Sthothra Special

I've always been told that there are some mantras I should say to ward of bad omens and help settle good ones. As a good kid i would memorise what I could and the rest were book reference. But sometimes I would this how do I know if I'm saying it right? How do I know that I'm saying what needs to be said? What if i'm invertantly attracting bad omens instead of good ones?!?!? Ok, that was a little overboard but you get the drift. Now I have yet to find all the others that I have been parotting away but this is one that I found and tried to implement. I even went to the level of making my own tune for it. But since I dont own a soundcloud account and suck at singing, we'll stick to the meaning, shall we? :D

Sri runa vimochana nrusimha sthothram

(The prayer to Lord Narasimha to get rid of debts.)

Translated by: P.R.Ramachander

(N.B. the debt could be explained also as the debt of Karma, which we have to get rid off to attain salvation.)

Deva karya sidhyartham , sabha sthambha samudbhavam,

Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 1

For the purpose of completion of the need of the devas,

You appeared from a pillar in a palace,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts.

Lakshmyalingitha vamangam, bhakthanaam vara dayakam,

Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 2

Goddess Lakshmi embraces your left side,

And you give boons to your devotees,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts.

Aantramaladaram , sankha charabjayudha darinam,

Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 3

God who wears the inner part of your enemy as garland,

God who holds conch wheel, lotus and other weapons,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts

Smaranath sarva papagnam, khadruja visha nasanam,

Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 4

God whose very thought kills all sins,

God who destroys poison of all snakes,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts.

Simhanadenaahath, digdanthi bhayanasanam,

Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 5

God of a terrible lion like roar,

Who removes fear of elephants, which guard all directions,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts.

Prahlada varadam, srresam, daithyeswara vidharinam,

Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 6

God who was kind to Prahlada,

The lord of Lakshmi and he who ripped apart the king of demons,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts

Krooragrahai peedithanam bhakthanam abhaya pradham,
Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 7

God who gives freedom from fear to devotes,

Who are being troubled by cruel planets,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts.

Veda vedantha yagnesam , brahma rudradhi vandhitham,

Sri nrusimham mahaveeram namami runa mukthaye. 8

God who is the lord of Vedas, Vedanta and sacrifices,

Who is worshipped by Brahma, Rudra and others,

Oh Narasimha who is a great warrior,

I salute you to get rid of my debts

Ya idam padathe nithyam , runa mochana samgnakam,

Anruni jayathe sathyo , danam seegramavapnuyath. 9

He who reads daily this prayer for getting rid of debts,

Would surely become debtless and would soon earn lot of money.

No matter how big of a hot shot you, it doesn't hurt to have an extra hand.

Ssshruti Sssensation..

I know I know its been so long but I am still not over this song. Seriously, of all the actresses that have tried their hand at singing, I think Shruti Haasan's collaboration with David Kushner is by far the most unique and rocking song EVER!! No one near the candy floss stuff that others have tried to do. Ok, fine the movie is "beyond words" but the song and the clip for "Beyond the snake" made me feel like it was worth the struggle.

So here you are. Take as squizz at the diva in action..



But its not just this one song that I love. She has an electrifying voice that is so unlike her father's but just as mesmerizing. I have heard some of her work on her Myspace. My personal favourites are Bury Me, Again and Tamil.

Although the clip is little off for my likings love her rendition of Aazma Luck Aazma..



Lets not forget her collaboration with Blaaze in Unnaipol Oruvan for the title track music video.



But I think one of the absolute favourites I have of Shruti singing is this impromptu style rendition of Waqt Ne Kiya. Totally awesome and beautifully sung.