Narasimha Jayanti (birthday / appearance day) information (When it is celebrated) | Which day is good to worship Lord Narasimha? | When was Narasimha born? | Why is Narasimha Jayanti celebrated?
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Lord Sri Narasimha Jayanti in 2024 date : Lord Sri Narasimha Jayanti falls on Tuesday, 21st of May, 2024.
Lord Sri Narasimha is an avatar of Lord Sri Vishnu himself. There is no difference between Lord Sri Vishnu and Lord Sri Narasimha.
Lord Sri Narasimha takes his avatar to save his devotee named Prahlada in the Satya (Krita) Yuga, where 99.99% of the people were the sajjanas (Followers of Sanatana Dharma), unlike the Kali Yuga, where only 0.1% of the people are sajjanas.
(Sajjanas meaning : Sajjanas are the kind of people who are the real devotees of Lord Sri Vishnu, follow the rules of Sanatana Dharma and who always wish to learn more and more information about him under the guidance of correct Vaishnava Guru.)
Lord Sri Vishnu is the most kindest. If even the smallest of the smallest devotee calls him with true devotion, Lord Sri Vishnu (Lord Sri Narasimha) will definitely come to save his devotees.
The devotee must have full faith and devotion in Lord Sri Vishnu (Lord Sri Narasimha). Then, definitely Lord Sri Vishnu (Lord Sri Narasimha) will rescue his devotee(s).
Meaning of Narasimha = Narasimha = Nara + Simha = Divine half Human form + Divine half Lion form. He takes the avatar of to protect his devotee Prahlada and to slay the demon King Hiranyakashipu (Hiranyakashyap).
Now let us go to our main subject:
Meaning of Jayanti : Jayanti means divine appearance day. Lord Sri Narasimha’s Jayanti is celebrated on Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi.
That is, Vaishakha maasa / month, Shukla paksha / bright fortnight and on Chaturdashi / fourth day of the month.
(Lord Sri Vishnu or Lord Sri Narasimha or any avatar(s) of Lord Sri Vishnu doesn’t take birth. But rather, he appears as per his own wish and will and he is not at all dependent on anyone or anything for appearing.)
Why Narasimha appeared (took avatar) : Lord Sri Vishnu appeared in the form of Lord Sri Narasimha on this day (Narasimha Jayanti) as a half divine lion and half divine man to kill the rakshasa / demon Hiranyakashipu.
When Vaisakha Shukla Chaturdashi and Swati Nakshatra intercepts on the same day, it is considered as very auspicious day.
Let us consider a divine shloka from Srimad Bhagavatam (Srimad Bhagavata Purana) as given below:
सत्यं विधातुं निजभृत्यभाषितं व्याप्तिं च भूतेष्वखिलेषु चात्मनः | अदृष्यतात्यद्भुतरूपमद्वहन् स्तंभे सभायां न मृगं न मानुषं ||
ಸತ್ಯಂ ವಿಧಾತುಂ ನಿಜಭೃತ್ಯಭಾಷಿತಂ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಂ ಚ ಭೂತೇಷ್ವಖಿಲೇಷು ಚಾತ್ಮನ: | ಅದೃಷ್ಯತಾತ್ಯದ್ಭುತರೂಪಮುದ್ವಹನ್ ಸ್ತಂಭೇ ಸಭಾಯಾಂ ನ ಮೃಗಂ ನ ಮಾನುಷಂ ||
satyaṁ vidhātuṁ nijabhr̥tyabhāṣitaṁ vyāptiṁ ca bhūtēṣvakhilēṣu cātmana: | adr̥ṣyatātyadbhutarūpamudvahan stambhē sabhāyāṁ na mr̥gaṁ na mānuṣaṁ ||
(Reference : Srimad Bhagavata / Vishnu Purana, Saptama Skanda, Adhyaya 8, shloka 18)
Meaning : satyam= true; vidhātum = to prove; nija-bhṛtya-bhāṣitam = the words of His own servant (Prahlāda Mahārāja, who had said that his Bhagavan (God) is present everywhere and in everything);
vyāptim = the pervasion; cha = and; bhūteṣu = among the living entities and elements; akhileṣu = all over and everything; cha = also; ātmanaḥ = of Himself;
adṛśyata = was seen; ati = very very; adbhuta = marvelous; rūpam = form; udvahan = taking; stambhe = in the pillar; sabhāyām = within the assembly; na = not; mṛgam = an animal; na = nor; mānuṣam = a human being.
Translation of the above shloka : To prove that the words of His (Lord Sri Narasimha) servant / devotee Prahlāda was substantial in other words.
To prove that the Sarvottama / Supreme Bhagavan (God) is present everywhere and in everything, even within the pillar of an assembly hall, the Sarvottama / Supreme Bhagavan (God), that is, Lord Sri Vishnu exhibited a marvelous form never ever been seen before by anyone.
The form was neither that of a man nor that of a lion. Thus the Bhagavan (God) appeared in His (Lord Sri Narasimha) marvelous form in the assembly hall.
In Srimad Bhagavat Gita, Chapter # 2 (Verse / Shloka 62 & 63) Lord Sri Krishna to Arjuna says that:
ध्यायतो विषयान्पुंस: सङ्गस्तेषूपजायते | सङ्गात्सञ्जायते काम: कामात्क्रोधोऽभिजायते || 62 ||
ಧ್ಯಾಯತೋ ವಿಷಯಾನ್ಪುಂಸ: ಸಂಗಸ್ತೇಷೂಪಜಾಯತೇ | ಸ೦ಗಾತ್ಸಜ್ಞಾಯತೇ ಕಾಮ: ಕಾಮಾತ್ಕ್ರೋಧೋಭಿಜಾಯತೇ || 62 ||
dhyāyatō viṣayānpunsa: saṅgastēṣūpajāyatē | sangātsajñāyatē kāma: kāmātkrōdhōbhijāyatē || 62 ||
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोह: सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रम: | स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति || 63 ||
ಕ್ರೋಧಾದ್ಭವತಿ ಸಮ್ಮೋಹ: ಸಮ್ಮೋಹಾತ್ಸ್ಮೃತಿವಿಭ್ರಮ: | ಸ್ಮೃತಿಭ್ರಂಶಾದ್ ಬುದ್ಧಿನಾಶೋ ಬುದ್ಧಿನಾಶಾತ್ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯತಿ || 63 ||
krōdhādbhavati sam’mōha: sam’mōhātsmr̥tivibhrama: | smr̥tibhranśād bud’dhināśō bud’dhināśātpraṇaśyati || 63 ||
Meaning of the above two shlokas : “when a man thinks of objects, attachment for them arises, from attachment desire is born, from desire arises anger.
From anger comes delusion, from delusion loss of memory, from loss of memory the destruction of discrimination and from destruction of discrimination man perishes”.
Kaama (काम – lust, craze, desire), Krodha (क्रोध) (anger, hatred), Lobha (लोभ) (greed, miserliness, narrow minded), Moha (मोह) (delusory emotional attachment), Mada (मद) or Ahankara (अहंकार) (pride, stubborn mindedness),
Matsarya (मात्सर्य) (envy, jealousy, show or vanity, and pride) are the six internal enemies of man kind known as Arishadvargas (Negative and unwanted passions).
Here, Ari means enemy. They are the cause of all kinds of difficult experiences in our life. These negative roles prevent mankind from realizing the ultimate reality (Lord Sri Vishnu).
When these negative passions are overridden, the ego manifests, which is the greatest enemy of human beings. A person with ego becomes self-centered and ignorant of his surroundings (environment).
In the legend of ‘Narasimha Avatar’, the demon King Hiranyakashipu (Hiranyakashyap) is depicted as the personification of obsessive human egoism.
The demon King Hiranyakashipu (Hiranyakashyap) did tapas (penance) for 10,600 years. He received blessings as per his own wish and will. But he was not able to live for more than 5+ years from that day.
The demon King Hiranyakashipu (Hiranyakashyap) was completely ignorant of the greatness and omnipresence of Lord Sri Vishnu and eventually perished at the hands of the Supreme Lord in the form of Lord Sri Narasimha.
The lesson one should learn from this legend is that if one does not limit or control his ego he may have to pay a heavy penalty in life for his bad and ill karmas.
The only solution is complete surrender to Lord Sri Narasimha (Lord Sri Vishnu) who helps overcome the weakness of ignorance and protects his devotees from internal and external enemies.
Lord Sri Narasimha is one of the most powerful, rare and precious incarnations of Lord Sri Vishnu and is depicted as a great protector in times of need.
[There is no difference between any avatars of Lord Sri Vishnu. He is same in Lord Sri Rama avatar or Lord Sri Krishna avatar or Lord Sri Vedavyasa avatar of any of his avatar(s).]
Lord Sri Narasimha is an instant incarnation called ‘Avesha-Avatar’ (no prior preparations are made) where, Lord Sri Narasimha appears at his own wish and will in a very fierce and attractive form.
Lord Sri Vishnu doesn’t need any preparations to take his avatar(s). He just wishes and it happens immediately as per his wish and will.
Lord Sri Vishnu (Lord Sri Narasimha) is the God of Gods, that is, he is the Supreme (Sarvottama). He is Mrithyu for the Mrithyu, that is, he is the death to the death, the one who eliminates the death cycles.
Lord Sri Vishnu (Lord Sri Narasimha) is not dependent on birth or death. But rather, birth and death is completely dependent on Lord Sri Vishnu (Lord Sri Narasimha).
Vaishakha Shukla Chaturdashi, the 14th day of the bright fortnight in the Hindu Lunar calendar is celebrated as Lord Sri Nrusimha (Narasimha) Jayanthi.
It was on this day the Lord Sri Vishnu got manifested as Lord Sri Narasimha in the constellation of Swati star to protect his devotee, Prahlada.
Worshipping Lord Sri Narasimha or Lord Sri Nrusimha or Lord Sri Naarasimha or Lord Sri Lakshmi Naarasimha (Narasimha) on this day is highly meritorious and auspicious.
Let’s all chant this below shloka to get all the good, divine and auspicious things in our life:
उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम्। नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥
ಉಗ್ರಂ ವೀರಂ ಮಹಾವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ಜ್ವಲಂತಂ ಸರ್ವತೋಮುಖಮ್ । ನೃಸಿಂಹಂ ಭೀಷಣಂ ಭದ್ರಂ ಮೃತ್ಯುಮೃತ್ಯುಂ ನಮಾಮ್ಯಹಂ ॥
ugraṁ vīraṁ mahāviṣṇuṁ jvalantaṁ sarvatōmukham। nr̥sinhaṁ bhīṣaṇaṁ bhadraṁ mr̥tyumr̥tyuṁ namāmyahaṁ॥
Meaning of this shloka is as given here : I bow before the most ferocious and valiant form of Lord Sri Vishnu, that is Lord Sri Narasimha (Nrusimha), he is bright like fire, having his presence everywhere, who is most divine and auspicious and who is death of death itself.
Ancient (Puranic) temple names of Lord Sri Narasimha is as given below:
1. Ahobilam (Nava Narasimha Kshetram). | 2. Yadagirigutta Narasimha Temple, Telangana. | 3. Sri Malyadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Devastanam Andhra Pradesh. |
4. Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam. | 5. Dharmapuri Bhargava Narasimha Swami Temple, Andhra Pradesh. 6. Vedhadhri Yoga Narasimha Swami Temple. |
7. Antharvedhi Aanandha Narasimha Swami Temple. | 8. MangalaGiri Panakala Narasimha Swami Temple. | 9. PenchalaKona Chathravati Narasimha Swami temple, Nellore Andhra Pradesh. |
10. VADAPALLY Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple. | 11. Mattapalli Lakshmi Narasimha temple. | 12. Kethavaram laxminarshima swamy temple, Guntur district. |
13. ARULMIGU LAKSHMI NARASHIMA SWAMY TEMPLE Sholinghur Tamil Nadu. | 14. NAMAKKAL NARASIMHA Temple. | 15. Sri Lakshmi Narashima Perumal Temple, Poovarasankuppam, Villupuram, Tamilnadu. |
16. Devarayan Durga Narasimhaswamy Temple Karnataka. | 17. Narsinghji Temple, Hindaun city, Rajasthan. | 18. Shri Kshetra Jwala Nrusinha Teerth,Kole Narsinhapur, Maharashtra. |
19. Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Kadiri, Andra Pradesh. | 20. Shri Jharni Narsimha Mandir Bidar. | 21. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Antarvedi. |
22. Seebi Narasimha Swamy Temple. | 23. Narasimha Konda. | 24. Melkote Yoga Narasimha Temple, Karnataka. | 25. Hariharapuram LAKSHMINARASIMHA SWAMY Temple. |
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