108 Names of Narasimha
In Hindu mythology, the God Narasimha has 108 names. The following is a list of the names.
List of names
# |
Devanagari |
Roman script |
Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
ॐ नारसिंहाय नमः। |
Om Narasimhaya Namah। |
Obeisances unto the half-man half-lion Lord |
2 |
ॐ महासिंहाय नमः। |
Om Mahasimhaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the great lion |
3 |
ॐ दिव्यसिंहाय नमः। |
Om Divyasimhaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Divine lion |
4 |
ॐ महाबलाय नमः। |
Om Mahabalaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the greatly powerful |
5 |
ॐ उग्रसिंहाय नमः। |
Om Ugrasimhaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the terrifying lion |
6 |
ॐ महादेवाय नमः। |
Om Mahadevaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord of lords |
7 |
ॐ स्तम्भजाय नमः। |
Om Stambhajaya Namah। |
Obeisances to One Who appeared from the pillar |
8 |
ॐ उग्रलोचनाय नमः। |
Om Ugralochanaya Namah। |
Obeisances to One Who possesses terrifying eyes |
9 |
ॐ रौद्राय नमः। |
Om Raudraya Namah। |
Obeisances to the angry One |
10 |
ॐ सर्वाद्भुताय नमः। |
Om Sarvadbhutaya Namah। |
Obeisances to One Who is wonderful in every way |
11 |
ॐ श्रीमते नमः। |
Om Shrimate Namah। |
Obeisances to the most beautiful |
12 |
ॐ योगानन्दाय नमः। |
Om Yoganandaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the source of yogic bliss |
13 |
ॐ त्रिविक्रमाय नमः। |
Om Trivikramaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Lord Vamana (Who took three great steps) |
14 |
ॐ हरये नमः। |
Om Haraye Namah। |
Obeisances to Shri Hari Who takes our troubles away |
15 |
ॐ कोलाहलाय नमः। |
Om Kolahalaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the roaring (Varahadeva - Varaha-narasimha) |
16 |
ॐ चक्रिणे नमः। |
Om Chakrine Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who carries the disk |
17 |
ॐ विजयाय नमः। |
Om Vijayaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is always victorious |
18 |
ॐ जयवर्धनाय नमः। |
Om Jayavardhanaya Namah। |
Obeisances unto Him Who has ever increasing glories |
19 |
ॐ पञ्चाननाय नमः। |
Om Panchananaya Namah। |
Obeisances unto Him Who is five-headed |
20 |
ॐ परब्रह्मणे नमः। |
Om Parabrahmane Namah। |
Obeisances unto Supreme absolute truth |
21 |
ॐ अघोराय नमः। |
Om Aghoraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who for His devotees is not horrible |
22 |
ॐ घोरविक्रमाय नमः। |
Om Ghoravikramaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who has terrifying activities |
23 |
ॐ ज्वलन्मुखाय नमः। |
Om Jvalanmukhaya Namah। |
Obeisances to One Who has an effulgent face |
24 |
ॐ ज्वालमालिने नमः। |
Om Jvalamaline Namah। |
Obeisances to Him with effulgent garland of flames |
25 |
ॐ महाज्वालाय नमः। |
Om Mahajvalaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is most effulgent |
26 |
ॐ महाप्रभवे नमः। |
Om Mahaprabhave Namah। |
Obeisances to the Supreme Master |
27 |
ॐ निटिलाक्षाय नमः। |
Om Nitilakshaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who possesses all good (moral) qualities |
28 |
ॐ सहस्राक्षाय नमः। |
Om Sahasrakshaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the thousand-eyed One |
29 |
ॐ दुर्निरीक्ष्याय नमः। |
Om Durnirikshyaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is difficult to see |
30 |
ॐ प्रतापनाय नमः। |
Om Pratapanaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who oppresses His enemies with great heat |
31 |
ॐ महादंष्ट्रायुधाय नमः। |
Om Mahadamshtrayudhaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who possesses huge teeth |
32 |
ॐ प्राज्ञाय नमः। |
Om Prajnaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the supremely intelligent in battle |
33 |
ॐ चण्डकोपिने नमः। |
Om Chandakopine Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is likened to an angry moon |
34 |
ॐ सदाशिवाय नमः। |
Om Sadashivaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the all auspicious Lord |
35 |
ॐ हिरण्यकशिपुध्वंसिने नमः। |
Om Hiranyakashipudhvamsine Namah। |
Obeisance to Him Who destroys Hiranyakashipu |
36 |
ॐ दैत्यदानवभञ्जनाय नमः। |
Om Daityadanavabhanjanaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who destroys the masses of the race of demons and giants |
37 |
ॐ गुणभद्राय नमः। |
Om Gunabhadraya Namah। |
Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is full of wonderful qualities |
38 |
ॐ महाभद्राय नमः। |
Om Mahabhadraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is very auspicious |
39 |
ॐ बलभद्राय नमः। |
Om Balabhadraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is auspiciously powerful |
40 |
ॐ सुभद्रकाय नमः। |
Om Subhadrakaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the extremely auspicious One |
41 |
ॐ करालाय नमः। |
Om Karalaya Namah। |
Obeisances to He Who possesses a wide open mouth |
42 |
ॐ विकरालाय नमः। |
Om Vikaralaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him with very wide open mouth |
43 |
ॐ विकर्त्रे नमः। |
Om Vikartre Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord Who performs wonderful activities |
44 |
ॐ सर्वकर्तृकाय नमः। |
Om Sarvakartrikaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord Who performs all activities |
45 |
ॐ शिंशुमाराय नमः। |
Om Shimshumaraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who also appears as Matsya |
46 |
ॐ त्रिलोकात्मने नमः। |
Om Trilokatmane Namah। |
Obeisances to the Soul of the three worlds |
47 |
ॐ ईशाय नमः। |
Om Ishaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord known as the controller |
48 |
ॐ सर्वेश्वराय नमः। |
Om Sarveshvaraya Namah। |
Obeisances to that supreme controller |
49 |
ॐ विभवे नमः। |
Om Vibhave Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the best |
50 |
ॐ भैरवाडम्बराय नमः। |
Om Bhairavadambaraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who causes terror by roaring in the sky |
51 |
ॐ दिव्याय नमः। |
Om Divyaya Namah। |
Obeisances to that Divine Narasimha |
52 |
ॐ अच्युताय नमः। |
Om Achyutaya Namah। |
Obeisances to our infallible Lord Narasimha |
53 |
ॐ कविमाधवाय नमः। |
Om Kavimadhavaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the poet and the husband of Shri Lakshmi |
54 |
ॐ अधोक्षजाय नमः। |
Om Adhokshajaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is beyond understanding (or beyond explaining) |
55 |
ॐ अक्षराय नमः। |
Om Aksharaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the infallible One |
56 |
ॐ शर्वाय नमः। |
Om Sharvaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is the origin of everything |
57 |
ॐ वनमालिने नमः। |
Om Vanamaline Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who wears garland of forest flowers |
58 |
ॐ वरप्रदाय नमः। |
Om Varapradaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the merciful Lord Who grants boons to the deserving like Prahlada |
59 |
ॐ विश्वम्भराय नमः। |
Om Vishvambharaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who maintains the universe |
60 |
ॐ अद्भुताय नमः। |
Om Adbhutaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is wonderful |
61 |
ॐ भव्याय नमः। |
Om Bhavyaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who determines the future |
62 |
ॐ श्रीविष्णवे नमः। |
Om Shrivishnave Namah। |
Obeisances to that Narasimha Who is the all pervading Lord Vishnu |
63 |
ॐ पुरुषोत्तमाय नमः। |
Om Purushottamaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the supreme enjoyer |
64 |
ॐ अनघास्त्राय नमः। |
Om Anaghastraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who can never be wounded by weapons |
65 |
ॐ नखास्त्राय नमः। |
Om Nakhastraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who has sharp nails for weapons |
66 |
ॐ सूर्यज्योतिषे नमः। |
Om Suryajyotishe Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who is the source of Sun's rays |
67 |
ॐ सुरेश्वराय नमः। |
Om Sureshvaraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimhadev, Lord of Devatas |
68 |
ॐ सहस्रबाहवे नमः। |
Om Sahasrabahave Namah। |
Obeisances to Nara-Hari the thousand-armed Lord |
69 |
ॐ सर्वज्ञाय नमः। |
Om Sarvajnaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is the all-knowing |
70 |
ॐ सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकाय नमः। |
Om Sarvasiddhipradayakaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who awards all perfections to the Sadhakas (devotees) |
71 |
ॐ वज्रदंष्ट्राय नमः। |
Om Vajradamshtraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who has teeth like lightning bolts |
72 |
ॐ वज्रनखाय नमः। |
Om Vajranakhaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses nails like piercing lightning bolts |
73 |
ॐ महानन्दाय नमः। |
Om Mahanandaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the source of supreme bliss |
74 |
ॐ परन्तपाय नमः। |
Om Parantapaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the source of all austerities, spiritual energy |
75 |
ॐ सर्वयन्त्रैकरूपाय नमः। |
Om Sarvayantraikarupaya Namah। |
Obeisances to that Divine personality Who although one, he appears as the many Mantrika formulas |
76 |
ॐ सर्वयन्त्रविदारणाय नमः। |
Om Sarvayantravidaranaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who destroys all machines |
77 |
ॐ सर्वतन्त्रात्मकाय नमः। |
Om Sarvatantratmakaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha the essence of, and proprioter of all Tantras |
78 |
ॐ अव्यक्ताय नमः। |
Om Avyaktaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord Who appears unmanifest |
79 |
ॐ सुव्यक्ताय नमः। |
Om Suvyaktaya Namah। |
Obeisances unto Narasimha Who for His devotees becomes wonderfully manifest from the pillar |
80 |
ॐ भक्तवत्सलाय नमः। |
Om Bhaktavatsalaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord Who always has the well-being of His devotee at heart |
81 |
ॐ वैशाखशुक्लभूतोत्थाय नमः। |
Om Vaishakhashuklabhutotthaya Namah। |
Obeisances to that Narasimhadeva Who appeared during waxing moon of the month of Vaishakha |
82 |
ॐ शरणागतवत्सलाय नमः। |
Om Sharanagatavatsalaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord Who is kind to those surrendered to Him |
83 |
ॐ उदारकीर्तये नमः। |
Om Udarakirtaye Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who is universally famous |
84 |
ॐ पुण्यात्मने नमः। |
Om Punyatmane Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is the essence of piety |
85 |
ॐ महात्मने नमः। |
Om Mahatmane Namah। |
Obeisances to that great personality, Narasimha |
86 |
ॐ चण्डविक्रमाय नमः। |
Om Chandavikramaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is the performer of moonlike or great deeds, or who performs deeds that eclipse all others |
87 |
ॐ वेदत्रयप्रपूज्याय नमः। |
Om Vedatrayaprapujyaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord of the three original Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama) |
88 |
ॐ भगवते नमः। |
Om Bhagavate Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who is supremely worshipable |
89 |
ॐ परमेश्वराय नमः। |
Om Parameshvaraya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha the supreme personality of Godhead |
90 |
ॐ श्रीवत्साङ्काय नमः। |
Om Shrivatsankaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is the supreme controller (Narasimhadeva) |
91 |
ॐ श्रीनिवासाय नमः। |
Om Shrinivasaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord Who is just like Krishna, being marked with symbol of Lakshmi |
92 |
ॐ जगद्व्यापिने नमः। |
Om Jagadvyapine Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who pervades the entire universe |
93 |
ॐ जगन्मयाय नमः। |
Om Jaganmayaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the supreme mystic Who makes the material world seem real |
94 |
ॐ जगत्पालाय नमः। |
Om Jagatpalaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the protector of the universe (Narasimha) |
95 |
ॐ जगन्नाथाय नमः। |
Om Jagannathaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the Lord of universe |
96 |
ॐ महाकायाय नमः। |
Om Mahakayaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who moves in the air or with the movement of the air |
97 |
ॐ द्विरूपभृते नमः। |
Om Dvirupabhrite Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who has double form (man-lion) |
98 |
ॐ परमात्मने नमः। |
Om Paramatmane Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Who is the supersoul of all beings |
99 |
ॐ परंज्योतिषे नमः। |
Om Paramjyotishe Namah। |
Obeisances to Him Whose effulgence is the source of Brahman |
100 |
ॐ निर्गुणाय नमः। |
Om Nirgunaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Who possesses transcendental qualities (not those of the material nature) |
101 |
ॐ नृकेसरिणे नमः। |
Om Nrikesarine Namah। |
Obeisances unto Him man-lion (or having a lion's mane while appearing part human) |
102 |
ॐ परतत्त्वाय नमः। |
Om Paratattvaya Namah। |
Obeisances to the supreme absolute truth |
103 |
ॐ परंधाम्ने नमः। |
Om Paramdhamne Namah। |
Obeisances to He Who comes from the supreme abode |
104 |
ॐ सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहाय नमः। |
Om Sachchidanandavigrahaya Namah। |
Obeisances to Narasimha Whose form is made of eternal knowledge and bliss |
105 |
ॐ लक्ष्मीनृसिंहाय नमः। |
Om Lakshminrisimhaya Namah। |
Obeisances unto the Man-lion form together with the supreme goddess of fortune Shri Lakshmi |
106 |
ॐ सर्वात्मने नमः। |
Om Sarvatmane Namah। |
Obeisances unto the universal, primeval soul |
107 |
ॐ धीराय नमः। |
Om Dhiraya Namah। |
Obeisances unto Narasimha who is always sober (being never bewildered) |
108 |
ॐ प्रह्लादपालकाय नमः। |
Om Prahladapalakaya Namah। |
Obeisances unto Narasimha Who is the protector of Prahlada |