Sri Nrsimhadeva Mahamantra

TEXT 

 ugram viram maha-visnum

 jvalantam sarvato mukham

 nrsimham bhisanam bhadram

 mrityur mrityum namamy aham

 SYNONYMS 

 ugram - terrible; viram - the hero; maha-visnum - unto Lord Maha-Visnu; jvalantam - eternal effulgence; sarvatah - on all sides; mukham - directions; nrsimham - the Lord, appearing in the form of half man and half lion; bhisanam - terrifying (to the non-devotees); bhadram - the all-auspicious; mrityuh - death; mrityum - death; namamy - bow down; aham - I 

 TRANSLATION 

 Lord Maha-Visnu who appears in the form of a ferocious hero, whose spiritual effulgence shines everywhere, half man, half lion, terrifying, all-auspicious Lord Nrsimhadeva, who is death to death personified, I offer my humble obeisances unto You.

Nrsimha Maha-mantra