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Five Prayers To Lord Narasimha by Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote five prayers to Lord Narasimha in his work "Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga" that provide assurance to devotees that worshipping Lord Narasimha is a way to aspire for love and devotion to Radha and Krishna. The prayers ask for Lord Narasimha to purify the heart of sin, grant the mercy to worship Radha and Krishna in Navadvipa freely without fear, and speak compassionate words to make the devotee fearless and allow them to worship Radha and Krishna with a pure heart.

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Five Prayers To Lord Narasimha by Bhaktivinoda Thakura

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote five prayers to Lord Narasimha in his work "Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga" that provide assurance to devotees that worshipping Lord Narasimha is a way to aspire for love and devotion to Radha and Krishna. The prayers ask for Lord Narasimha to purify the heart of sin, grant the mercy to worship Radha and Krishna in Navadvipa freely without fear, and speak compassionate words to make the devotee fearless and allow them to worship Radha and Krishna with a pure heart.

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Five Prayers to Lord Narasimha by Bhaktivinoda

Thakura

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written five beautiful prayers in "Sri Navadvipa
Bhava Taranga" for receiving the mercy of Lord Narasimha. These prayers are
certainly assurance to all sincere devotees that the worship of Lord Narasimha
is purely in the line of aspiring love and devotion to Sri Sri
Radha and Krsna. Those prayers are as follows.

e dusta hrdaye kama adi ripu chaya


kutinati pratisthasa sathya sada raya
hrdaya-sodhana ara krsnera vasana
nrsimha-carane mora ei to' kamana

Within my sinful heart the six enemies headed by lust perpetually reside, as
well as duplicity, the desire for fame, plus sheer cunning. At the lotus feet of
Lord Narasimha, I hope that He will mercifully purify my heart and give
me the desire to serve Lord Krsna.

kandiya nrsimha-pade magibo kakhana


nirapade navadvipe jugala-bhajana
bhaya bhaya paya yan'ra darsane se hari
prasanna hoibo kabe more daya kari

Weeping, I will beg at the lotus-feet of Lord Narasimha for the benediction of
worshipping Radha and Krsna in Navadvipa, perfectly safe and free from all
difficulties. When will this Lord Hari, Whose terrible form strikes fear
into fear itself, ever become pleased and show me His mercy?

yadyapi bhisana murti dusta-jiva-prati


prahladadi krsna-bhakta-jane bhadra ati
kabe va prasanna ho'ye sa krpa-vacane
nirbhaya karibe ei mudha akincane

Even though Lord Narasimha is terrifying toward the sinful souls, He offers
great auspiciousness unto the devotees of Lord Krsna headed by Prahlada
Maharaja. When will He be pleased to speak words of compassion unto me, a
worthless fool, and thereby make me fearless?
svacchande baiso he vatsa sri-gauranga-dhame
jugala-bhajana hau rati hau name
mama bhakta-krpa-bale vighna jabe dura
suddha cite bhajo radha-krsna-rasa-pura

He will say, "Dear child! Sit sown freely and live happily here in Sri
Gauranga-dhama. May you nicely worship the Divine Couple, and may you
develop loving attachment for Their Holy Names. By the mercy of My
devotees, all
obstacles are cast far away. With a purified heart, just perform the worship of
Radha and Krsna, for such worship overflows with sweet nectar."

ei boli' kabe mora mastaka-upara


sviya sri-carana harse dharibe isvara
amani jugala-preme sattvika vikare
dharaya lutibo ami sri-nrsimha-dvare

Saying this, will that Lord delightedly place His own divine lotus-feet upon my
head? I will experience sublime love for the Divine Couple Radha-Krsna and
undergo the ecstatic transformations called sattvika. Falling on the ground,
I will roll about at the door of Sri Narasimha's temple.

(Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, - "Sri Navadvipa Bhava Taranga", 36-40)

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