The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
वामाङ्कस्थितया लक्ष्म्यालिङ्गितं पद्महस्तया । विषमृत्यूपरोगादिसर्वोपद्र वनाशनम् ॥ ५१ ॥
vāmāṅkasthitayā lakṣmyāliṅgitaṃ padmahastayā | viṣamṛtyūparogādisarvopadra vanāśanam || 51 ||
ພຣະອົງຖືກອ້ອມກອດໂດຍພຣະລັກສະມີ ຜູ້ນັ່ງຢູ່ຂ້າງຊ້າຍ ແລະຖືດອກບົວໃນພຣະຫັດ. ພຣະອົງເປັນຜູ້ທຳລາຍຄວາມພິບັດທັງປວງ—ເຊັ່ນ ຄວາມຕາຍກ່ອນເວລາ, ໂລກໄພ ແລະທຸກທຸກຂໍ້ທຸກຍາກອື່ນໆ.
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It presents Śrī Viṣṇu as inseparable from Lakṣmī and teaches that remembrance of this Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa form functions as a spiritual protection (rakṣā) that dispels misfortunes like disease and untimely death.
Bhakti is expressed through contemplative praise of the Lord’s auspicious form—Viṣṇu embraced by Lakṣmī—implying that devoted remembrance and recitation bring the Lord’s grace, which neutralizes hardships (upadravas).
While not a technical Vedāṅga rule, the verse reflects the applied side of sacred recitation (mantra/stotra-prayoga): using precise descriptive epithets for meditative visualization and protective intent, a common practice alongside ritual disciplines.
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