| Puthra Prapthi ashtakam |
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| By Mukkur Lakshmi Narasimhachar |
Translated by Legend PRRamachander |
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| ( This prayer is addressed to Narasimhamurthy of Mattapalli seeking for the
birth of a son. This town is in the Huzurnagar taluq, Nalgonda District of
Andhra Pradesh and is on the bank of River Krishna. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha
Swami (also known as Sri Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy) resides in this
great temple in his cave dwelling. The other presiding Deities of Mattapalli
dhama are Sri Raajyalakshmi and SriChenchu Lakshmi , who are present
alongside Lord Narasimha. This is one of the temples of Pancha Narasimhas.) |
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| Puthra Prapthi Asthakam (Translitration) |
Puthra Prapthi Asthakam (Translation) |
| Prahlada varadam, shrestham , rajuya lakshmya samanvitham, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 1 |
Oh God who blessed Prahladha, Oh great one, |
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Oh God who is with Rajya Lakshmi. |
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| Bhardwaja hrudayanthe vasinam vasavanaujam, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 2 |
Oh God who lives in the heart of Bhardwaja, |
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Oh brother of Parvathi. |
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| Sushronya poojitham nithyam , sarva kama dukham harim, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 3 |
Oh God who is daily worshipped by Vedic scholars, |
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Oh God who destroys all sorrow due to desires. |
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| Maha Yagya swaroopam guhayaam nithya vasinam, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 4 |
Oh God who has the form of great fire sacrifice, |
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Oh God who daily lives in caves. |
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| Krishna theera viharam , krishnaam rakshithavaan swayam, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 5 |
Oh God who lives in the shores of river Krishna, |
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Oh God who himself saved Draupadi. |
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| Yama mohitha kshetrasmin , nithya vasa priyam param, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 6 |
Oh divine God who likes to live for ever, |
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In the temple which attracted God Yama. |
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| Chakshina poojitham samyak , chakrinaam sarvatho mukham, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 7 |
Oh god who is agreeably worshipped by the eyes, |
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Oh God who has faces everywhere for the devas. |
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| Yoganandam nithyayanandam nigamagama sevitham, |
I pray Lord Hari of Mattapalli for the sake of a son, |
| Puthrartham prathayathe devam mattapallyadhipam harim, |
Give me a son, give me a son, give me a son, |
| Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi, Sutham dehi. 8 |
Oh God who is happy with yoga , who is forever happy, |
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Oh God who is served by the Vedas. |
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| Sri Narasimham yethi dhyathwa Mukkur Nruharisna krutham, |
If this octet composed by Mukkur Lakshmi Narasimhachar is read daily, |
| Ye padenayashtakam nithyam ishta prapathir bhavishyathi. |
After meditating on Narasimha, all his wishes would be fulfilled. |
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