# Prayer to Lord Nṛsiṁha by Jayadeva Gosvāmī (from Śrī Daśāvatāra-stotra) ### Text One > tava kara-kamala-vare nakham adbhuta-śṛṅgaṁ > dalita-hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu-bhṛṅgam > keśava dhṛta-narahari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare **Synonyms** *tava* — Your; *kara-kamala-vare* — upon the beautiful lotus hands; *nakham* — the nails; *adbhuta-śṛṅgam* — wonderfully sharp tips; *dalita* — ripped apart; *hiraṇyakaśipu-tanu* — the body of the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu; *bhṛṅgam* — the wasp; *keśava* — O Lord Keśava!; *dhṛta-narahari-rūpa* — who assumed the form of Narahari; *jaya* — all glories; *jagat-īśa hare* — O Hari, Lord of the universe! **Translation** O Keśava! O Lord of the universe! O Lord Hari who have assumed the form of a half-man, half-lion! All glories to You! With the wonderfully sharp nails on Your beautiful lotus hands You have ripped apart the wasplike body of Hiraṇyakaśipu.