Sacred Library (All Aartis)
AARTIDeity: Lord Narasimha
Om Jai Narasimha Hare (Lord Narasimha Aarti)
Complete 8-stanza Aarti honoring the fourth avatar of Lord Vishnu who manifested from a stone pillar to protect young Prahlada from Holika and Hiranyakashipu.
Auspicious Timing: Holika Dahan night, Narasimha Jayanti, and twilight sandhya
Sacred Benefits: Shields against acute malevolence, negative energies, protects vulnerable devotees, and neutralizes all astrological afflictions.
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ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे, प्रभु जय नरसिंह हरे। स्तंभ फाड़ि प्रभु प्रगटे, जन का कष्ट हरे॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare, Prabhu Jaya Narasiṁha Hare | Stambha Phāḍi Prabhu Pragaṭe, Jana Kā Kaṣṭa Hare || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: Hail Lord Narasimha! Bursting forth from the stone pillar to redeem Your humble devotee Prahlada and remove all suffering from the universe!
तुम हो दीन दयाला, भक्तन हितकारी। हिरण्यकशिपु अति गर्वी, नख से उर विदारी॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Tuma Ho Dīna Dayālā, Bhaktana Hitakārī | Hiraṇyakaśipu Ati Garvī, Nakha Se Ura Vidārī || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: O Merciful Lord of the destitute and benefactor of devotees! You ripped open the chest of the tyrannical Hiranyakashipu with Your bare divine claws!
भक्त प्रह्लाद उबारे, निर्भय वर दीन्हा। अग्नि जली नहिं बांकी, जल थल वश कीन्हा॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Bhakta Prahlāda Ubāre, Nirbhaya Vara Dīnhā | Agni Jalī Nahiṁ Bāṅkī, Jala Thala Vaśa Kīnhā || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: You protected the young devotee Prahlada and bestowed fearlessness upon him! Holika's blazing fire could not singe a single hair of his head!
रूप भयानक धार्यो, नख-मुख विकराला। कांपे सुर-मुनि सारे, देखत विकराला॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Rūpa Bhayānaka Dhāryo, Nakha-Mukha Vikarālā | Kāṁpe Sura-Muni Sāre, Dekhata Vikarālā || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: Assuming an awe-inspiring half-lion half-human avatar with terrifying claws and glowing eyes! Even the gods and sages trembled before Your cosmic fury!
नहिं भीतर नहिं बाहिर, नहिं दिन नहिं राती। द्वार देहरी पर मारेउ, सुर-नर हरषाती॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Nahiṁ Bhītara Nahiṁ Bāhira, Nahiṁ Dina Nahiṁ Rātī | Dvāra Deharī Para Māreu, Sura-Nara Haraṣātī || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: Honouring Brahma's boon: neither indoors nor outdoors, neither by day nor by night; You slew the titan upon the threshold at twilight, causing heaven and earth to rejoice!
नहिं अस्त्र नहिं शस्त्र, केवल तीक्ष्ण नखारे। दैत्य दल विकल कीन्हो, असुर निकंदन हारे॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Nahiṁ Astra Nahiṁ Śastra, Kevala Tīkṣṇa Nakhāre | Daitya Dala Vikala Kīnho, Asura Nikandana Hāre || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: Using neither manufactured weapons nor astras, You decimated the demon hordes with Your sharp lion claws, defending Dharma!
कश्यप-सुत को तारेउ, ब्रह्म-वचन पाला। नरहरि रूप अनूपा, जग तारणहारा॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Kaśyapa-Suta Ko Tāreu, Brahma-Vacana Pālā | Narahari Rūpa Anūpā, Jaga Tāraṇahārā || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: Liberating Prahlada while upholding every word of Brahma's boon! Unparalleled Narahari Avatar, savior of the universe!
आरती जो कोई गावे, नरसिंह भगवान की। सब संकट मिट जावे, रिद्धि-सिद्धि पावे, रक्षा हो प्रान की॥ ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
Āratī Jo Koī Gāve, Narasiṁha Bhagavāna Kī | Saba Saṅkaṭa Miṭa Jāve, Ṛddhi-Siddhi Pāve, Rakṣā Ho Prāna Kī || Om Jaya Narasiṁha Hare ||
Meaning: Whoever sings this Aarti of Lord Narasimha is freed from all fears, enemies, and obstacles, receiving divine protection and spiritual fortitude!
Spiritual Significance & Fruits
Holika Dahan marks Prahlada's deliverance from Holika's fire through Lord Narayana's grace, culminating in Narasimha's appearance at twilight.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How is Lord Narasimha connected to Holi / Holika Dahan?
Holika was granted a boon that fire would never burn her. When she sat with young Prahlada in the fire, Narayana shielded Prahlada while Holika burned, demonstrating that evil turns to ash before true devotion.