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narasimha half-man half-lion

mahasimha great lion

diyva-simha divine lion

mahabala greatly powerful

ugra-simha terrifying lion

mahadeva lord of lords

stambha-ja appeared from the pillar

ugra-locana terrifying eyes

raudra angry

sarvadbhuta wonderful in every way

shriman beautiful

yogananda source of yogic bliss

trivikrama Vamana (three great steps)

hari takes our troubles away

kolahala roaring (Varahadeva)

cakri carries the disk

vijaya always victorious

jaya-vardhana increasing glories

pancanana five-headed

param-brahma Supreme Absolute Truth

aghora not horrible

ghora-vikrama terrifying activities

jvalan-mukha effulgent face

jvala-mali with effulgent garland

mahajvala most effulgent

maha-prabhuh Supreme Master

niti-laksa possesses all good (moral) qualities

sahasraksa thousand-eyed

durniriksya difficult to see (difficult to look at)

pratapana oppresses His enemies with great heat

mahadamstra great teeth

yudha-prajna intelligent in battle (ready to fight)

canda-kopi angry moon

sada-siva all auspicious

hiranyakasipu-dhvamsi destroys Hiranyakasipu

daitya-danava-bhanjana destroys masses of demon and giants

guna-bhadra wonderful qualities (gentleman!)

mahabhadra very auspicious

bala-bhadra auspiciously powerful

subhadraka extremely auspicious

karala with wide open mouth

vikarala with very wide open mouth

vikarta performs wonderful activities

sarva-kartrka performs ALL activities

sisumara Matsya

trilokatma Soul of the three worlds

isa controller

sarvesvara supreme controller

vibhu the BEST

bhaivaradambara causes terror by roaring in the sky

divya divine

acyuta infallible

kavi intelligent (poet)

madhava husband of Laksmi

adhoksaja beyond understanding (or explaining)

aksara infallible

sarva everything

vanamali wears garland of forest flowers

varaprada grants boons

visvambara maintains the universe

adbhuta WONDERFUL

bhavya determines the future (IS the future)

shri-visnu all pervading

purusottama Supreme Enjoyer

anaghastra never wounded by weapons

nakhastra with nails for weapons

surya-jyoti source of Suns rays

suresvara Lord of devatas

sahasra-bahu thousand-armed

sarva-jna all-knowing

sarva-siddhi-pradayaka awards all perfections

vajra-damstra lightning-like teeth

vajra-nakha lightning like nails

mahananda source of supreme bliss

param-tapa source of all energy (heat)

sarva-mantraika-rupa although one, he appears as the many mantras

sarva-yantra-vidaram destroys all machines (demoniac arrangements)

sarva-tantratmaka the essence of all tantras

avyakta unmanifest

suvyakta wonderfully manifest

bhakta-vatsala kind to His devotee

vaisakha-sukla-bhotottha appeared during waxing moon of Visakha

saranagata-vatsala kind to those surrendered to Him

udara-kirti universally famous

punyatma essence of piety

mahatma great personality

candra-vikrama moonlike performer of great deeds

vedatraya the three Vedas

prapujya supreme worshipable

bhagavan Supreme Personality of Godhead

paramesvara Supreme Controller

shrivatsamka marked with sign of Laksmi

jagat-vyapi pervades the entire universe

jagan-maya makes the material world seem real

jagat-pala protector of the universe

jagannatha Lord of Universe

mahakhaga moves in the air

dvi-rupa-bhrt has double form (man-lion)

paramatma Supersoul

param-jyoti source of Brahma

nirguna transcendental qualities (not part of material nature)

nrkesari man-lion

para-tattva Supreme Absolute Truth

param-dhama Supreme Abode

sac-cid-ananda-vigraha Form of eternal knowledge and bliss

laksmi-nrsimha Man-Lion Form together with laksmi-devi

sarvatma universal soul

dhira sober (never bewildered)

prahlada-palaka protector of Prahlada Maharaja


Last Updated: 31 December, 2020