{"id":34934,"date":"2026-04-30T01:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/?p=34934"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:23:26","slug":"narasimha-story-brilliant-as-the-sun-english-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isvara.org\/archive\/narasimha-story-brilliant-as-the-sun-english-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Narasimha story (Brilliant as the Sun, English Book)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Narasimha story<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Nrisimha Pranama<\/span><\/h2>\n

(1)<\/span><\/p>\n

namas te narasim\u0301ha\u0304ya<\/span><\/p>\n

prahla\u0304da\u0304hla\u0304da-da\u0304yine<\/span><\/p>\n

hiran\u0323yakas\u0301ipor vaks\u0323ah-<\/span><\/p>\n

s\u0301ila\u0304-t\u0323an\u0301ka-nakha\u0304laye<\/span><\/p>\n

I offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha, who gives joy to Prahlada Maharaja and whose nails are like chisels on the stone like chest of the demon Hiranyakasipu.<\/span><\/p>\n

(2)<\/span><\/p>\n

ito nr\u0323sim\u0301hah\u0323 parato nr\u0323sim\u0301ho<\/span><\/p>\n

yato yato ya\u0304mi tato nr\u0323sim\u0301hah\u0323<\/span><\/p>\n

bahir nr\u0323sim\u0301ho hr\u0323daye nr\u0323sim\u0301ho<\/span><\/p>\n

nr\u0323sim\u0301ham a\u0304dim\u0301 s\u0301aran\u0323am\u0301 prapadye<\/span><\/p>\n

Lord Nrsimha is here and also there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wherever I go Lord Nrsimha is there. He is in the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nrsimha, the origin of all things and the supreme refuge.<\/span><\/p>\n

(3)<\/span><\/p>\n

tava kara-kamala-vare<\/span><\/p>\n

nakham adbhuta-s\u0301r\u0323n\u0301gam\u0301<\/span><\/p>\n

dalita-hiran\u0323yakas\u0301ipu-tanu-bhr\u0323n\u0301gam<\/span><\/p>\n

kes\u0301ava dhr\u0323ta-narahari-ru\u0304pa<\/span><\/p>\n

jaya jagadi\u0304s\u0301a hare<\/span><\/p>\n

O Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a wasp between one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasp like demon Hiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Your beautiful lotus hands.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Appearance Day of Lord Nrsimhadeva<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ito Nrismhah parato nrsimho. Nrsimha is here, Nrsimha is there; above, below, in front, in back, in all corners, and everywhere else. Wherever I go, wherever I walk, and travel, I see Nrismha everywhere. He is in our heart, He is in the creepers and plants, and everywhere else. There is not a single place \u2013 even an atom \u2013 where He is not present.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since He is everywhere, if you pray to Him to save you, He will come at once and save you as He saved Prahlada Maharaja from Hiranyakasipu. He will take away all of your problems, as He took away all the problems of Prahlada Maharaja. He quickly destroyed Prahlada\u2019s demonic father, Hiranyakasipu, who had been given a boon of immortality. Hiranyakasipu was strong like iron. He was blessed not to die in the sky, by weapons, demons, humans, animals, fire, poison, or any other force of this world. Still, Nrsimhadeva killed him very quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nrismham adhim saranam prapadye.<\/span><\/p>\n

We take shelter of Nrsimhadeva.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you experience any difficulty or danger in your life, you can chant this mantra. Lord Nrismha surely will save you; He has come only to save you. You can test this. If you are very faithful to Him, as Prahlada Maharaja was faithful, He will take away all your difficulties in chanting, remembering, and becoming a pure devotee. He has come as the embodiment of Krsna\u2019s mercy. So chant this mantra, especially today, and He will protect you from everything inauspicious.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prahlada jaya jaya. Nrsimha jaya jaya, Nrsimha jaya jaya, Prahlada jaya jaya,<\/span><\/p>\n

Nrsimhadeva is always greedy to help us. He wants to help us, but we don\u2019t want His help.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Prahlada\u2019s Mercy<\/span><\/h2>\n

It is rare to find anyone who has such faith, and love and affection, for Krsna, as Prahlada Maharaja. Prahlada tried to teach his demonic father this beautiful truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

naisam matis tavad urukramanghrim<\/span><\/p>\n

sprsaty anarthapagamo yad-arthah<\/span><\/p>\n

mahiyasam pada-rajo-\u2018bhisekam<\/span><\/p>\n

niskincananam na vrrnita yavat[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cUnless they smear upon their bodies the dust of the lotus feet of a Vaisnava completely freed from material contamination, persons very much inclined toward materialistic life cannot be attached to the lotus feet of the Lord, who is glorified for His uncommon activities. Only by becoming Krsna conscious and taking shelter at the lotus feet of the Lord in this way can one be freed from material contamination.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Prahlada told his father that those in material consciousness are blind, and they are like dogs. Dogs think that they are intelligent, but they are not.<\/span><\/p>\n

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sri-prahlada uvaca<\/span><\/p>\n

matir na krsne paratah svato va<\/span><\/p>\n

mitho \u2018bhipadyeta grha-vratanam<\/span><\/p>\n

adanta-gobhir visatam tamisram<\/span><\/p>\n

punah punas carvita-carvananam[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cPrahlada Maharaja replied: Because of their uncontrolled senses, persons too addicted to materialistic life make progress toward hellish conditions and repeatedly chew that which has already been chewed. Their inclinations toward Krsna are never aroused, either by the instructions of others, by their own efforts, or by a combination of both.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some dogs once found a dry bone, which had absolutely no juice. One of the dogs approached that bone, quickly grabbed it with his teeth, and ran away. He then looked back towards the other twenty dogs, who now began to pursue him in order to take that dry juiceless bone away from him. At last they all caught hold of him and began to viciously attack him.<\/span><\/p>\n

That dog, now full of injuries and blood, gave up that bone. His tail going inside his legs, he watched from the sidelines as another dog, while trying to relish the bone, was also violently attacked.<\/span><\/p>\n

We are like this. Our fathers and forefathers have tried to take the juice of material enjoyment from this world, tasting only dry bone. If you ask your grandfathers, who are eighty, ninety, or a hundred years old, if they are happy with their life\u2019s accomplishments, they will all say, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When you ask, \u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

they will reply, \u201cI am now old. I can no longer enjoy the taste of wonderful foods because I cannot digest anything I eat. I am going to die. I am not happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Ironically, their children consider, \u201cDoing what we have seen our fathers and grandfathers do, we will now be very happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Suppose a man thinks, \u201cI will drink a great quantity of wine;\u201d what will happen to him? He will become like a madman. He will faint and fall in a drain, at which time he will think, \u201cI am sitting on a golden throne. I am the monarch of all.\u201d Dogs will approach him, smell his body, and think, \u201cWhat a good smell!\u201d They will taste him with their tongues and thus wash his face. Thus, there is no real pleasure in worldly objects of enjoyment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]<\/sup><\/a> Srimad-Bhagavatam 7.5.32<\/span><\/p>\n

[2]<\/sup><\/a> Srimad-Bhagavatam, 7.5.30<\/span><\/p>\n

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Continue in the book…<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is a section of the book \u201cBrilliant as the Sun\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To buy the complete book,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>click above<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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