनन्ताख्यं वासुदेवं दृष्ट्वा भक्त्या प्रणम्य च सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो नरो याति परं पदम्
Having seen Ananta, called Vasudeva, with devotion and having bowed, a man, freed from all sins, attains the supreme state.