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Prayer to Lord Nṛsiṁha (tava kara-kamala-vare nakham)

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PRAYER TO LORD NṚSIṀHA
FROM DAŚĀVATĀRA
by Jayadeva Gosvāmī
tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛṅgaṁ
dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgam
keśava dhṛta-nara-hari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare
tava—Your; kara—hands; kamala—lotus-like; vare—on the beautiful; nakham—nails; adbhuta—wonderful; śṛṅgam—pointed; dalita—ripped apart; hiraṇyakaśipu—of Hiraṇyakaśipu; tanu—the body; bhṛṅgam—wasp-like; keśava—O Lord Keśava; dhṛta—who assumed; nara—half man; hari—and half lion; rūpa—form; jaya—all glories; jagat-īśa—O Lord of the universe; hare—O Lord Hari.
"O my Lord Nṛsiṁha, Your hands are very beautiful, like the lotus flower, but with Your long nails You have ripped apart the wasp Hiraṇyakaśipu. Unto You, Lord of the universe, I offer my humble obeisances." [Daśāvatāra-stotra 4]
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