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Ugram Viram Mahavishnum

उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं

॥Devanagari॥

उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् । नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥

Transliteration

Ugram viram mahavishnum jvalantam sarvato-mukham · Nrisimham bhishanam bhadram mrityur-mrityum namamy-aham

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Meaning

I bow to Narasimha — the fierce, the heroic, the great Vishnu — blazing in every direction, terrifying yet auspicious, the death of death itself.

When & why

The most-recited Narasimha shloka in the Vaishnava tradition. Use as a protection prayer before sleep or before any threatening situation.

Traditional benefits

Said to grant fearlessness in the face of impossible odds. The "mrityu-mrityu" shloka.

Source: Narasimha Purana

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