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Srimad Bhagavatam5th Canto, 18th Chapter, 8th to verses

Dedicated toHis Divine GraceA.C.Bhaktivedanta SwamiPrabhupadaFounder Acharya of the International Society for KrishnaConsciousness

Meru Mountain and the planetary system known as Bhūmaṇḍala. Bhū-maṇḍala is like a lotus flower, and its sevenislands are compared to the whorl of the lotus. The placeknown as Jambūdvīpa is in the middle of that whorl. There aredifferent varshas (valleys) of Jambūdvīpa and the incarnationof the Supreme Lord are worshiped in each valley. In the landknown as Hari-varsha, the exalted devotee Prahlāda Mahārājaworships Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva and recited these prayers knownas “Narasimha Stuti” which you will be studying in this book.Following in the footsteps of Prahlāda Mahārāja, theinhabitants of Hari-varsha always worship Lord Nṛsiṁhadevato receive from Him the benediction of being engaged in Hisloving service.

ŚB 5.18.8ॐ नमो भगवते नरस िंहाय नमस्तेजस्तेज ेआसवरासवभभव वज्रनख वज्रदिं ष्ट्र कमाभ शयान् रन्धयरन्धय तमो ग्र ग्र ॐ स्वाहा । �ष्ठा ॐ क्ष्रौम् ॥ ८ ॥oṁ namo bhagavate narasiṁhāya namastejas-tejase āvir-āvirbhava vajra-nakhavajra-daṁṣṭra karmāśayān randhayarandhaya tamo grasa grasa om svāhā;abhayam abhayam ātmani bhūyiṣṭhā oṁkṣraum.TranslationI offer my respectful obeisances unto LordNṛsiṁhadeva, the source of all power. O myLord who possess nails and teeth just likethunderbolts, kindly vanquish our demonlikedesires for fruitive activity in this materialworld. Please appear in our hearts and driveaway our ignorance so that by Your mercy wemay become fearless in the struggle forexistence in this material world.

Lord Narasimha destroysall the Selfish & demoniacdesires within us byHis sharp nails and teethLord Narasimha appears inOur heart & drive out all theIgnorance so that we becomeIntelligent and fearless

ŚB 5.18.9स्वस्त्यस्तु सवश्वस्य खल: प्र ीदतािंध्यायन्तु भूतासन सशविं समथो सिया ।मनश्च भद्रिं �यतािं नो मसतरप्यहै तुकी ॥ ९ ॥svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁdhyāyantu bhūtāni śivaṁ mitho dhiyāmanaś ca bhadraṁ bhajatād adhokṣajeāveśyatāṁ no matir apy ahaitukīTranslationMay there be good fortune throughout theuniverse, and may all envious persons bepacified. May all living entities become calmby practicing bhakti-yoga, for by acceptingdevotional service they will think of eachother’s welfare. Therefore let us all engage inthe service of the supreme transcendence,Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and always remain absorbedin thought of Him.

What we prayWhat Prahlad Maharaj praysOh God, I wantthis latest phoneto show off tomy friends. OhGod I want tobeat him, giveme that give methisOh God, Pleasemake everyone’sminds peaceful &clean so that theythink about eachother’s welfare.

Therefore we should pray to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva to sit in ourhearts.You can recite this below prayer along with your friends.namas te narasimhaya prahladahlada-dayinehiranyakasipor vakshahsila- tanka-nakhalayeI offer my obeisances to Lord Narasimha who gives joy to Prahlada Maharajaand whose nails are like chisels on the stonelike chest of the demonHiranyakasipu.ito nrisimhah parato nrisimhoyato yato yami tato nrisimhahbahir nrisimho hridaye nrisimhonrisimham adim saranam prapadyeLord Nrisimha is here and also there. Wherever I go Lord Nrisimha is there. He isin the heart and is outside as well. I surrender to Lord Nrisimha, the origin of allthings and the supreme refuge.Prayer to Lord Nrisimhaby Jayadeva Gosvamitava kara-kamala-vare nakham esava dhrita-narahari-rupa jaya jagadisa hareO Kesava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form ofhalf-man, half-lion! All glories to You! Just as one can easily crush a waspbetween one’s fingernails, so in the same way the body of the wasplike demonHiranyakasipu has been ripped apart by the wonderful pointed nails on Yourbeautiful lotus hands.

ŚB ��त्तबन्धुषुङ्गो यसद �षु न: ।य: प्राणवृत्त्या पररतुष्ट् आत्मवान्स द्ध्यत्यदू रान्न तथेत्प्रियसप्रय: ॥ १० ॥māgāra-dārātmaja-vitta-bandhuṣusaṅgo yadi syād bhagavat-priyeṣu naḥyaḥ prāṇa-vṛttyā parituṣṭa ātmavānsiddhyaty adūrān na tathendriya-priyaḥTranslationMy dear Lord, we pray that we may never feelattraction for the prison of family life, consisting ofhome, wife, children, friends, bank balance,relatives and so on. If we do have someattachment, let it be for devotees, whose only dearfriend is Kṛṣṇa. A person who is actually selfrealized and who has controlled his mind isperfectly satisfied with the bare necessities of life.He does not try to gratify his senses. Such a personquickly advances in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, whereasothers, who are too attached to material things,find advancement very difficult.

We all have so many attractions.- Ice creams & chocolates- Smart phones- Video games- Burger in the restaurant- Latest moviesAll of us are attracted to these things right ?But a Vaishnava (one who is dear to the Lord) prays1. To have devotee friends (who always talk about Krishna)and2. To be satisfies with Krishna Prasad & not to havecravings for junk food

5.18.11यत्सङ्गलब्धिं � मुहु: िंस्पृशतािं सह मान म् ।हरत्यजोऽन्त: �िंको वै न ेवेत मुकुन्दसवक्रमम् ॥ ११ ॥yat-saṅga-labdhaṁ nija-vīrya-vaibhavaṁtīrthaṁ muhuḥ saṁspṛśatāṁ hi mānasamharaty ajo ’ntaḥ śrutibhir gato ’ṅgajaṁko vai na seveta mukunda-vikramamTranslationBy associating with persons for whom the SupremePersonality of Godhead, Mukunda, is the all in all, one canhear of His powerful activities and soon come to understandthem. The activities of Mukunda are so potent that simply byhearing of them one immediately associates with the Lord.For a person who constantly and very eagerly hearsnarrations of the Lord’s powerful activities, the AbsoluteTruth, the Personality of Godhead in the form of soundvibrations, enters within his heart and cleanses it of allcontamination. On the other hand, although bathing in theGanges diminishes bodily contaminations and infections, thisprocess and the process of visiting holy places can cleanse theheart only after a long time. Therefore who is the sane manwho will not associate with devotees to quickly perfect hislife?

By Bathing in the holyGanga river, we can cleanourselves, get purified &become free fromdiseases.But what about the bad thoughts which come in our mind?How can we clean our mind ?Prahlad Maharaj is giving us a solution in this verse :We must associate with the Lord’s devotees and hear aboutthe Lord’s glories from them (which is called ‘shravanam’)and chant the glories of the Lord with the devotees : “HareKrishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare RamaHare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare”In this way we can clean our mind and become dear to LordKrishna !!

ACTIVITY TIME :If you are given these options which one would you choose ?After your answer, ask your teacher whether what you choseis correct :1) What you want your mind to think about ?Good thoughtsBad thoughts2) How are you going to purify your mind ?By taking bathBy associating with devotees3) When you talk with your friends, what will you talk about?Latest MoviesPastimes of God4) Who is a devotee (with whom you can associate) ?He who talks about himselfHe who talks about God5) What will you chant to clean your mind?

ŚB 5.18.12यस्यात्प्रस्त �� मा ते ुरा: ।हरावभिस्य कुतो महद् गुणामनोरथेना सत िावतो बसह: ॥ १२ ॥yasyāsti bhaktir bhagavaty akiñcanāsarvair guṇais tatra samāsate surāḥharāv abhaktasya kuto mahad-guṇāmanorathenāsati dhāvato bahiḥTranslationAll the demigods and their exalted qualities, such asreligion, knowledge and renunciation, become manifestin the body of one who has developed unalloyeddevotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead,Vāsudeva. On the other hand, a person devoid ofdevotional service and engaged in material activitieshas no good qualities. Even if he is adept at the practiceof mystic yoga or the honest endeavor of maintaininghis family and relatives, he must be driven by his ownmental speculations and must engage in the service ofthe Lord’s external energy. How can there be any goodqualities in such a man?

A person who hears and chants the glories of Lord Krishna,develops 26 qualities :(1) He is very kind toeveryone.(2) He does not makeanyone his enemy.(3) He is truthful.(4) He is equal toeveryone. (5) No one can find anyfault in him.(6) He is magnanimous.(7) He is mild.(8) He is always clean.(9) He is without possessions.(10) He works for everyone’sbenefit.(11) He is very peaceful.(12) He is always surrenderedto Kṛṣṇa.(13) He has no materialdesires.(14) He is very meek.(15) He is steady.

(16) He controls his senses.(17) He does not eat more thanrequired.(18) He is not influenced by theLord’s illusory energy.(19) He offers respect to everyone.(20) He does not desire anyrespect for himself.(21) He is very grave.(22) He is merciful.(23) He is friendly.(24) He is poetic.(25) He is expert.(26) He is silent.

ŚB 5.18.13हररसहभ ाक्षाद्भगवान् शरीररणामात्मा झषाणासमव तोयमीत्प्रितम् ।सहत्वा महािं स्तिं यसद ज्जते गृहेतदा महत्त्विं वय ा दम्पतीनाम् ॥ १३ ॥harir hi sākṣād bhagavān śarīriṇāmātmā jhaṣāṇām iva toyam īpsitamhitvā mahāṁs taṁ yadi sajjate gṛhetadā mahattvaṁ vayasā dampatīnāmTranslationJust as aquatics always desire to remain in the vastmass of water, all conditioned living entities naturallydesire to remain in the vast existence of the SupremeLord. Therefore if someone very great by materialcalculations fails to take shelter of the Supreme Soulbut instead becomes attached to material householdlife, his greatness is like that of a young, low-classcouple. One who is too attached to material life loses allgood spiritual qualities.

Fishes are lifeless whenthey are out of water.Whereas when they are in waterthey can do anything & everythingSimilarly,When we forget our SupremeFather – Lord Krishna and onlyEngage in our selfish word allThe time, we are compared toThe fishes out of water,Because we are devoid ofThe real spiritual strengthBut if we remain connectedto the Supreme Personalitywho is always there in usas paramatma, we get thespiritual power to doanything and everything

Everyone should therefore seek the shelter of the SupremeSoul, the source of all living entities, without wasting time.