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Hymns to Lakshmi Narasimha in the original Sanskrit, in your choice of script, with meaning.

Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Karavalamba Stotram
śrīmatpayonidhiniketana cakrapāṇe bhogīndrabhogamaṇirañjitapuṇyamūrte ।
A plea for the Lord's hand to lift the soul out of the suffering of worldly existence (samsara).
13 verses · VasantatilakaRead →
From the Mantraraja Pada Stotra (Pancharatra tradition)
Narasimha Mantra: Ugram Veeram
ugraṃ vīraṃ mahāviṣṇuṃ jvalantaṃ sarvatomukham ।
Protection from fear, danger and adversaries.
1 verse · AnushtubhRead →
Traditional
Narasimha Dwadasa Nama Stotram
prathamaṃ tu mahājvālo dvitīyaṃ tūgrakesarī ।
Daily remembrance of the Lord.
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Attributed to Vadiraja Tirtha
Rina Vimochana Narasimha Stotram
devatākāryasiddhyarthaṃ sabhāstambhasamudbhavam ।
Freedom from debts, both material and the deeper debts of karma.
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Sri Narasimha Kavacham
Spoken by Prahlada (Brahmanda Purana, by tradition)
A protective "armour" of prayer.
Lakshmi Narasimha Ashtottara Shatanamavali
Traditional
108 names for archana, offering a flower or tulasi at each name.
Lakshmi Narasimha Pancharatnam
Attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
Five jewel-verses on devotion and detachment.
Prahlada Stuti (Bhagavatam 7.9)
Prahlada, in the Bhagavata Purana
The prayer that calmed the Lord's fury into grace.