The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
तारो नमो भगवते नरसिंहाय हृच्च ते । जस्तेजसे आविराविर्भव वज्रनखान्ततः ॥ १४९ ॥
tāro namo bhagavate narasiṃhāya hṛcca te | jastejase āvirāvirbhava vajranakhāntataḥ || 149 ||
Om. Kính lễ Đức Thế Tôn Narasiṃha. Xin Ngài ngự trong tim con. Ôi hào quang chiến thắng, xin hiển lộ—hết lần này đến lần khác—từ đầu những móng vuốt như vajra của Ngài.
Narada (teaching/reciting a protective mantra within the instructional dialogue to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
It invokes Narasiṃha as indwelling protector (hṛt-stha) and calls His divine tejas to manifest as a force that destroys fear and obstacles, symbolized by the vajra-like claws.
Bhakti here is expressed as surrender (namaḥ) and inner remembrance—requesting the Lord to dwell in the heart—so devotion becomes constant, not merely external ritual.
It reflects mantra-prayoga: beginning with Oṃ (tāra) and using specific epithets (Narasiṃha, tejas) as a focused recitation for protection (rakṣā) and concentration (dhāraṇā).