He who is having big and round eyes, He who has taken a vow to kill the enemies, He who by His fierce roars is shaking the entire world, to such a ferocious Lord, I offer my salutations. (1)
He who with His sharp nails tore to pieces the asura, the son of Diti, who could not be killed by anyone along with His large armies. To such a valorous person, I offer my salutations. (2)
I offer my salutations to Maha Vishnu, whose feet touch the nether lands, whose forehead touches the heaven and whose hands spread in all directions. (3)
He after whose luster the luminary bodies, the Sun, the Moon, the Stars and Fire are effulgent and are shining, to that resplendent One I offer my salutations. (4)
सर्वेन्द्रियैरपि विना सर्वं सर्वत्र सर्वदा।
नरवत् सिंहवच्चैव यस्य रूपं महात्मनः।
To that Form of the Lord, which is half man and half lion, complete with the mane, the canine teeth, to such a divine Lord Nrsimha, I offer my salutations. (6)
यन्नामस्मरणाद्भीताः भूतवेताळराक्षसाः।
By the mere thought of whose name, devils, demons, asuras get frightened, acute diseases get cured, to such a frightening One, I offer my salutations. (7)
I offer my salutations to the Lord, the repository of good things, worshipping whom all the people are able to obtain auspicious things. (8)
He who is “Death to Death” and He who destroys death and hosts of enemies of the devotees by arriving at the right moment, to Him I offer my salutations. (9)
I bow down to the One by offering obeisance to whom in the form of One’s own self, people get rid of
all miseries and obtain their desired objects. (10)
दासभूतास्स्वतस्सर्वे ह्यात्मानः परमात्मनः।
All the living beings are, by nature, servants of the Supreme Being, I am prostrating to You, with the awareness that I am also for the same reason, Your servant. (11)
The meaning of the words had been explained by Lord Siva out of affection. Whosoever reads this hymn with faith, thrice a day (at Sunrise, mid-day and evening) would have a great increase in prosperity (shree) knowledge (vidya) longevity (Ayush) (12)
Please accept my pranam and thankfulness for feeding me the Guru tatva. _/_