Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 16.52
Respect Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s Pleasure and Power
“ ‘I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva. You are the giver of pleasure to Mahārāja Prahlāda, and Your nails cut the chest of Hiraṇyakaśipu like a chisel cutting stone.
What the purport teaches
- The prayer offers respectful obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, the giver of pleasure to Mahārāja Prahlāda.
- His nails cut Hiraṇyakaśipu’s chest like a chisel cutting stone.
- The purport identifies this prayer and the following verse as quotations from the Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa.
Try this today
Say slowly, “I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva.”
Ask yourself
What do the prayer’s descriptions of pleasure and power help me appreciate about Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.