NOTE:
▪️Stress the letters that are in bold. Ex: bhaje
▪️Extend the letters that have a line on the letter. Example: rāja
▪️Letter ‘na’ and ‘la’ have two different pronunciations. If the letter is in uppercase (caps) ‘N’ or ‘L’, make sure to touch the tip of the tongue to the upper palate of the mouth. For example, ‘puNyam’; the latter is the normal pronunciation.
▪️Similar to ‘na’, we have two different pronunciations for ‘sha’. In ‘shiva’, ‘sh’ is simple and the normal pronunciation. In ‘viShNu’, if you observe “S” is in caps. ‘Sh’ should sound like ‘shut’, where you can feel the air releasing out of the mouth.
Ahobala Naarasimha stotram
lakShmī-katākSha-sarasīruha-rāja-haṁSam
pakShīndhra-shaila-bhavanaṁ bhavanāsha-mīsham ।
gōkShīra-sāra ghana-sāra-patīra-varNam
vandhē kripā-nidhim-ahōbala-nārasiṁham ॥ 1 ॥
ādhyantha-shūnya-majam-avyayam-apramēyam
ādhithya-chandhra-shikhi-lōchanam-ādhidhēvam ।
abjā-mukhābja-madha-lōlupa-matthabhringam
vandhē kripā-nidhim-ahōbala-nārasiṁham ॥ 2 ॥
kōtīra-kōti-ghati-thōjjvala-kānthi-kānthaṁ
kēyūra-hāra-maNi-kundala-mandi-thāṅgaṁ ।
chūdāgra-ranjitha-sudhākara-pūrNa-bimbaṁ
vandhē kripā-nidhim-ahōbala-nārasiṁham ॥ 3 ॥
varāha-vāmana-nr̥siṁha-subhaagya-mīshaṁ
krīdā-vilōla-hr̥dhayaṁ vibudhēndhra-vandhyaṁ ।
haṁsāth-makaṁ parama-haṁsa-manō-vihāraṁ
vandhē kripā-nidhim-ahōbala-nārasiṁham ॥ 4 ॥
mandhākinī-janana-hēthu-padhāra-vindhaṁ
br̥ndhāra-kālaya-vinōdhanam-ujjva-lāṅgaṁ ।
mandhāra-pushpa-thulasī-rachithāṅghri-padhmaṁ
vandhē kripā-nidhim-ahōbala-nārasiṁham ॥ 5 ॥
thāruNya-kr̥shna-thulasī-daLa-dhāma-ramyaṁ
dhāthrī-ramā-bhiramaNaṁ mahanīya-rūpaṁ ।
manthrādhi-rāja-matha-dhānava-māna-bhr̥ṅgaṁ
vandhē kripā-nidhim-ahōbala-nārasiṁham ॥ 6 ॥
॥ ithi ahōbala nr̥siṁha sthōthram ॥
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