Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Lord Caitanya would daily offer respects to Lord Nrsimha. The prayers He recited, from Nrsimha Purana, were incorporated by Srila Prabhupada into ISKCON's liturgy. See below. baisa `pahaca'-pache upara daksina-dike eka nrsimha-murti achena uthite vama-bhage On the southern side (of the Jagannatha temple), behind and above the twenty-two steps, is a Deity of Lord Nrsimhadeva. It is on the left as one goes up the steps toward the temple. prati-dina tanre prabhu karena namaskara namaskari' ei sloka pade bara-bara Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, His left side toward the Deity, offered obeisances to Lord Nrsimha as He proceeded toward the temple. He recited the following verses again and again while offering obeisances. namas te nara-simhaya prahladahlada-dayine hiranyakasipor vaksah- sila-tanka-nakhalaye "`I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nrsimhadeva. You are the giver of pleasure to Maharaja Prahlada, and Your nails cut the chest of Hiranyakasipu like a chisel cutting stone. ito nrsimhah parato nrsimho yato yato yami tato nrsimhah bahir nrsimho hrdaye nrsimho nrsimham adim saranam prapadye "`Lord Nrsimhadeva is here, and He is also there on the opposite side. Wherever I go, there I see Lord Nrsimhadeva. He is outside and within my heart. Therefore I take shelter of Lord Nrsimhadeva, the original Supreme Personality of Godhead.'" tabe prabhu karila jagannatha darasana ghare asi' madhyahna kari' karila bhojana Having offered obeisances to Lord Nrsimhadeva, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu visited the temple of Lord Jagannatha. Then He returned to His residence, finished His noon duties and took His lunch. Cc Antya 16.51-54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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