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Hymns and Stotras-M S Rajajee

Part VII

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Suprabhaatam

There does not appear to be a Suprabhaatam in most of the Narasimha Temples/Shrines. However, there is a separate ‘Suprabhaatam’ at Yaadaavadri temple, which is given below:

Kausalyaa supraja Raama

poorvaa sandhyaa pravartate

Uttishta narasaardoola kartavyam daiva maahnikam

O Rama! Blessed child of Kausalya! The morning twilight is just beginning! Rise, O best among men! You have to discharge your daily divine duties.

Uttishtotishta Govinda uttishta garudadhvaja

Uttishta kamalaakaanta

trailokyam mangalam kuru

O Govinda! Rise, arise! One with Garuda on the banner, rise! Rise O Consort of Lakshmi! Render all the three worlds auspicious!

Yaadaadrinaatha-

shubhamandira-kalpavalli!

Padmaalaye! Janani!

Padmabhavaadi-vandye!

Bhaktaartibhanjani! Dayaamayi! Divyaroope!

Lakshmi-Nrisimha-dayite! Tava suprabhatam

O divine kalpa creeper in the auspicious temple of the Lord of the Yaada Hill! One abiding in the lotus! Mother! One saluted by the lotus-born (Brahma) and others! One who destroys the sufferings of the devotees! One full of compassion! One of divine form! Consort of Lakshmi! Nrsimha! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for You!

Jvaalaa Nrisimha saranaagata paarijaata

Yogabhinandana Nrisimha dayaasamudra

Lakshmi Nrisimha saranaagata paarijaata

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

O Jvaalaa Narasimha! One full of compassion and of divine form! One who is fond of Yoga! O Nrsimha, ocean of mercy! O Lakshmi Nrsimha! O desire-yielding celestial tree for those who seek refuge with You! O Nrhari residing on the Yaadagiri! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Sriranga Venkata maheedhara Hastisaila

Sri Yaadavaadri mukhasattva niketanaani

Sthaanaani te kila vadanti paraavarajnaah

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

Those who know the high and the low (truths) speak of Srirangam, the Venkata Hill (Tirumala), the Hasti mountain (Kanchi) and Sri Yadavadri (Yadagiri) etc., as Your pious and pure abodes. O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Brahmaadayas suravaraa munipungavaascha

Tvaam sevitam vividha mangala vastuhastaah

Dvaare vasanti Narasimha bhavaabdhipota

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

O Narasimha! You are a boat to cross the ocean of worldly existence! Gods like Brahma and the best among sages are carrying a variety of auspicious things in their hands and are waiting at Your door so as to serve You! O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Prahlaada Naarada Paraasara Pundareeka

Vyaasaadi-bhaktarasikaa bhavadeeyasevaam

Vaanchantyananyahridayaah karunaasamudra

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

O ocean of compassion! Prahlada, Narada, Parasara, Pundarika, Vyasa and other great devotees, with one-pointed mind, are desirous of serving You. O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Tvaddaasya-bhoga-rasikaa ssathajinmukhaadyaah

Raamanujaadi mahaneeya gurupradhaanaah

Sevaarthamatra bhavadeeya grihaanganasthaah

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

Sathakopa (Nammalvar) and others (mystic saints), Ramanuja and other great preceptors, who have great taste for the bliss of serving You are now standing in the foreground of Your temple. O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Bhaktaastvadeeya

padapankaja-sakta-chittah

Kaalyam vidhaaya tava kandara mandiraagre

Tvaddarsanotsukatayaa nibidam srayante

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! tava suprabhaatam

Devotees with their minds attached to Your lotus feet, have, after finishing their morning duties, assembled in large numbers in front of Your cave temple, desirous of having Your darshan, O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Divyaavataara dasake Narasimha te tu

Divyaavataaramahimaa nahi devagamyah

Prahlaadadaanava sisoh kila bhaktigamyah

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

O Narasimha! Among Your ten divine incarnations, this particular incarnation is inscrutable even to gods. You have manifested due to the devotion of Prahlada, the son of a demon! O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Sri Yaadavaadrisikhare tvamahobile’pi

Simhaachale cha

shubhamangala sailaraje

Vedaachalaadigirimoordhasu susthitosi

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

You are well established on the top of the Yadava hill, on Ahobila, on the auspicious hill called Simhachala and on the top of the Vedachala and such other hills. O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Kaamyaarthino varadakalpaka kalpakam tvaam

Sevaarthinah sujana sevya padadvayamtvaam

Bhaktyaa vinamrasirasah pranamanti sarve

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

O desire yielding tree! One of adorable feet! All those who have certain desires to be realized and those who are desirous of serving You, are now standing with bent heads and prostrating to You! O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Tvannaama-mantra-pathanena luthanti paapaah

Tvannaama-mantra-pathanena luthanti daityaah

Tvannaama-mantra-pathanena luthanti rogaah

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

Sins will roll away by chanting the mantra in the form of Your name. Demons will go away by chanting the mantra in the form of Your name. Diseases will vanish by chanting the mantra in the form of Your name. O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious day break for you!

LakshmiNrisimha jagadeesa suresa Vishno

Jishno Janaardana paraatpara vishvaroopa

Vishvaprabhaata karanaaya kritaavataara

Yaadaadrinaatha Nrihare! Tava suprabhaatam

Lakshmi Nrsimha! Lord of the Universe! O Lord of the celestials! O Vishnu! O Jishnu (the Victor)! O Janardana! O higher than the highest! O One of cosmic form! You have taken this incarnation for ushering in an auspicious morning for the entire universe! O Nrhari! Let this be an auspicious daybreak for you!

Ittham Yaadaadrinathasya suprabhaatam atandritaah

Pathanti ye sadaa bhaktyaate naassukhabaaginah

Those who without slackening their spirit always chant the Suprabhatam of the Lord of the Yaada Hill in this manner with loving devotion, will be the recipients of all happiness.

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