Linga Purana

स मृगार्धशरीरेण पक्षाभ्यां चञ्चुना द्विजाः अतितीक्ष्णमहादंष्ट्रो वज्रतुल्यनखायुधः

With half the body of a beast, and with wings and a beak, O twice-born, he had exceedingly sharp, great fangs and weapons like adamantine claws.

कण्ठे कालो महाबाहुश् चतुष्पाद् वह्निसंभवः युगान्तोद्यतजीमूतभीमगंभीरनिःस्वनः

Around his neck is Time, mighty-armed, four-legged, born of fire, with a terrifying, deep roar like thunderclouds rising at the end of an age.

समं कुपितवृत्ताग्निव्यावृत्तनयनत्रयः स्पष्टदंष्ट्रो ऽधरोष्ठश् च हुङ्कारेण युतो हरः

His form is fierce, his three eyes turned outward like blazing fire, his teeth bared and lower lip prominent, Hara stands joined with a thunderous roar.

हरिस्तद्दर्शनादेव विनष्टबलविक्रमः बिभ्रद् और्म्यं सहस्रांशोर् अधः खद्योतविभ्रमम्

Hari, upon seeing him, lost all strength and prowess, bearing a radiance like the sun, but below resembling the flickering of fireflies.

अथ विभ्रम्य पक्षाभ्यां नाभिपादे ऽभ्युदारयन् पादावाबध्य पुच्छेन बाहुभ्यां बाहुमण्डलम्

Then, whirling with his wings, he lifted Hari by the navel and feet, bound his feet with his tail, encircled his arms with his own arms.

भिन्दन्नुरसि बाहुभ्यां निजग्राह हरो हरिम् ततो जगाम गगनं देवैः सह महर्षिभिः

Striking Hari's chest with his arms, Hara seized him; then he ascended to the sky together with the gods and great sages.

सहसैव भयाद्विष्णुं विहगश् च यथोरगम् उत्क्षिप्योत्क्षिप्य संगृह्य निपात्य च निपात्य च

Suddenly, out of fear, the bird lifted and lifted Vishnu, grasped and cast him down, cast him down again and again.

उड्डीयोड्डीय भगवान् पक्षाघातविमोहितम् हरिं हरन्तं वृषभं विश्वेशानं तमीश्वरम्

Soaring and soaring, the Blessed One, bewildered by the blows of wings, carried Hari, the bull-bannered Lord, the ruler of all, that Lord.

अनुयान्ति सुराः सर्वे नमोवाक्येन तुष्टुवुः नीयमानः परवशो दीनवक्त्रः कृताञ्जलिः

All the gods followed, praising him with words of reverence; Vishnu, being led, powerless, with a dejected face and hands joined in respect.

तुष्टाव परमेशानं हरिस्तं ललिताक्षरैः नमो रुद्राय शर्वाय महाग्रासाय विष्णवे

Hari praised the Supreme Lord with gentle words: 'Salutations to Rudra, to Sharva, to the great devourer, to Vishnu.'

नम उग्राय भीमाय नमः क्रोधाय मन्यवे नमो भवाय शर्वाय शङ्कराय शिवाय ते

Salutations to the fierce one, to the terrible one, to the wrathful, to the angry; salutations to Bhava, to Sharva, to Shankara, to Shiva, to you.

कालकालाय कालाय महाकालाय मृत्यवे वीराय वीरभद्राय क्षयद्वीराय शूलिने

To the time of time, to Time, to the great Time, to Death, to the hero, to Virabhadra, to the destroyer of heroes, to the wielder of the spear.

महादेवाय महते पशूनां पतये नमः एकाय नीलकण्ठाय श्रीकण्ठाय पिनाकिने

To the great god, to the mighty one, to the lord of beasts, salutations; to the solitary one, to the blue-throated, to the glorious-throated, to the wielder of the bow.

नमो ऽनन्ताय सूक्ष्माय नमस्ते मृत्युमन्यवे पराय परमेशाय परात्परतराय ते

Salutations to the infinite, to the subtle, salutations to you, the wrath of death; to the supreme, to the supreme Lord, to the highest of the high, to you.

परात्पराय विश्वाय नमस्ते विश्वमूर्त्तये नमो विष्णुकलत्राय विष्णुक्षेत्राय भानवे

To the highest of the high, to the universe, salutations to you, the form of the universe; salutations to the consort of Vishnu, to the field of Vishnu, to the radiant one.

कैवर्ताय किराताय महाव्याधाय शाश्वते भैरवाय शरण्याय महाभैरवरूपिणे

To the boatman, to the hunter, to the great disease, to the eternal, to Bhairava, to the refuge, to the one of the great Bhairava form.

नमो नृसिंहसंहर्त्रे कामकालपुरारये महापाशौघसंहर्त्रे विष्णुमायान्तकारिणे

Salutations to the destroyer of Narasimha, to the slayer of Kama and Kala and Purā, to the destroyer of the great bonds, to the ender of Vishnu's illusion.

त्र्यंबकाय त्र्यक्षराय शिपिविष्टाय मीढुषे मृत्युञ्जयाय शर्वाय सर्वज्ञाय मखारये

To Tryambaka, to the three-lettered, to the all-pervading, to the gracious, to the conqueror of death, to Sharva, to the all-knowing, to the destroyer of sacrifices.

मखेशाय वरेण्याय नमस्ते वह्निरूपिणे महाघ्राणाय जिह्वाय प्राणापानप्रवर्तिने

To the lord of sacrifices, to the most excellent, salutations to you, of fire-form; to the great nose, to the tongue, to the mover of breath and expiration.

त्रिगुणाय त्रिशूलाय गुणातीताय योगिने संसाराय प्रवाहाय महायन्त्रप्रवर्तिने

Salutations to the one of three qualities, bearer of the trident, transcender of qualities, the yogi, the flow of worldly existence, the great mover of the cosmic mechanism.

नमश्चन्द्राग्निसूर्याय मुक्तिवैचित्र्यहेतवे वरदायावताराय सर्वकारणहेतवे

Homage to the one who is the moon, fire, and sun, the cause of the diversity of liberation, the giver of boons, the one who descends, the cause of all causes.

कपालिने करालाय पतये पुण्यकीर्त्तये अमोघायाग्निनेत्राय लकुलीशाय शंभवे

To the skull-bearer, the fierce one, the lord, famed for virtue, the unfailing one, the fire-eyed, the lord with the club, the auspicious one—salutations.

भिषक्तमाय मुण्डाय दण्डिने योगरूपिणे मेघवाहाय देवाय पार्वतीपतये नमः

Salutations to the supreme physician, the skull-bearer, the staff-holder, the embodiment of yoga, the cloud-rider, the god, the lord of Pārvatī.

अव्यक्ताय विशोकाय स्थिराय स्थिरधन्विने स्थाणवे कृत्तिवासाय नमः पञ्चार्थहेतवे

To the unmanifest, the sorrowless, the steadfast, the firm-bowed, the immovable, the one clothed in hides, the cause of the five meanings—salutations.

वरदायैकपादाय नमश्चन्द्रार्धमौलिने नमस्ते ऽध्वरराजाय वयसां पतये नमः

Salutations to the boon-giver, the one-footed, the wearer of the crescent moon, the lord of sacrifices, the master of ages.

योगीश्वराय नित्याय सत्याय परमेष्ठिने सर्वात्मने नमस्तुभ्यं नमः सर्वेश्वराय ते

Salutations to the lord of yogis, the eternal, the true, the supreme, the soul of all; salutations to you, the lord of all.

एकद्वित्रिचतुःपञ्चकृत्वस् ते ऽस्तु नमोनमः दशकृत्वस्तु साहस्रकृत्वस्ते च नमोनमः

Let there be salutations to you once, twice, thrice, four, five, and ten times; let there be salutations to you a thousand times.

नमो ऽपरिमितं कृत्वा-नन्तकृत्वो नमोनमः नमोनमो नमो भूयः पुनर्भूयो नमोनमः

Having offered countless salutations, infinite times, again and again, and yet again, salutations to you.

नाम्नामष्टशतेनैवं स्तुत्वामृतमयेन तु पुनस्तु प्रार्थयामास नृसिंहः शरभेश्वरम्

Thus, having praised you with eight hundred immortal names, Narasiṃha again prayed to Śarabheśvara.