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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 16]
SYNONYMS
prati-dīna —every day;  tāṅre —unto the Deity of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva;  prabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  karena —does;  namaskāra —obeisances;  namaskari' —offering obeisances;  ei śloka —these verses;  paḍe —recites;  bāra-bāra —again and again.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, His left side toward the Deity, offered obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁha as He proceeded toward the temple. He recited the following verses again and again while offering obeisances.
TEXT 52
নমস্তে নরসিংহায় প্রহ্লাদাহ্লাদদায়িনে ।
হিরণ্যকশিপোর্বক্ষ:শিলাটিক-নথালয়ে ॥ ৫২ ॥
namas te nara-siṁhāya prahlādāhlāda-dāyine hiraṇyakaśipor vakṣaḥ- śilā-ṭaṅka-nakhālaye
SYNONYMS
namaḥ —I offer my respectful obeisances;  te —unto You;  nara-siṁhāya —Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva;  prahlāda —to Mahārāja Prahlāda;  āhlāda —of pleasure;  dāyine —giver;  hiraṇya-kaśipoḥ —of Hiraṇyakaśipu;  vakṣaḥ —chest;  śilā —like stone;  ṭaṅka —like the chisel;  nakha-ālaye —whose fingernails.
TRANSLATION
“I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. You are the giver of pleasure to Mahārāja Prahlāda, and Your nails cut the chest of Hiraṇyakaśipu like a chisel cutting stone.
PURPORT
This and the following verse are quoted from the  Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa .
TEXT 53
ইতো নৃসিংহ: পরতো নৃসিংহো
যতো যতো যামি ততো নৃসিংহ: ।
বহিনৃসিংহো হৃদয়ে নৃসিংহো
নৃসিংহমাদিং শরণং প্রপত্তো ॥ ৫৩ ॥