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

Sinumang bumibigkas ng himnong Narasiṁha na ito na may disiplina sa mga pandama—walang alinlangan—ay pagkakalooban ng katuparan ng mga ninanais, gaya ng pagkakaloob ni Rudra (Śiva).

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.