Prayer to Lord Nrsimha
for Release from Worldly Debts
Sloka 1
dvata-karya-siddhy-artham
sbha-stambha-samudbhavam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
"To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who, to rescue the
demigods, was born from a pillar in the palace.
Sloka 2
laksmyalingita-vamange
bhaktanam vara-dayakam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who is embraced by Goddess
Laksmi at His left and who gives blessings to His
devotees.
Sloka 3
antra-mala-dharam sankha-
cakrab jayudha-dharinam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who wears a garland of
entrails and holds a conch, cakra, lotus, and a host
of weapons.
Sloka 4
smaranat sarva-papa-ghnam
kadru ja-visa-nasanam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha. The remembrance of Him
destroys all sins and counteracts the poison of
snakes.
Sloka 5
simha-nadena mahata
dig-danti-bhaya-nasanam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, whose great lion-roar calms
the fears of the elephants who guard the directions.
Sloka 6
prahlada-varadam srisam
daityesvara-vidaranam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, the master of the goddess
of fortune. He blessed Prahlada and ripped apart the
demons' king.
Sloka 7
krura-grahaih piditanam
bhaktanam abhaya-pradam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who gives fearlessness to
His devotees when they are troubled by cruel planets.
Sloka 8
veda-vedanta-ya jnesam
brahma-rudradi-vanditam
si-nrsimham maha-viram
namami rna-muktaye
To become free from debt I bow down before
all-powerful Lord Nrsimha, who is the master of
yajnas, Vedas, Vedanta. Brahma, Siva, and all the
demigods bow down before him.
Sloka 9
ya idam pathate nityam
rna-mocana-sam jhitam
anrni jayate sad yo
dhanam sighram avapnuyat
This prayer is called Rna-mocana (Prayer to Lord
Nrsimha for Release From Worldly Debts). One who
regularly reads this prayer is at once freed from
debt."
