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(nR^isiMhapa~nchAmR^itastotram)

##Introduction:-
Ahobilam is a pilgrimage centre situated in Andhra pradesh, India.  It has temples dedicated to Lord Narasimha. The Lord is said to have appeared here from a pillar, destoyed the famous demon Hiranyakasipu and given darsan to Prahlada. The temples are very old, over 1000 years old.  It has attracted many saints and devotees who had sung in praise of the Lord who is an avatar or incarnation of Vishnu.

It is said in Harivamsa (Seshadharma) that Sri Rama visited Ahobilam during His wanderings in search of Sita and prayed to Lord Narasimha for succes of His endeavour. These verses form His prayer.  In the last verse it is said that  these verses are known as Panchamritam.

Hari (##hariH|##) is one of the names of Vishnu - (No.360 in the Vishnu
Sahasranama Stotram).
##hariH \- smR^iti mAtreNa pu.nsAM pApaM sa.nsAraM vA haratIti|## He removes the sins and ignorance that is the cause of the cycle of repeated birth and death just by being thought of.  But the word Hari also means a lion. So, some ascribe this meaning to the name Hari and also add that the form of the Lord available in Vaikunta is that of Narasimha only.  Nrisimhapurvatapaniya Upanishad talks about meditating on the Lord. It advises one to meditate on the form of Narasimha as reclining on the snake-bed of Adisesha in the ocean of milk.

##xIrodArNavashAyinaM nR^ikesariM yogivadAsInaM sheShabhogamUrdhAvR^itam|## Sri Sankaracharya repeats this idea  in the opening verse of his LakShminrisimha Stotram and addresses Lord Narasimha as ##shrImatpayonidhiniketana## = One who has the ocean of milk as His residence and ## bhogIndrabhogamaNirAjitapuNyamUrte## = whose form is shining with the light emanating from the gems in the hoods of the serpant king Adisesha. He opines that the same NArasimha came down and appeared from a pillar in order to remove the sufferings of His devotee Prahlada. In the tenth verse of the same Stotra he addresses the Lord as ##prahlAdakhedaparihAraparAvatAra|##

In keeping with this thought, a Tamil saint - Nammalvar, in one of his verses, had praised the Lord Narasimha and said that his heart yearns to go to Vaikuntam to have His darsan .  The Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram (VS) refers to Narasimha more than once.  ##nArasimhavapuH## VS(21), ##si.nhaH## VS(488), ##vIrahA## VS(741) and ##sarvapraharaNAyudhaH## VS(1000) are examples.

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ahobilaM nArasi.nhaM gatvA rAmaH pratApavAn |
namaskR^itvA shrInR^isi.nha\-mastauShIt kamalApatim ||
govinda keshava janArdana vAsudeva vishvesha vishva madhusUdana vishvarUpa |
shrIpadmanAbha puruShottama puShkarAkSha nArAyaNAchyuta nR^isi.nha namo namaste || 1||
devAH samastAH khalu yogimukhyAH gandharva\-vidyAdhara\-kinnarAshcha |
yatpAdamUlaM satataM namanti taM nArasi.nhaM sharaNaM gato.asmi || 2||
vedAn samastAn khalu shAstragarbhAn vidyAM balaM kIrtimatIM cha lakShmIm |
yasya prasAdAt puruShA labhante taM nArasi.nhaM sharaNaM gato.asmi || 3||
brahmA shivastvaM puruShottamashcha nArAyaNo.asau marutAM patishcha |
chandrArkavAyvagnimarudgaNAshcha tvameva taM tvAM satataM nato.asmi || 4||
svapne.api nityaM jagatAmasheShaM  sraShTA cha hantA vibhuraprameyaH |
trAtA tvamekastrividho vibhinnaH taM tvAM nR^isi.nhaM satataM nato.asmi || 5||
iti stutvA raghushreShThaH pUjayAmAsa taM harim |
puShpavR^iShTiH papAtAshu tasya devasya mUrdhani ||
sAdhu sAdhviti taM prochuH devA R^iShigaNaiH saha || 6||
devAH\:\-
rAghaveNa kR^itaM stotraM pa~nchAmR^itamanuttamam |
paThanti ye dvijavarAH teShAM svargastu shAshvataH || 7||
 || OM tatsat||

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