Sulabho Bhakti Yuktanam

sulabho bhakti yuktānāṁ durdarśo duṣṭa cetasāṁ ananya gatikānām ca prabhu bhaktaika-vatsalaḥ śanaiścara tatra nṛsiṁha-deva cakārāmala-citta-vṛtiḥ praṇamya ṣaṣṭāṅgam aśeśa-loka kirīta nīrājita pāda-padmam

Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is easily accessible to the devotees and punishes those who are evil-minded. He is the saviour for those who are helpless who desire to seek refuge in Him. When the demigods of innumerable planets bow down to His lotus feet, the bright jewels from their crowns are reflected on His toenails which gives the impression that lamps are being waved in front of them. Unto His lotus feet, Śanideva prostrated and prayed (in the court of Brahmā).

śrī śanir-uvāca – yat pāda-pankaja-raja paramādharena saṁsevitam sakala kalmaśa rāśī-nāśam kalyāṇa kārakam aśeṣanijānugānam sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam

Śrī Śani said – By the mercy of the dust of Your lotus feet which destroy a multitude of sins, grant infinite auspiciousness to Your devotee who always worships Your lotus feet with devotion. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

sarvatra cancalatayā sthitayāpi lakṣmyāḥ brahmādi-vandya-padayā stirayānya sevi pādāravinda-yugalaṁ paramā-dharena sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā valokam

Your lotus feet are worshipped by Goddess Lakṣmī, even though She is fickle by nature (cancala) and by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva whose feet are worthy of worship with devotion. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yad rūpam āgama-śiraḥ pratipādhyamādhya ādhyātmikādi paritāpa haram vicintyam yogīśvarair apathagākhila doṣa saṅghaiḥ sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam

By contemplating or meditating upon Your appearance, which is expounded in the Vedas extensively, the best of the saints are liberated from the three-fold miseries and from all misfortunes. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

prahlāda bhakta vacasā harir āvirāsa stambhe hiraṇyakaśipuṁ ya udhārabhāvaḥ urvau nidhāya udharam nakhārai dadhāra sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam

By the word of His devotee named Prahlāda, Lord Hari, who is generous and kind, appeared from a pillar and by placing Hiraṇyakaśipu on His thighs split open the his stomach with His nails. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yo naija bhaktaṁ analāmbudhi bhūdharogra śṛṇga-prapāta viśa dhamti sarīsupebhyaḥ sarvātmakaḥ parama-kāruṇiko rarakṣa sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam

You protected your own devotee Prahlāda from a raging fire, the deep ocean, from falling from a tall mountain peak, poison, a mad elephant and the fangs of poisonous serpents. You are omnipresent and supremely generous. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yannirvikāra para-rūpa vicintanena yogīśvarā viśaya sāgara vīta rāgāḥ viśrāmtim āpura-vināśa vatīṁ parākhyāṁ sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam

By meditating upon He whose great form is devoid of imperfections, the best of the saints attained liberation from the ocean of materialistic attachments and obtained unmitigated salvation. O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yad rūpam-ugra parimardana bhāva śāli saṁcintanena sakalāgha vināśa kāri bhūta jvara graha samudbhava bhīti nāśam sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam

By meditating upon He whose form is fearsome, all peace, happiness and prosperity can be obtained, all sins can be obliterated, the fear arising from evil spirits, fevers and unfavorable planetary positions can be removed, O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

yasyottamaṁ yaśa umā-patim padma-janma śakrādi daivata sabhāsu samasta-gītam| śaktaiva sarvaśa-mala praśamaika dakṣam sa tvam nṛsiṁha mayi dehi kṛpā-valokam

Your transcendental fame is sung gloriously in all the divine assemblies of Śiva, Brahmā and Indra etc. and whose power is steadfast in wiping out all impurities, O Lord Nṛsiṁha, please bestow upon me Your merciful side-long glance.

evam śrutvā stutiṁ devaḥ śanināṁ kalpitāṁ hariḥ uvāca brahma vṛndasta śaniṁ taṁ bhakta-vatsalaḥ

On listening to the heartfelt prayer composed by Śanideva in the assembly of Lord Brahmā, Lord Hari who is ever compassionate to His devotees, spoke to Śanideva as follows.

śrī nṛsiṁha uvāca – prasannoham śane tubhyaṁ varam varaya śobhanaṁ| yaṁ vāñchasi tameva tvam sarva-loka hitāvaham

Śrī Nṛsiṁha said – O Śani, I am pleased with your devotion. What ever you desire that will benefit the world, ask for that kind of boon and I will grant it.

śrī śanir uvāca – nṛsiṁha tvam mayi kṛpām kuru deva dayā-nidhe mad vāsaras tava prīti- kara syat devatā-pate

Śrī Śanideva replied – O Lord Nṛsiṁha, O reservoir of compassion, please be kind to me. O Lord of all gods, let my week-day (Saturday) be Your favorite day.

mat kṛtam tvat param stotraṁ śṛṇvanti ca paṭanti ca sarvān kāman pūrayetās teśām tvaṁ loka-bhāvanaḥ

O Purifier of all the worlds, may You fulfill the desires of all those who listen to or read this great prayer to You composed by me.”

śrī nṛsiṁha uvāca – tataivāstu śaneham vai rakṣo-bhuvana saṁsthitaḥ bhakta kāmān pūrayiśye tvaṁ mamaika vacaḥ śṛṇu tvat kṛtam mat param stotram yaḥ paṭecchṛṇu yāccha yaḥ dvādaśāṣṭama janmastād bhayaṁ māstu tasya vai

Śrī Nṛsiṁha said – O Śani, let it be so! By virtue of My being the universal protector (rakṣobhuvana), I fulfill the desires of all My devotees. Please listen to My words -let there be no fear of the twelfth and eighth birth positions (and implicitly any unfavorable birth positions) and consequent troubles from you for any one who reads or listens to this prayer to Me composed by you.

śani narahariṁ devaṁ tateti pratyuvāca ha tataḥ parama-saṁtuṣṭo jayeti munayovadan

Then Śanideva replied to Lord Narahari that he would follow the Lord’s instructions. Then the joyful saints and sages present there (in Brahma’s assembly) responded with cries of, ‘jaya, jaya!’”.

śrī kṛṣṇa uvāca – itam śanaiścarasyāta nṛsiṁha deva samvādam etat stavanaṁ ca mānavaḥ śṛṇoti yaḥ śrāvayate ca bhaktyā sarvānyābhīṣṭāni ca vindate dhruvam

Śrī Kṛṣṇa told Dharmarāja, “Whoever listens to or recites this conversation between Śanideva and Lord Nṛsiṁha in the form of this prayer of devotion will definitely have all desires fulfilled and will always rejoice.”