Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
रक्ताक्षः पिगलाक्षश्चाञ्जनो दीप्तरुचिस्तथा । सुघोरकश्च सुहनुर्विश्वको राक्षसान्तकः ॥ ९ ॥
raktākṣaḥ pigalākṣaścāñjano dīptarucistathā | sughorakaśca suhanurviśvako rākṣasāntakaḥ || 9 ||
وہ سرخ آنکھوں والا، زردی مائل آنکھوں والا، سرمہ گوں سیاہ رنگ والا اور درخشاں نور والا ہے۔ وہ نہایت ہیبت ناک، مضبوط جبڑوں والا، ہمہ گیر اور راکشسوں کا قاطع ہے۔
Narada (in a recitative/teaching mode within a name-list/stotra-style passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It functions as a nāma-list (epithet sequence) that contemplates the Lord’s protective and all-pervading power—his radiant presence dispels inner and outer ‘rākṣasa’ qualities such as cruelty, delusion, and hostility.
By concentrating on concrete divine attributes (radiance, universality, protective might), the devotee practices nāma-smaraṇa—devotional remembrance—where repeated recitation stabilizes faith and turns the mind toward the Lord as refuge.
Primarily Vyākaraṇa/Nirukta-style understanding of names: the verse teaches how epithets (nāman) encode attributes (guṇa/karma) and are used in stotra-recitation as a disciplined devotional practice.