Namaste Narasimhaya ~ Vaiyasaki Dasa

A devotional bhakti art slideshow featuring animated graphic artwork depicting the pastimes of the Incarnation of The Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Narasimhadeva. Lord Sri Krishna assumed the fearsome form of Lord Narasimha in order to protect His dear devotee Prahlada Maharaja from the torture inflicted by his demonic father Hiranyakashipu, who devised continuous evil plans to dispose of his Krishna devotee son. The video is accompanied by The Prayer “Namaste Narasimhaya“ performed by Kirtan stalwart Vayasaki Dasa. Animated art graphics by Vishnu108. The lyrics of the prayer and English translation follow.............. NAMASTE NARASIMHAYA (1) namas te narasiḿhāya prahlādāhlāda-dāyine hiraṇyakaśipor vakṣaḥ- śilā-ṭańka-nakhālaye I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja and whose nails are like chisels on the stone like chest of the demon Hiranyakasipu. (2) ito nṛsiḿhaḥ parato nṛsiḿho yato yato yāmi tato nṛsiḿhaḥ bahir nṛsiḿho hṛdaye nṛsiḿho nṛsiḿham ādiḿ śaraṇaḿ prapadye. Lord Nrsimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrsimha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nrsimha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge. (3) tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛńgaḿ dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛńgam keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare. O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lionl All glories to You! lust as one can easily crush a wasp between one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasp like demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.