Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
तत्पहाटककेशांत ज्वलत्पावकलोचन । वज्राधिकनखस्पर्शदिव्यसिंह नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ११ ॥
tatpahāṭakakeśāṃta jvalatpāvakalocana | vajrādhikanakhasparśadivyasiṃha namo'stu te || 11 ||
ശുദ്ധസ്വർണ്ണംപോലെ തിളങ്ങുന്ന കേശാന്തമുള്ളവനേ, അഗ്നിപോലെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന നേത്രങ്ങളുള്ളവനേ, വജ്രത്തേക്കാൾ കഠിനമായ നഖസ്പർശമുള്ള ദിവ്യസിംഹമേ—നിനക്കു നമസ്കാരം।
Narada (stuti addressed to Narasiṃha/Vishnu)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It functions as a protective stuti: by contemplating Narasiṃha’s fiery gaze and vajra-like claws, the devotee invokes divine power that destroys fear and inner negativity while affirming surrender (namas).
Bhakti here is expressed as direct praise and self-offering—addressing the Lord’s attributes (golden mane, blazing eyes, invincible claws) to cultivate remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent surrender (praṇipāta).
Primarily chandas/alaṅkāra-style devotional diction rather than a technical Vedāṅga instruction; the practical takeaway is disciplined recitation (japa/pāṭha) of stuti as a sādhana within Purāṇic ritual devotion.