Instructions for Worship of Sri Ananta Narasingha-tadiya Bhagavan

NOTE: Tadiya means that which is in relation to the person. So this Tadiya Shila comes from Ahobalam in Andhra Pradesh, where the Lord chased and caught the asura Hiranyaksha.

Simple Prayog:

          1. Pujari should be freshly showered and wearing a clean
          dhoti and top piece.  Along with all paraphernalia for
          worship of Ananta-Nrsingha-tadiya, altar pictures of Srila
          Prabhupada, Pancha Tattva and Radha-Krishna are required.

          2. Mix at least 1 drop of Ganges water into the water pot,
          and fill the panchpatra (acmana cup).  Wrap upavita around
          thumb and stir the water around and chant

                             gange ca yamune caiva
                               godavari sarasvati
                             narmade sindho kaveri
                           jale 'smin sannidhim kuru

          Then sprinkle all articles of worship, chanting "om
          ugranarasinghaye namah" 8 times.

          3. While sitting on an asana and facing the altar pictures,
          take acamana (om kesavaya, narananaya, madhavaya, govindaya)
          and chant

                             om apavitra pavitro va
                            sarvavastham gato 'pi va
                           yah smaret pundarikaksham
                            sa bahyabhyantara suchih
                        sri vishnu sri vishnu sri vishnu

          4. Chant managala-shanti (swasti vachan) while holding
          a flower petal between 2nd finger and thumb of right hand:

                 om swasti no govindah swasti no achyutanantau
                       swasti no vasudevo vishnur dadhatu
                          swasti no narayano naro vai
                  swasti nah padmanabhah purushottama dadhatu
                      swasti no vishvakshena vishveshvarah
                      swasti no hrishikesho harir dadhatu
                             swasti vainateyo harih
                 swasti no anjana-suto hanur bhagavato dadhatu
                     swasti swasti sumangalaih kesho mahan
           sri krishna sac-cid-ananda-ghanah sarveshvareshvaro dadhato

          Throw the flower petal over the right shoulder while
          chanting the Pancha-Tattva Maha Mantra and Hare Krishna Maha Mantra.

          5. Repeat the following (bhuta suddhi):

               "I am by nature an eternal servant of Krishna,
               but by misfortune, due to being inimical towards
               Him from time immemorial, I have been identifying
               with this body and have been wandering in the
               cycle of repeated birth and death again and again
               in this material existance being burnt by the
               three-fold miseries.  Now as a result of some
               unimaginable good fortune, by the mercy of my
               spiritual master, I know that I am an eternal
               servant of Krishna, that I am completely apart
               from the gross and subtle body.  Now by the order
               of my spiritual master, following in his
               footsteps, I have obtained the good fortune of
               being able to serve his lotus feet as well as
               the Lotus Feet of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu,
               Sri Sri Radha-Krishna, Sri Sri Laxmi Nrsingha
               and Ananta-Nrsingha-tadiya Bhagavan."

          Then chant:

              naham vipro na ca nara-patir napi vaishyo na shudro
               naham varni na ca grha patir no vanastho yatir va
                kintu prodyan nikhila paramananda-purnamrtabdher
                  gopi-bhartuh pada kamalayor dasa-dasanudasah

          and:

            divyam sri-hari-mandiradhya-tilakam kantham sumalanvitam
          vakshah sri-hari-nama-varna-subhagam sri-khanda-liptam punah
           putam sukshmam namambaram vimalatam nityam vahantim tanum
             dhyayet sri-guru-pada-padma nikate sevotsukam catmanah

          6. Worship of Guru (to remove all obstacles):

          Chant:

                            pratah sriman navadwipe
                           dvi-netram dvi-bhujamgurum
                            varabhaya-pradam shantam
                            smaret tan nama-purvakam

          Then offer a flower, while ringing bell, to Srila Prabhupada
          while chanting the guru pranam
          mantras.

          While wiping floor, setting up paraphernalia, etc., chant
          the 8 guruvastakam prayers, and end them with this verse:

                        srimad-guror astakam etad uccair
                        brahme muhurte pathati prayatnat
                       yas tena vrndavana-natha-shakshat
                        sevaiva labhya janusho 'anta eva

          7. Wrap thumb with upavita and chant "om ugranara singhaye
          namah" 8 times over the set-up articles.

          8. While sitting on an asana and facing the altar, perform
          visesha acamana, twice if possible:

          om keshavaya namah - sip water from brahma tirtha of right
          hand.
          om narananaya namah - same as above.
          om madhavaya namah - same as above.
          om govindaya namah - sprinkle water on right hand.
          om vishnave namah - sprinkle water on left hand.
          om madhusudanaya namah - touch right cheek.
          om trivikramaya namah - touch left cheek.
          om vamanaya namah - wipe upper lip with base of thumb.
          om sridharaya namah - wipe lower lip with base of thumb.
          om hrishikeshaya namah - sprinkle water on both hands.
          om padmanabhya namah - sprinkle water on feet.
          om damodaraya namah - sprinkle water on head.
          om vasudevaya namah - touch upper and lower lips with tips
          of fingers.
          om sankarshanaya namah - touch right nostril with thumb
          and forefinger.
          om pradumnaya namah - touch left nostril with thumb and
          forefinger.
          om aniruddhaya namah - touch right eye with thumb and ring
          finger.
          om purushottamaya namah - touch left eye with thumb and
          ring finger.
          om adhoksajaya namah - touch right ear with thumb and ring
          finger.
          om nrsinghaya namah - touch left ear with thumb and ring
          finger.
          om acyutaya namah - touch navel with thumb and little
          finger.
          om janardanaya namah - touch heart with palm of hand.
          om upendraya namah - touch head with all fingers.
          om haraye namah - touch right arm with tips of fingers.
          om krishnaya namah - touch left arm with tips of fingers.

          Chant:

                           om tad vishnu parama padam
                             sada pashyanti surayo
                             diviva cakshur-atatam
                             tad vipraso vipanyavo
                             jagrvamsah samindhate
                           vishnur yat paramam padam

          9. Purification (gaura nyasa, etc.)

          Slide tips of thumbs down the sections of each finger,
          from base to tip, and chant, starting with the forefinger:

          om sri laksmi-nrsinghaya namah (forefinger)
          om vajra-nakaya namah (middle finger)
          om maha-rudraya namah (ring finger)
          om sarvato-mukhaya namah. (little finger)

          Clench fingers of both hands together and then abrubtly
          spread all fingers out, showing open palms, while chanting

          om vikatasyaya namah.

          Clap palm of right hand to back of left and, then vice
          versa.  Chant:

          om virayaya namah.

          Alternative finger purification:
          Hold out thumbs of both hand, chant: om klim angustabhyam
          namah
          First finger: om gau tarjanibhyam namah
          2nd finger: om ra madhyamabhyam namah
          3rd finger: om ya anamikabhyam namah
          4th finger: om na kanisthikabhyam namah
          Clap palms together and chant: om ma karatala-
          karaprsthabhyam namah

          Touch heart with all fingers, chant: om klim hrdayaya namah
          " head " " ": om gau sirase svaha
          " sikha " thumb: om ra sikhayai vasat
          Cross arms: om ya kavacaya hum
          Touch eyes with 2 fingers: om na netrabhyam vausat
          Clap thrice, snap fingers above head in 4 directions: om
          ma astraya phat
          Chant: bhu bhuva sva om iti digbandhana

          10. Ring bell and chant:

          svagatam su svagatam bhavet (to bring Lord to arcana-pitha)
          or
          svagatam susvagatam te? (if He's already there)
          Then chant:
                             [Nrsingha bija mantra]
                ugram biram maha-ghoram jwalantam sarvato mukham
               nrsingham bijanam bhadram mrtyu mrtyum namamy aham

          11. Place flower petal and tulasi on snan vedi, show chakra
          mudra over it and chant:

          idam asanam + [mula mantra] am hrim ksraum krom hum phat sri
                             nrsingha tadiya namah

          12. Show pranam mudra, then avahana mudra in offering seat
          to Lord and chant:

                          prabhu krpaya svagatam kuru
             am hrim ksraum krom hum phat sri nrsingha tadiya namah

          13. Place His Lordship on snan vedi asana and show stapana
          mudra.  Remove crown, eyes.

          14.  Chant Nrsingha-bija mantra and show ankusa, dhenu, matsya,
          chakra, nrsingha and sarva mudras over water, flower petals and
          tulasi mixture in kushakushi.
          Chant etat padyam (& mula mantra) and offer one spoon as
          footwash.

          15. Chant: idam arghyam etc., ring bell and offer one spoon
          to head of Deity.

          15. Chant idam acmaniyam etc. and offer 3 spoons as footwash.

          16. Chant esha madhuparka etc. and offer one spoon as madhuparka.

          17. Chant idam tailam etc. and show dhenu, matsya, chakra, nrsingha
          and sarva mudras over pot of lemon or lime juice.  Ring bell,
          pouring over head of Deity.  Use brush to rub juice into Deity's
          rough surface.

          18. Chant idam sugandha tailam etc., show dhenu, matsya,
          chakra, nrsingha and sarva mudras over fragrant oil, ring
          bell and pour a few drops on head of Deity.  Massage with
          fingers.

          19. Chant Nrsingha-bija mantra and show ankusa, dhenu, matsya,
          chakra, nrsingha and sarva mudras over bathing water pot.  Fill
          small laxmi conch with that water.  Place tulasi leaves in conch.
          Chant idam snaniyam etc., show snana, nrsingha and sarva mudras,
          ring bell while pouring the water onto head of Deity while
          chanting Hare Krishna Mahamantra, or Brahma-samhita, or
          prayers to Lord Nrsinghadeva.  Pour thrice from laxmi conch,
          emtying shell completely each time.

          20. Keeping left hand covered, dry Deity with silk cloth.
          Place on eyes.  Put His Lordship on Ananta, atop a flower
          petal seat.

          21. Chant idam vastram etc., show vastra mudra.  Do same
          with upavitam and tilakam.

          22. Chant esha gandha, show N. & s. mudras, apply sandalwood
          chandan and kunkum to head of Deity (making tilak, mouth,
          etc.)

          23. Chant etat tulasi patram etc., show N.& s. mudras and
          decorate Deity with Tulasi.

          24. Chant idam abharanam etc., show N. & s. mudras, and
          place crown on His Lordship's head.

          25. Show chakra, padma, shanka and gada mudras, nrsingha
          and sarva mudra).

          26. Light a stick of incense.  Chant esa dhupa etc. and:

                  vanaspati rasotpanno gandhaya gandha uttamah
                aghreyah sarva-devanam dhupo 'yam pratigrhyatam

          Show dhupa, N. & s. mudras, offer through Guru to Gouranga,
          Krishna, Laxmi-Nrsingha and Ananta-Nrsingha tadiya, with
          appropriate mula mantras, 4-2-7, while ringing bell.

          27. Light camphor lamp.  Chant esha dipa etc. and:

                   swa-prakasho maha-tejah sarvatas timirapah
                sa bahyabhyantara-jyotir dipo'yam pratigrhyatam

          Show dipa, N. & s. mudras, offer 4-2-3-7 as above, while
          ringing bell.

          28. Chant idam malyam etc., show mali, N. & s. mudras and
          offer garland (or flower instead).

          29.  Chant idam naivedyam idam paniyam etc.  Pour a little water
          from conch over foodstuffs.  Chant om amrtopastaram asi svaha + mula
          mantra.  Show grasa mudra,* with "svaha" mantras (om pranaya svaha,
          ...apanaya...vyanaya...udanaya...samanaya...), then with
          mula mantra.  Ring bell and chant thrice pranam mantras
          for spiritual master, namo mahavadanaya, namo brahmanya
          devaya, pancha-tattva maha mantra, hare krishna maha-mantra,
          namaste narasinghaya and tava kara kamala prayers.  Then
          chant:

             yad-dattam bhakti-matrena patram pushpam phalam jalam
                     aveditam nivedyan tu tad grhanukampaya

          Chant first line of gayatri.

          30. After the Lord has taken, chant om amrtapidhanam asi
          svaha + mula mantra; then chant
          idam gandusam etc. + Nrsingha, sarva mudras
          idam mukha hasta praksalanam idam anga vastram etc. (ditto
          mudras)
          idam mukha hasam etc., offer spices, ditto mudras

          31. Chant idam sarvam and show N. & s. mudras over two
          flower petals.  Offer while ringing bell with mula mantras.

          32. Chant nrsingha gayatri:

                          aum ugranarasimhaya vidmahe
                vajranakaya dhimahi tan no nrsingha pracodayate

          33. Chant the following prayers:

                            mantra-hinam kriya-hinam
                             bhakti-hinam janardana
                             yat pujitam maya deva
                             paripurnam tad astu me

                            vidhi-hinam mantra-hinam
                             yat kinchid upapaditam
                            kriya-mantra-vihinam va
                           tat sarvam ksantum arhasi

                             ajnanad athava jnanad
                             ashubam yan maya krtam
                           ksantum arhasi tat sarvam
                             dasyenaiva grhana mam

                            sthitih seva gatir yatra
                          smritish cinta stutir vacah
                            bhuyat sarvatmana vishno
                            madiyam tvayi ceshtitam

                               aparadha sahasrani
                            kriyante har nisham maya
                            daso 'ham iti mam matva
                              ksamasva madhusudana

                             pratijna tava govinda
                            na me bhakta pranasyati
                            iti samsmrtya samsmrtya
                            pranan samdharayamy aham

                             kva caham kitavah papo
                            brahma ghno nirapatrapah
                             kva ca narayatety etad
                             bhagavan nama mangalam

                      na dharma-nistho 'smi na catma vedi
                        na bhaktimams tvac-caranaravinde
                         akincano 'nanya-gatih sharanya
                       tvat-pada-mulam sharanam prapadya

          "I am not a virtuous person, fixed in the principles of
          religious conduct, and neither am I a great
          transcendentalist, awakened to spiritual knowledge.  In
          addition to this, I have not the slightest trace of devotion
          for Your lotus feet.  O refuge of the devotees, although
          I am so unqualified, please permit me to take shelter under
          your lotus feet, for I am now lost in this material world,
          I do not possess anything of value, and I have no place
          to turn."

          na ninditam karma tad asti loke
          sahasrasho yan na maya vyadhayi
          so'ham vipakavasare mukunda
          krandami sampraty agatis tavagre

          "In this world there is not a single abominable deed that
          I have not done thousands of times.  Now that my sins are
          bearing fruit, and I have no place to turn, I come before
          You.  I weep and cry out, 'O Mukunda'."

          aparadha-sahasra-bhajanam
          patitam bhima-bhavarnavodare
          agatim sharanagatam hare
          krpaya kevalam atmasat kuru

          "O Lord Hari, please mercifully accept this person who
          is a storehouse of thousands of offenses, who has fallen
          into the terrible ocean of repeated birth and death, who
          has no place to go, and who now begs shelter from You."

                             [Nrsingha maha-mantra]
          Om namo bhagavate sri maha-nrsinghaya, damstra haralavadana
          ghora-rupaya vajra-nakhaya jvala maline mama vighnan paco
          paco mama bhayan bhindhi bhindhi mama shatrun vidravaya
          vidravaya sarva riston prabhanjaya prabhanjaya chata chata
          hana hana chindi chindi mama sarva bhistan puraya puraya
          mam raksha raksha hum phat svaha

                         om namo bhagavate narasinghaya
          namas tejiyase avir avirbhava vajra nakha vajra damstra karmasayan
                  randhaya randhaya tamo grasa grasa om svaha
                   abhayam abhayam atmani bhuyistha om ksraum

          Om namo bhagavate narasinghaya hiranyakashipu vaksyasthala vitaranya tribhuvanavyapakaya bhuta preta pishachadakini-
          shakini mulanmulanaya stambhodbhavaya samastadoshan hara
          hara visara visara paca paca hana hana kampaya kampaya
          hrim hrim phat phat tham tham ehi rudra ajnapataye svaha
          om.

          Om ksraum namo bhagavate narasimhaya jvalamaline dipla
          damstrayagni netraya sarva rakshaghnaya sarva bhutavinasaya
          sarva jvara vinashaya daha daha paco paco raksha raksha
          hum phat

          34. Lord Nrsingha's maha may be offered to Srila Prabhupada
          with this mantra:

                 idam narasingha-mahaprasadam idam gurave namah

          And water for washing the mouth may be offered with this
          mantra:

                       idam acamaniyam aim gurave namah.
 
 

          Note: Sri Sri Laxmi Nrsingha receive bathing, chandan,
          Tulasi, dhupa, dipa and sarva offering with the mula mantra
          "am hrim ksraum krom hum phat laxmi nrsinghabhyam namah."