Shloka 22

Śiva’s Narasiṃha-Stotra and the Pacification of the Mātṛgaṇas

Devanagari script

नारसिंहमिदं स्तोत्रं यः पठेन्नियतेन्द्रियः / मनोरथप्रदस्तस्य रुद्रस्येव न संशयः

Transliteration

nārasiṃhamidaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhenniyatendriyaḥ / manorathapradastasya rudrasyeva na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Whoever recites this Narasiṁha hymn with disciplined senses—there is no doubt—will have his desired aims granted, just as Rudra (Śiva) grants them.

Word by Word

• नारसिंहम्: pertaining to Narasiṃha
• नारसिंहम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + सिंह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (नर-सिंह-सम्बन्धि); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘स्तोत्रम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘स्तोत्रम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पठेत्: should recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नियतइन्द्रियः: one with controlled senses
• नियतइन्द्रियः: Karta (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (नियतानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘यः’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• मनोरथप्रदः: granting desires
• मनोरथप्रदः: Kriya (predicate adjective; result)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (मनोरथान् प्रददाति इति); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (फलवचन)

• तस्य: for him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Upamāna/Comparison base (Genitive in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamā (Simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (particle of comparison)

• न: no/not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (of implied अस्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Niyata-indriya (sense-discipline) makes stotra effective; Narasiṁha-stotra grants iṣṭa (desired aims) with certainty.

Vedantic Theme: Grace (anugraha) accessed through upāsanā; the mind’s purification aligns the individual will with īśvara-śakti.

Application: Establish a daily recitation vow: fixed time, clean setting, controlled senses (reduced distractions), and clear intention (saṅkalpa).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.231.23 (dhyāna instruction); Garuda Purana 1.231.24 (japa removes sorrow)

Characters & Entities

• Narasimha
• Rudra (Shiva)

FAQs

What is the importance of sense-control (niyatendriya) when reciting a stotra in the Garuda Purana?

This verse links the fruit of the Narasiṃha stotra to disciplined senses, implying that restraint and focused conduct make the recitation spiritually effective and goal-granting.

How does this verse describe the result (phala) of the Narasimha hymn?

It states that the hymn becomes “manoratha-prada”—a giver of desired aims—assuring success without doubt for the sincere, self-controlled reciter.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Recite the stotra regularly with ethical restraint, attention, and simplicity of life; treat discipline as part of the practice, not separate from it.