166 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 18

gigantic form of Nrsitnhadeva, half-lion and half-man, to kill the gigan-
tic demon. Although Krsna is the original person, one without a second,
He assumes different forms just to satisfy His devotees or to execute a
specific purpose. Therefore Jayadeva Gosvami always repeats the name
of Kesava, the original Personality of Godhead, in his prayers describing
the Lord’s different incarnations for different purposes.

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om namo bhagavate narasimhdya namas tejas-tejase avir-dvirbhava
vajra-nakha vajra-damstra karmasayan randhaya randhaya tamo grasa
grasa om svaha. abhayam abhayam atmani bhityistha om ksraum.

om—O Lord; namah—my respectful obeisances; bhagavate—unto
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nara-simhadya—known as Lord
Nrsimha; namah—obeisances: tejah-tejase—the power of all power;
avih-dvirbhava—please be fully manifest; vajra-nakha—O You who
possess nails like thunderbolts; vajra-darmstra—O You who possess teeth
like thunderbolts; karma-dsayan—demoniac desires to be happy by
material activities; randhaya randhaya—kindly vanquish; tamah—ig-
norance in the material world; grasa—kindly drive away; grasa—kindly
drive away; on—O my Lord; su@hd—respectful oblations; abhayam—
fearlessness; abhayam—fearlessness; dtmani—in my mind;
bhityisthah—may You appear; om—O Lord; ksraum—the bija, or seed,
of mantras offering prayers to Lord Nrsithha.

TRANSLATION

I offer my respectful obeisances unto Lord Nrsitnhadeva, the
source of all power. O my Lord who possesses nails and teeth just
like thunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demonlike desires for
fruitive activity in this material world. Please appear in our hearts
and drive away our ignorance so that by Your mercy we may
