narasimha half-man half-lion
mahasimha great lion
diyva-simha divine lion
mahabala greatly powerful
ugra-simha terrifying lion
mahadeva lord of lords
stambha-ja appeared from the pillar
ugra-locana terrifying eyes
raudra angry
sarvadbhuta wonderful in every way
shriman beautiful
yogananda source of yogic bliss
trivikrama Vamana (three great steps)
hari takes our troubles away
kolahala roaring (Varahadeva)
cakri carries the disk
vijaya always victorious
jaya-vardhana increasing glories
pancanana five-headed
param-brahma Supreme Absolute Truth
aghora not horrible
ghora-vikrama terrifying activities
jvalan-mukha effulgent face
jvala-mali with effulgent garland
mahajvala most effulgent
maha-prabhuh Supreme Master
niti-laksa possesses all good (moral) qualities
sahasraksa thousand-eyed
durniriksya difficult to see (difficult to look at)
pratapana oppresses His enemies with great heat
mahadamstra great teeth
yudha-prajna intelligent in battle (ready to fight)
canda-kopi angry moon
sada-siva all auspicious
hiranyakasipu-dhvamsi destroys Hiranyakasipu
daitya-danava-bhanjana destroys masses of demon and giants
guna-bhadra wonderful qualities (gentleman!)
mahabhadra very auspicious
bala-bhadra auspiciously powerful
subhadraka extremely auspicious
karala with wide open mouth
vikarala with very wide open mouth
vikarta performs wonderful activities
sarva-kartrka performs ALL activities
sisumara Matsya
trilokatma Soul of the three worlds
isa controller
sarvesvara supreme controller
vibhu the BEST
bhaivaradambara causes terror by roaring in the sky
divya divine
acyuta infallible
kavi intelligent (poet)
madhava husband of Laksmi
adhoksaja beyond understanding (or explaining)
aksara infallible
sarva everything
vanamali wears garland of forest flowers
varaprada grants boons
visvambara maintains the universe
adbhuta WONDERFUL
bhavya determines the future (IS the future)
shri-visnu all pervading
purusottama Supreme Enjoyer
anaghastra never wounded by weapons
nakhastra with nails for weapons
surya-jyoti source of Suns rays
suresvara Lord of devatas
sahasra-bahu thousand-armed
sarva-jna all-knowing
sarva-siddhi-pradayaka awards all perfections
vajra-damstra lightning-like teeth
vajra-nakha lightning like nails
mahananda source of supreme bliss
param-tapa source of all energy (heat)
sarva-mantraika-rupa although one, he appears as the many mantras
sarva-yantra-vidaram destroys all machines (demoniac arrangements)
sarva-tantratmaka the essence of all tantras
avyakta unmanifest
suvyakta wonderfully manifest
bhakta-vatsala kind to His devotee
vaisakha-sukla-bhotottha appeared during waxing moon of Visakha
saranagata-vatsala kind to those surrendered to Him
udara-kirti universally famous
punyatma essence of piety
mahatma great personality
candra-vikrama moonlike performer of great deeds
vedatraya the three Vedas
prapujya supreme worshipable
bhagavan Supreme Personality of Godhead
paramesvara Supreme Controller
shrivatsamka marked with sign of Laksmi
jagat-vyapi pervades the entire universe
jagan-maya makes the material world seem real
jagat-pala protector of the universe
jagannatha Lord of Universe
mahakhaga moves in the air
dvi-rupa-bhrt has double form (man-lion)
paramatma Supersoul
param-jyoti source of Brahma
nirguna transcendental qualities (not part of material nature)
nrkesari man-lion
para-tattva Supreme Absolute Truth
param-dhama Supreme Abode
sac-cid-ananda-vigraha Form of eternal knowledge and bliss
laksmi-nrsimha Man-Lion Form together with laksmi-devi
sarvatma universal soul
dhira sober (never bewildered)
prahlada-palaka protector of Prahlada Maharaja
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