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Lord Narasimha – Ashtottaras with Meaning


 108 Names of Lord Narasimha with Meanings 

                          Names                                               Meaning

1  Om narasimhaya namah            Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord
2  Om mahasimhaya namah            Obeisances to the great lion
3  Om diyva-simhaya namah            Obeisances to the Divine lion
4  Om mahabalaya namah               Obeisances to the greatly powerful
5  Om ugra-simhaya namah             Obeisances to the terrifying lion
6  Om mahadevaya namah               Obeisances to the Lord of lords
7  Om stambha-ja-aya namah             Obeisances to One who appeared from the pillar
8  Om ugra-locanaya namah            Obeisances to one who possesses terrifying eyes
9  Om raudraya namah                 Obeisances to the angry one
10  Om sarvadbhutaya namah           Obeisances to one who is wonderful in everyway
11  Om srimanaya namah               Obeisances to the most beautiful
12  Om yoganandaya namah             Obeisances to the source of yogic bliss
13  Om trivikramaya namah            Obeisances to Lord Vamana (Who took three great steps)
14  Om harine namah                  Obeisances to Sri Hari Who takes our troubles away
15  Om kolahalaya namah              Obeisances to the roaring (Varahadeva – Varaha-nrisimha)
16  Om cakrine namah                 Obeisances to Him Who carries the disk
17  Om vijayaya namah                Obeisances to Him Who is always victorious
18  Om jaya-vardhanaya namah         Obeisances unto Him Who has ever increasing glories
19  Om panchananaya namah            Obeisances unto Him Who is five-headed
20  Om param-brahma-aya namah        Obeisances unto Supreme Absolute Truth
21  Om aghoraya namah                Obeisances to Him Who for His devotees is not horrible
22  Om ghora-vikramaya namah         Obeisances to him Who has terrifying activities
23  Om jvalan-mukhaya namah          Obeisances to One Who has an effulgent face
24  Om jvala-maline namah            Obeisances to Him with effulgent garland of flames
25  Om mahajvalaya namah             Obeisances to He Who is most effulgent
26  Om maha-prabhuhaya namah         Obeisances to the Supreme Master
27  Om niti-laksaya namah            Obeisances to Him Who possesses all good (moral) qualities
28  Om sahasraksaya namah            Obeisances to the thousand-eyed One
29  Om durniriksyaya namah           Obeisances to Him Who is difficult to see (bzw. difficult to look at)
30  Om pratapanaya namah             Obeisances to Him Who oppresses His enemies with great heat
31  Om mahadamstraya namah           Obeisances to Him Who possesses huge teeth
32  Om yudha-prajnaya namah          Obeisances to the Supremely intelligent in battle (ready to fight)
33  Om canda-kopine namah            Obeisances to Him Who is likened to an angry moon
34  Om sada-sivaya namah             Obeisances to the All auspicious Lord
35  Om hiranyakasipu-dhvamsine namah  Obeisance to Him Who destroys Hiranyakasipu
36  Om daitya-danava-bhanjanaya namah  Obeisances to He Who destroys the masses of the race of demons and giants
37  Om guna-bhadraya namah           Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is full of  wonderful qualities
38  Om mahabhadraya namah            Obeisances to Him Who is very auspicious
39  Om bala-bhadraya namah           Obeisances to Him Who is auspiciously powerful
40  Om subhadrakaya namah            Obeisances to the extremely auspicious One
41  Om karalaya namah                Obeisances to He Who possesses a wide open mouth
42  Om vikaralaya namah              Obeisances to Him with very wide open mouth
43  Om vikartaya namah               Obeisances to the Lord Who performs wonderful activities
44  Om sarva-kartrikaya namah        Obeisances to the Lord performs ALL activities
45  Om sisumaraya namah              Obeisances to Him Who also appears as Matsya
46  Om trilokatmaya namah            Obeisances to the Soul of the three worlds
47  Om isaya namah                   Obeisances to the Lord known as the controller
48  Om sarvesvaraya namah            Obeisances to THAT supreme controller
49  Om vibhuaya namah                Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the BEST
50  Om bhaivaradambaraya namah       Obeisances to Him Who causes terror by roaring in the sky
51  Om divyaya namah                 Obeisances to That Divine Person Narasimha
52  Om acyutaya namah                Obeisances to our infallible Lord Nara-simha
53  Om kavine namah                  Obeisances to the Supreme intelligent (poet)
54  Om madhavaya namah               Obeisances to the husband of Srimati Laksmi devi
55  Om adhoksajaya namah             Obeisances to Him Who is beyond understanding (or beyond explaining)
56  Om aksaraya namah                Obeisances to the infallible One
57  Om sarvaya namah                 Obeisances to He Who is the origin of everything
58  Om vanamaline namah              Obeisances to Him Who wears garland of forest flowers (or adorned by His loving devotees)
59  Om varapradaya namah             Obeisances to the Merciful Lord Who grants boons to the deserving like Prahlada
60  Om visvambaraya namah            Obeisances to Narasimha Who maintains the universe
61  Om adbhutaya namah               Obeisances to Him Who is WONDERFUL
62  Om bhavyaya namah                Obeisances to He Who determines the future (Who IS the future for His devotees)
63  Om sri-visnave namah             Obeisances to That Narasimha Who is the all pervading Lord Vishnu
64  Om purusottamaya namah           Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the Supreme Enjoyer
65  Om anaghastra namah              Obeisances to Him Who can never be wounded by weapons
66  Om nakhastraya namah             Obeisances to Him Who has sharp nails for weapons
67  Om surya-jyotine namah           Obeisances to Narasimha the source of Suns rays
68  Om suresvaraya namah             Obeisances to Narasimhadev, Lord of devatas
69  Om sahasra-bahu-aya namah        Obeisances to Nara-hari the thousand-armed Lord
70  Om sarva-jnaya namah             Obeisances to Him Who is the all-knowing
71  Om sarva-siddhi-pradayakaya namah Obeisances to Him Who awards all perfections to the sadhakas (devotees)
72  Om vajra-damstraya namah         Obeisances to Narasimha Who has teeth like lightning bolts
73  Om vajra-nakhaya namah           Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses nails like          piercing lightning bolts
74  Om mahanandaya namah             Obeisances to the source of supreme bliss – Atmananda – Narasimha
75  Om param-tapaya namah            Obeisances to the source of All austerities, spiritual energy (and taptah – heat)
76  Om sarva-mantraika-rupa namah    Obeisances to that Divine Personality Who although one, he appears as the many mantrika formulas
77  Om sarva-yantra-vidaramaya namah Obeisances to Him Who destroys all machines (demoniac plans/arrangements/vehicles for demoniac works)
78  Om sarva-tantratmakaya namah     Obeisances to Narasimha the essence of, and proprioter of all tantras (ritual rites – pujas)
79  Om avyaktaya namah               Obeisances to the Lord Who appears unmanifest
80  Om suvyaktaya namah              Obeisances unto Nara-simha Who for His devotees becomes wonderfully manifest from the pillar (or when needed)
81  Om bhakta-vatsala namah          Obeisances to the Lord Who always has the well-being of His devotee at heart
82  Om vaisakha-sukla-bhototthaya namah Obeisances to That Narasimhadeva Who appeared during waxing moon of the month of Visakha (April-May)
83  Om saranagata-vatsalaya namah     Obeisances to The Lord Who is kind to those surrendered to Him (like the mother lioness who is kind to her cubs)
84  Om udara-kirtine namah            Obeisances to Nara-simha Who is universally famous
85  Om punyatmaya namah               Obeisances to Him Who is the essence of piety
86  Om mahatmaya namah                Obeisances to That great personality, Nara-simha
87  Om candra-vikramaya namah         Obeisances to Him Who is the performer of moonlike or great deeds, or who performs deeds that eclipse All others
88  Om vedatrayaya namah              Obeisances to the Lord of the three original Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama)
89  Om prapujyaya namah               Obeisances to Narasimha Who is supremely worshipable
90  Om bhagavanaya namah              Obeisances to Narasimha the Supreme Personality of Godhead
91  Om paramesvaraya namah            Obeisances to He Who is the Supreme Controller (Nara-simha-deva)
92  Om srivatsamkaya namah            Obeisances to the Lord Who is just like Krishna, being marked with symbol of Laksmi
93  Om jagat-vyapine namah            Obeisances to Narasimha Who pervades the entire universe
94  Om jagan-mayaya namah             Obeisances to the Supreme Mystic Who makes the material world seem real
95  Om jagat-palaya namah             Obeisances to the protector of the universe (Nara-simha)
96  Om jagannathaya namah             Obeisances to the Lord of Universe
97  Om mahakhagaya namah              Obeisances to Him Who moves in the air or with the movement of the air (is everywhere)
98  Om dvi-rupa-bhrtaya namah         Obeisances to Him Who has double form (man-lion)
99  Om paramatmaya namah              Obeisances to Him Who is the Supersoul of All beings
100  Om param-jyotine namah           Obeisances to Him (Nara-simha) Whose effulgence is the source of Brahman
101  Om nirgunaya namah               Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses  transcendental qualities (not those of the material nature)
102  Om nrkesarine namah              Obeisances unto Him man-lion (or having a lion’s mane while appearing part human)
103  Om para-tattvaya namah           Obeisances to the Supreme Absolute Truth (One Who is of the Supreme nature)
104  Om param-dhamaya namah           Obeisances to He Who comes from the Supreme Abode
105  Om sac-cid-ananda-vigrahaya namah Obeisances to Narasimha Whose Form is made of eternal knowledge and bliss
106  Om laksmi-nrsimhaya namah        Obeisances unto the Man-Lion Form together with the Supreme Goddess of Fortune Srimati Laksmi-devi
107  Om sarvatmaya namah              Obeisances unto the universal, primeval soul (the Supreme Personality of Godhead – Narasimhadeva)
108  Om dhiraya namah                 Obeisances unto Narasimha who is always sober (being never bewildered)
Om prahlada-palakaya namah            Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is the protector of Prahlada Maharaja, and those of that nature – surrendered unto Him.