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- Stanza 1 (refrain)
ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे, प्रभु जय नरसिंह हरे।स्तम्भ फाड़ प्रभु प्रकटे, स्तम्भ फाड़ प्रभु प्रकटे, जन का ताप हरे॥ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
oṃ jaya narasiṃha hare, prabhu jaya narasiṃha hare।stambha phāṛa prabhu prakaṭe, stambha phāṛa prabhu prakaṭe, jana kā tāpa hare॥oṃ jaya narasiṃha hare॥
Victory to you, Narasimha, remover of sorrow — victory to you, Lord. Bursting forth from the pillar, bursting forth from the pillar, you took away your devotee's anguish. Victory to you, Narasimha, remover of sorrow.
- Stanza 2
तुम हो दीन दयाला, भक्तन हितकारी, प्रभु भक्तन हितकारी।अद्भुत रूप बनाकर, अद्भुत रूप बनाकर, प्रकटे भय हारी॥ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
tuma ho dīna dayālā, bhaktana hitakārī, prabhu bhaktana hitakārī।adbhuta rūpa banākara, adbhuta rūpa banākara, prakaṭe bhaya hārī॥oṃ jaya narasiṃha hare॥
You are compassionate to the humble, the well-wisher of your devotees — Lord, well-wisher of your devotees. Taking on a wondrous form, taking on a wondrous form, you appeared to take away their fear. Victory to you, Narasimha, remover of sorrow.
- Stanza 3
सबके हृदय विदारण, दुस्यु जियो मारी, प्रभु दुस्यु जियो मारी।दास जान अपनायो, दास जान अपनायो, जन पर कृपा करी॥ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
sabake hṛdaya vidāraṇa, dusyu jiyo mārī, prabhu dusyu jiyo mārī।dāsa jāna apanāyo, dāsa jāna apanāyo, jana para kṛpā karī॥oṃ jaya narasiṃha hare॥
You who tore open the wicked one's heart before every eye, Lord, and put an end to his life. You claimed your servant as your own, you claimed your servant as your own, and showed him your grace. Victory to you, Narasimha, remover of sorrow.
- Stanza 4
ब्रह्मा करत आरती, माला पहिनावे, प्रभु माला पहिनावे।शिवजी जय जय कहकर, पुष्पन बरसावे॥ॐ जय नरसिंह हरे॥
brahmā karata āratī, mālā pahināve, prabhu mālā pahināve।śivajī jaya jaya kahakara, puṣpana barasāve॥oṃ jaya narasiṃha hare॥
Brahma performs your aarti and garlands you, Lord, garlands you. Shivji, crying victory, victory, showers down flowers. Victory to you, Narasimha, remover of sorrow.
Overview
Om Jai Narsingh Hare is a short Hindi aarti of four stanzas addressed to Narasimha, the fourth of Vishnu’s ten principal avatars (the Dashavatara) — a form that is half lion, half man. Tradition holds that the demon-king Hiranyakashipu had won a boon making him nearly impossible to kill: not by man or beast, not by day or night, not indoors or outdoors, not on the ground or in the air, and not by any weapon. His son Prahlad remained devoted to Vishnu despite his father’s persecution, and when Hiranyakashipu demanded to know if Vishnu was present in a palace pillar, Narasimha burst out of it at twilight and killed him on the threshold of a doorway, across his own lap, using his claws — satisfying every term of the boon at once. This aarti’s opening line, “stambh phaṛ prabhu prakaṭe” (“bursting from the pillar, the Lord appeared”), refers directly to that moment.
Origin and source
The sources consulted for this aarti’s text do not attribute it to a named composer; it circulates as a standard printed aarti in Hindi devotional collections and is sung identically across Vaishnav households and ISKCON worship. Stanza 3’s phrase “dusyu jiyo mārī” is printed the same way across the devotional sources consulted; it is best understood as a form of “dasyu” (दस्यु), a Sanskrit-derived word for a bandit or wicked one, used here for Hiranyakashipu.
How it is recited
This aarti is sung during Narasimha Jayanti, observed on the fourteenth day (chaturdashi) of the waxing half of the month of Vaishakha, the day Narasimha is said to have appeared. Vaishnav and ISKCON devotees mark the occasion with Narasimha’s puja and, in many households, a one-day fast, followed by this aarti sung with a lit lamp or camphor flame circled before his image. Outside of the festival, it is also sung as part of regular household or temple aarti to Narasimha, with those present joining in the short refrain, “Om jai Narsingh hare,” after each stanza.
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