Linga Purana

न जगाम द्विजाः शान्तिं मानयन्योनिमात्मनः यो नृसिंहस्तवं भक्त्या पठेद्वार्थं विचारयेत्

He who, with devotion, recites or reflects on this hymn to Nṛsiṃha for its meaning, O twice-born, does not attain peace or another birth for his soul.

श्रावयेद्वा द्विजान्सर्वान् विष्णुलोके महीयते तदन्तरे शिवं देवाः सेन्द्राः सब्रह्मकाः प्रभुम्

Or if he causes all the twice-born to hear it, he is honored in the world of Viṣṇu; meanwhile, the gods with Indra and Brahmā worship the Lord Śiva.

सम्प्राप्य तुष्टुवुः सर्वं विज्ञाप्य मृगरूपिणः ततो ब्रह्मादयस्तूर्णं संस्तूय परमेश्वरम्

Having approached, they praised him entirely, informing the one in the form of a beast; then Brahmā and the others quickly praised the Supreme Lord.

आत्मत्राणाय शरणं जग्मुः परमकारणम् मन्दरस्थं महादेवं क्रीडमानं सहोमया

For the protection of themselves, they took refuge in the ultimate cause, the great god dwelling on Mandara, sporting with Umā.

सेवितं गणगन्धर्वैः सिद्धैरप्सरसां गणैः देवताभिः सह ब्रह्मा भीतभीतः सगद्गदम् प्रणम्य दण्डवद्भूमौ तुष्टाव परमेश्वरम्

Served by hosts of Gaṇas and Gandharvas, by Siddhas and groups of Apsarases, together with the gods, Brahmā, greatly afraid, with faltering speech, bowed down flat on the ground and praised the Supreme Lord.

नमस्ते कालकालाय नमस्ते रुद्र मन्यवे नमः शिवाय रुद्राय शङ्कराय शिवाय ते

Salutations to you, the ender of time, salutations to you, Rudra, the wrathful; homage to Śiva, to Rudra, to Śaṅkara, to you who are auspicious.

उग्रो ऽसि सर्वभूतानां नियन्तासि शिवो ऽसि नः नमः शिवाय शर्वाय शङ्करायार्त्तिहारिणे

You are fierce, the controller of all beings, you are our Śiva; homage to Śiva, to Śarva, to Śaṅkara, the remover of suffering.

मयस्कराय विश्वाय विष्णवे ब्रह्मणे नमः अन्तकाय नमस्तुभ्यम् उमायाः पतये नमः

Homage to the maker of delight, to the all-pervading, to Viṣṇu, to Brahmā; homage to the ender, to you, to the husband of Umā.

हिरण्यबाहवे साक्षाद् धिरण्यपतये नमः शर्वाय सर्वरूपाय पुरुषाय नमोनमः

Homage to the golden-armed, directly to the lord of gold; homage to Śarva, to the one of all forms, to the Person, repeated homage.

सदसद्व्यक्तिहीनाय महतः कारणाय ते नित्याय विश्वरूपाय जायमानाय ते नमः

To you, devoid of manifestation as existence or non-existence, the cause of the great, the eternal, of universal form, the ever-born, homage to you.

जाताय बहुधा लोके प्रभूताय नमोनमः रुद्राय नीलरुद्राय कद्रुद्राय प्रचेतसे

Born in many ways in the world, great in power, repeated homage to you; to Rudra, to Nīlarudra, to Kadrudra, to Pracetas.

कालाय कालरूपाय नमः कालाङ्गहारिणे मीढुष्टमाय देवाय शितिकण्ठाय ते नमः

Salutation to the One who is Time, who takes the form of Time, who seizes the limbs of Time; to the most generous God, to the blue-throated One, I bow to You.

महीयसे नमस्तुभ्यं हन्त्रे देवारिणां सदा ताराय च सुताराय तारणाय नमोनमः

Homage to You, the most exalted, the constant destroyer of the enemies of the gods; to the Savior, the Supreme Savior, the Deliverer—again and again, I bow.

हरिकेशाय देवाय शंभवे परमात्मने देवानां शंभवे तुभ्यं भूतानां शंभवे नमः

To the god with tawny hair, to Śambhu, the Supreme Self, to the benefactor of the gods, to the benefactor of beings—I bow to You.

शम्भवे हैमवत्याश् च मन्यवे रुद्ररूपिणे कपर्दिने नमस्तुभ्यं कालकण्ठाय ते नमः

To Śambhu, to the wrath of Pārvatī, to the one who assumes the form of Rudra, to the matted-haired One, I bow to You; to the dark-throated One, I bow.

हिरण्याय महेशाय श्रीकण्ठाय नमोनमः भस्मदिग्धशरीराय दण्डमुण्डीश्वराय च

To the golden One, to the Great Lord, to the illustrious blue-throated One, I bow again and again; to the One whose body is smeared with ashes, to the Lord of skulls and staff.

नमो ह्रस्वाय दीर्घाय वामनाय नमोनमः नम उग्रत्रिशूलाय उग्राय च नमो नमः

Salutations to the short One, to the tall One, to the dwarf—I bow again and again; to the fierce trident-bearer, to the terrible One, I bow repeatedly.

भीमाय भीमरूपाय भीमकर्मरताय ते अग्रेवधाय वै भूत्वा नमो दूरेवधाय च

To the formidable One, to the One with a terrible form, to the One delighting in terrible deeds; having become the slayer at the forefront, I bow, and also to the slayer from afar.

धन्विने शूलिने तुभ्यं गदिने हलिने नमः चक्रिणे वर्मिणे नित्यं दैत्यानां कर्मभेदिने

To You who bear the bow, the spear, the mace, and the plough, I bow; to the discus-bearer, the armored One, ever the destroyer of the deeds of demons.

सद्याय सद्यरूपाय सद्योजाताय ते नमः वामाय वामरूपाय वामनेत्राय ते नमः

To the immediate One, to the One of immediate form, to the One just born, I bow; to the leftward One, to the left-formed One, to the left-eyed One, I bow.

पुरुषरूपाय पुरुषैकतत्पुरुषाय वै नमः

To the One of human form, to the One who is the sole Supreme Person, I bow.

पुरुषार्थप्रदानाय पतये परमेष्ठिने ईशानाय नमस्तुभ्यम् ईश्वराय नमोनमः

To the Giver of the aims of human life, to the Lord, to the Supreme Creator, to the Ruler, I bow to You; to the Lord, I bow again and again.

ब्रह्मणे ब्रह्मरूपाय नमः साक्षाच्छिवाय ते सर्वविष्णुर्नृसिंहस्य रूपमास्थाय विश्वकृत्

To Brahmā, to the One of Brahmā’s form, I bow; to You, who are directly Śiva; having assumed the form of Viṣṇu and Narasiṃha, the Maker of the universe.

हिरण्यकशिपुं हत्वा करजैर्निशितैः स्वयम् दैत्येन्द्रैर्बहुभिः सार्धं हितार्थं जगतां प्रभुः

Having slain Hiraṇyakaśipu with Your own sharp nails, together with many demon lords, for the sake of the world’s welfare, O Lord.

सैंहीं समानयन्योनिं बाधते निखिलं जगत् यत्कृत्यमत्र देवेश तत्कुरुष्व भवानिह

Assuming the lion’s womb, You trouble the entire world; whatever is to be done here, O Lord of gods, do that—be present here.

उग्रो ऽसि सर्वदुष्टानां नियन्तासि शिवो ऽसि नः कालकूटादिवपुषा त्राहि नः शरणागतान्

You are fierce among all the wicked, You are our controller, You are auspicious for us; with the form of Kālakūṭa and others, protect us who have taken refuge.

शुक्रं तु वृत्तं विश्वेश क्रीडा वै केवलं वयम् तवोन्मेषनिमेषाभ्याम् अस्माकं प्रलयोदयौ

O Lord of the universe, the pure is indeed a sport for You; by Your opening and closing of the eyes are our dissolution and creation.

उन्मीलयेत् त्वयि ब्रह्मन् विनाशो ऽस्ति न ते शिव संतप्तास्मो वयं देव हरिणामिततेजसा

If You open Your eyes, O Brahman, there is no destruction; if not, O Śiva, we are tormented, O God, by the immeasurable radiance of Hari.

सर्वलोकहितायैनं तत्त्वं संहर्तुमिच्छसि विज्ञापितस् तथा देवः प्रहसन्प्राह तान् सुरान्

For the welfare of all worlds, You wish to destroy this essence; thus addressed, the god, smiling, spoke to those gods.