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Lakshmi Nrisimha Karunarasa Stotram
लक्ष्मीनृसिंहकरुणारस स्तोत्रम्
Lakṣmīnṛsiṃhakaruṇārasa Stotram
Chant
श्रीमन् नृसिंह विभवे गरुडध्वजाय तापत्रयोपशमनाय भवौषधाय तृष्णादिवृश्चिकजलाग्निभुजङ्गरोग क्लेशव्ययाम हरये गुरवे नमस्ते ॥२५॥
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Word breakdown
- श्रीमन् नृसिंह विभवे गरुडध्वजाय
- O glorious Nrisimha, O Garuḍa-bannered one
- तापत्रयोपशमनाय भवौषधाय
- for quelling the threefold misery, medicine for becoming
- तृष्णादिवृश्चिकजलाग्निभुजङ्गरोग
- for the scorpion, water, fire, and serpent diseases of thirst and the like
- क्लेशव्ययाम हरये गुरवे नमस्ते
- O Hari, O Guru, salutations to you who remove affliction
The closing salutation names the Lord as cure for the threefold misery and the diseases of craving. As Guru and Hari he is the inner teacher whose grace ends the affliction of identifying with the changing body-mind.
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