प्रगृह्य पादेषु करैः संचिक्षेप ननाद च
Seizing him by the feet with his hands, he hurled him and roared.
पादेन ताडयामास वेगेनोरसि तं बली
The mighty one struck him forcefully on the chest with his foot.
गत्वा विज्ञापयामास प्रवृत्तमखिलं तथा
He went and reported everything that had happened in full.
नरस्यार्धतनुं कृत्वा सिंहस्यार्धतनुं तथा
Assuming half the form of a man and half the form of a lion,
आविर्बभूव सहसा मोहयन् दैत्यपुङ्गवान्
He suddenly appeared, bewildering the foremost of the Daityas.
भाति नारायणो ऽनन्तो यथा मध्यन्दिने रविः
Nārāyaṇa, the infinite, shone forth like the sun at midday.
वधाय प्रेरयामास नरसिहस्य सो ऽसुरः
That Asura sent Narasiṃha forth for the act of killing.
सहैव त्वनुजैः सर्वैर्नाशयाशु मयेरितः
He was swiftly destroyed, along with all his followers, by Maya.
युयुधे सर्वयत्नेन नरसिंहेन निर्जितः
He fought with all his might, but was defeated by Narasiṃha.
ध्यात्वा पशुपतेरस्त्रं ससर्ज च ननाद च
Meditating on the weapon of Paśupati, he released it and roared.
न हानिमकरोदस्त्रं यथा देवस्य शूलिनः
But that weapon did not cause any harm to the Lord Śūlin.
मेने सर्वात्मकं देवं वासुदेवं सनातनम्
He regarded Vāsudeva, the eternal Lord, as the soul of all.
ननाम शिरसा देवं योगिनां हृदयेशयम्
He bowed his head to the Lord, who dwells in the hearts of yogis.
निवार्य पितरं भ्रातृन् हिरण्याक्षं तदाब्रवीत्
Restraining his father and brothers, he then spoke to Hiraṇyākṣa.
पुराणपुरुषो देवो महायोगी जगन्मयः
The ancient Person, the divine Lord, the great yogi, who is the very essence of the universe.
प्रधानपुरुषस्तत्त्वं मूलप्रकृतिरव्ययः
He is the Supreme Person of primordial matter, the fundamental nature, imperishable.
गच्छध्वमेनं शरणं विष्णुमव्यक्तमव्ययम्
Go to him for refuge—Viṣṇu, the unmanifest, the undecaying.
प्रोवाच पुत्रमत्यर्थं मोहितो विष्णुमायया
Deluded by Viṣṇu’s māyā, he spoke thus intensely to his son.
समागतो ऽस्मद्भवनमिदानीं कालचोदितः
Driven by time, he has now come to our abode.
मा निन्दस्वैनमीशानं भूतानामेकमव्ययम्
Do not revile this Lord, the one, imperishable ruler of beings.
कालेन हन्यते विष्णुः कालात्मा कालरूपधृक्
Viṣṇu, who is time itself and assumes the form of time, is destroyed by time.
निवारितो ऽपि पुत्रेण युयोध हरिमव्ययम्
Even though restrained by his son, he fought against the imperishable Hari.
नखैर्विदारयामास प्रह्रादस्यैव पश्यतः
He was torn apart by the nails, right before Prahlāda’s eyes.
विसृज्य पुत्रं प्रह्रादं दुद्रुवे भयविह्वलः
Abandoning his son Prahlāda, he fled, overwhelmed by fear.
नृसिंहदेहसंभूतैः सिंहैर्नोता यमालयम्
He did not reach the abode of Yama, being seized by lions born from the body of Narasiṃha.
स्वमेव परमं रूपं ययौ नारायणाह्वयम्
He assumed his own supreme form, called Nārāyaṇa.
अभिषेकेण युक्तेन हिरण्याक्षमयोजयत्
He installed Hiraṇyākṣa through a consecration ceremony.
लब्ध्वान्धकं महापुत्रं तपसाराध्य शङ्करम्
Having obtained Andhaka as a great son by worshipping Śaṅkara through austerity,
नीत्वा रसातलं चक्रे वन्दीमिन्दीवरप्रभाम्
He led her to Rasātala and made her a singer, radiant like a blue lotus.
गत्वा विज्ञापयामासुर्विष्णवे हरिमन्दिरम्
They went and made their petition at Viṣṇu’s abode.