Sri Nrsimha Pancharatnam
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Bhagavan Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy of Ghatikachala (Sholingur)
Introduction to Sri Nṛsiṁha Pañcaratnam
Sri Nṛsiṁha Pañcaratnam is a short but powerful hymn of five verses composed by Kavyakantha Vasishtha Sri Ganapati Muni in praise of Bhagavan Sri Yoga Nṛsiṁha of Ghaṭikācala Kṣetra.
The origin of this hymn is deeply inspiring. One day in 1904, Sri Raghavachari, the Head Master of the school where Sri Ganapati Muni was then working as a teacher, mentioned in conversation that he had visited Cholangipuram, also known as Sholigur and Ghaṭikācala Kṣetra, for the darśan of Sri Yoga Nṛsiṁha Swamy. Since Muni had not visited that sacred place, Raghavachari wished to describe the shrine to him. But even before he could begin, Sri Ganapati Muni, moved by a divine force, began to recite verses spontaneously.
These verses not only described the shrine, but also praised the tattva, mahimā, and vaibhava of Bhagavan Yoga Nṛsiṁha, as though Muni himself had directly seen the deities of Ghaṭikācala. The five verses that poured forth from him impromptu came to be known as Sri Nṛsiṁha Pañcaratnam.
Composed instantaneously through Muni’s divine power and vision, these verses are considered highly powerful. Devotees believe that those who recite this hymn with faith, seeking the help, protection, and grace of Sri Nṛsiṁha, will surely receive his blessings.
॥ kāvyakaṇṭha vāsiṣṭha śrīgaṇapatimuni viracitam śrīnṛsiṁhapañcaratnam ॥
ghaṭikācalamālayamādadhatā śaraṇāgatarakṣaṇamācaratā ।
karuṇākalitena jagatpatinā na vinā mama yāti mudaṁ hṛdayam ॥1॥
vasatiṁ kuruṣe ghaṭikādrivaraṁ hṛdayaṁ ca madīyamadassadaya ।
narasiṁha vihāya vibho kapaṭaṁ vada kutra mano bhavato ramate ॥2॥
ghaṭikācalavāsinamīśamajaṁ satataṁ smaratāṁ kva satāmaśubham ।
yadi ko’pi bhavedaśubhasya lavo rucirāśirudeṣyati pāśi diśi ॥3॥
bahavo’vatarā vilasantu madhuṁ dviṣato nijavigrahato’pyadhikam ।
ghaṭikāgirirāḍvasatau nṛharau karuṇāvati me ramate hṛdayam ॥4॥
caraṇāgatān paramasāttvikān ṛṣīn karuṇāvalokanikareṇa lālayan ।
ghaṭikādrisīmani nṛsiṁhavigraho jagatāṁ patirvasati vāsavārcitaḥ ॥5॥
॥ iti śrībhagavanmaharṣiramaṇāntevāsino vāsiṣṭhasya
narasiṁhasūnorgaṇapateḥ kṛtā ‘śrīnṛsiṁhapañcaratnaṁ’ sampūrṇam ॥