Gandaberunda Narasimha

One of my favourute forms of Narasimha is Gandaberunda. Here he has 8 faces, 32 hands.

Worship of each face will grant one with different powers such as worship of the horse face will
grant knowledge, the varaha or boar face will help destroy enemies.

I frequently get turned off by people who give more importance to stories around these deities,
such as origin of pratyangira to subdue Narasimha, or sharabha to subdue Narasimha. People get
caught in all these stories that they fail to appreciate the beauty of the lord. Pratyangira is also a
beautiful and a very powerful form of the goddess. In fact, Indrajit tried worshipping Pratyangira
as Nikumbalika Devi and was stopped by Lakshmana before Indrajit was killed.

Gandaberunda is one of the most powerful forms of prayogams we know of in the current world.
The upasana requires one to maintain celibacy atleast till he gets siddhi. As a basic qualification
one requires initiation into Narasimha Anushtup Mantra before he can start Gandaberunda
Narasimha. If I can recall, there are about 4 or 5 Gandaberunda temples (all in AP).

I have performed Gandaberunda yagnams and the power is unimaginable, especially as

protection against negative energies and to break related Graha Bandhams.

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30 Responses to Gandaberunda Narasimha

1. Kreshna says:

February 8, 2012 at 8:31 pm

I have never heard or come across this. Where can i read to find out more? Can you
explain more about Gandaberunda? Thank you…

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2. narayandasan says:

February 8, 2012 at 8:54 pm

It is one of the most fierceful forms of Narasimha. He has 8 heads: Monkey or Vanara,
Varaha or Boar, Baluka or Bear,horse faced, garuda or eagle faced, vyagra or tiger faced,
mrigaraja or lion faced and pakshi or bird faced. Worship of each face grants one with the
appropriate siddhis.
It is a very powerful prayogam and this prayogam if rightly done canot be countered by
any other prayogams. Gandaberunda Kalpa is a book in telugu describing the pooja
vidhanams written by a Gandaberunda upaska who is no more.

In Gandaberunda homam for protection or dikbandanam , 12 forms of Narasimha are

worhipped, each form has a different colour , the weapon they hold are different (eg
shoola hasta or so..)

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o Naveen says:

February 16, 2012 at 8:31 am

Sir,

This is Naveen from chennai. Some time back in forum have asked for the details
regarding worship of gandaberunda narasimha. So if you could please let me
know where could i get the above mentioned book or any upasakas to know on
this form of narasimha.
Thanks
Naveen

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 narayandasan says:

February 16, 2012 at 4:49 pm

I will try locating the book. But what would be your purpose for trying
Gandaberunda. The mantra is typically given after the sadhaka completes
a good amount of ashtakshara and mantraraja. Once I met a person who
was telling me about somebody whom he had met near Matapalli and was
engaged in Gandaberunda sadhana. Something went wrong and the old
man had lost his eye sight but still after rectifications undertaking the
sadhana. Strict celibacy needs to be maintained.
However, there are people who are still engaged in the sadhana and have
completed purascharana of the mantra. One of the great upasakas of this
form had passed away last year. He has built a Gandaberunda temple in
vizak.

 Naveen says:

February 16, 2012 at 7:46 pm

Thanks sir. I am a person who is interested in our mantra shastra and

would like to know in details regarding this form of narasimha and would
like to do sadhana on this form. So Sir please let me know on upasakas of
this form whom you know and would like to meet them.

Thanks
Naveen

 narayandasan says:

February 17, 2012 at 6:10 pm

You need to find a mantra guru who will guide you. Siddhi and success of
the mantra will be routed through the guru. My friend was telling me
about how through his guru’s grace he was able to see the deities in
physical form after completion of the prescribed rounds of a mantra. It is
always not the deity acting directly but through the guru. He was
 mentioning about how guru can grant you many siddhis by his grace.
In my experience, I have never had one guru. I had a guru who first gave
me some initial mantras to start. As I finished rounds, more and more
advanced techniques came to me. So start somewhere, depending on your
power, gurus will come to you

o JAIRAM says:

February 16, 2012 at 12:34 pm

Dear Sir,
Very interesting. Can i have your mail id & contact no.. .It will be a privilege
talking to you.

Regards
Jairam

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o Naveen says:

February 18, 2012 at 7:21 am

Thanks for your reply sir. Please help me to reach upasakas/guru’s who could
guide me in the worship of gandaberunda narasimha.

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o Naveen says:

March 11, 2012 at 10:29 am

Sir,

Awaiting for your valuable reply. Waiting for Gandaberunda kalpa book or
information on the same and also info. on upasakas who can guide me on this.

Thanks
Naveen

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 o Rajesh Chand Naithani says:

July 6, 2012 at 3:45 pm

Sir, I am Rajesh Chand Naithani, from Pathankot Punjab, have my roots in

Garhwal. Our ancesters also worshipped Lord narsimha. But my father did not
told me any thing about how to worship lord. I am in doldrums as I do no know
how to please our kuldevta The Lord Narsimhas and I am feeling guilty for this.
Kuldevta is a diet who is worshipped in a lineage. I am pundit (Brahmin). Please
help me so that I can please the lord. rajeshchandnaithani@yahoo.com

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 Narayandasan - A Nrusimha Bhakta says:

July 7, 2012 at 8:58 am

At the bare minimum, you need to find out your kula devata temple and do
service to this temple (atleast once a year). If not , atleast support some of
the Narasimha temples which require financial support

3. VIJAY says:

February 18, 2012 at 5:55 pm

SIR, WILL YOU PLEASE NAME THE UPASAKA – THE AUTHOR OF THE KALPA
IN TELUGU -WHO IS NO MORE.
VIJAY

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4. keshavachari says:

February 22, 2012 at 2:52 am

I would be interested in the prayoga for Gandhaberunda Homa.

adiyen

Keshavachari
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5. lakshmi krishnan says:

February 27, 2012 at 11:56 am

Sir kindly let me know your mail id or phone number for I need to urgently contact you
for lots of information you may have to provide and help us with as we have received a
uttaravu in deva prashnam for building a narasimha temple,

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6. K.S. Narayanan says:

March 15, 2012 at 12:32 pm

Respected Sir,
Grateful thanks for posting a highly useful information about Sri Gandabherunda
Narasimha.
I have been instructed to do upasana of Sri Gandabherunda Narasimha, when I was in the
hospital after undergoing a major surgery for tongue cancer. After I returned home, from
reliable sources I have received few mantras on Sri Gandabherunda Narasimha and the
upasana padhdhati is first to do mantra japam of Sri Narayana Ashtakshari, followed with
Sri Narasimha Anushtup, followed with Gandabherunda Moola mantram.

I understand that there are numerous forms for Sri Gandabherunda Narasimha starting
with 8 faces and expanding to 11, 16, 32, 64 etc and also 12 different forms with his
consort. We are in the process of establishing a TEMPLE TRUST for construction of Sri
Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha Devasthanam, do vigraha pratishta of all forms
of Sri Gandabherunda Narasimha as per divine instructions given to me in my swapnam;

We are looking for detailed information and are in the look out for ancient scriptures on
Sri Gandabherunda Narasimha. I understand that Atharvana Veda Rahasyam,
mantrasaram, Narasimha kalpam contains elaborate details on Sri Gandabherunda
Narasimha and Vishnu Yamalam also contains elaborate details on Sri Gandabherunda
Narasimha and Sri Prathyangira (Narasimhi, Simlakshmi roopam).

I request you to help us by furnishing details of upasakas of Sri Gandabherunda

Narasimha who can guide us in our temple project and also who can help us by providing
various mantras, stothras, upasana, pooja padhdhati, various forms of Sri Gandabherunda
Narasimha.
Pranams
K.S. Narayanan

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o Shrinivaasan says:

April 23, 2012 at 9:46 pm

Dear Sri Narayanan, I saw your post while searching for Sri Gandaberundam out
of my own intuition. I am very sick due to Mouth Cancer. Can I have your email
id since I want to start a communication with you. I am in Chennai.
regards/Shrinivaasan

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 K.S. Narayanan says:

April 23, 2012 at 10:38 pm

Sri Shrinivaasan
Respected Sir,
Sorry to read about your health setback; do not worry; my health was also
affected 15 months ago and I underwent a major surgery for tongue
cancer; my tongue was removed and tongue reconstruction was done by
plastic surgery using flesh from my left hand; I was in the hospital for one
month and after that I underwent radio therapy for two months; I was
immobile for nearly 8 months and now started moving around; while I was
in the hospital I had divya darshan of Sri Narasimha with Sri Lakshmi; I
was instructed to do Sri Gandabherunda Narasimha upasana and I was
initiated by a Guruji, still I am in entry level in the upasana; an oil painting
of Sri Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha with Simhalakshmi [i.e.
Lakshmi also with lion's face] was created and started worship for the past
8 months; a panchaloha vigraha pratishta of Sri Ashtamukha
Gandabherunda Narasimha, having 32 arms with Sri Simahalakshmi on
his left lap will be done on 5th May 2012, being Narasimha Jayanthi, at
Chennai ; we are performing Sri Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha
yagnam, every Swati star day at Chennai; after we get further instructions
from Sri Narasimha, we wish to proceed with building a temple for Sri
Gandabherunda Narasimha. Sri Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha
upasana can be followed only by a Brahmachari or a married male who
had crossed the age of 40 – 50 and who does not have any conjugal
relationship. Maintaining absolute celibacy is very much essential and that
 is the prescribed qualification for this upasana. Females cannot practice
this upasana since it alters hormone level due to excess energy / heat
produced in the body due to the efficacy of mantra japam. This is a very
powerful upasana and should be used only for spiritual progress and not
for any commercial gains or popularity or power. Its results are amazing to
the true follower, since Narasimha’s grace and mercy is abundant. There
are several steps that one has to cross before taking up Sri Ashtamukha
Gandabherunda Narasimha Upasana and they are: 1] Trikala
sandhyavandanam with 108 count Gayathri japam, 2] Narayana
Ashtakshari Japam, 3] Nrisimha Anushtup Mantra japam, 4] Narasimha
Sudarsana Bijakshara mantra japam, 4] Hayagriva mantra japam, 5]
Varaha mantra japam, 6] Garuda mantra japam, 7] Hanumath mantra
japam, 8] Yajur lakshmi mantra japam, 9] Jwala Narasimha mantra japam,
10] Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Jwala Sudarsana Narasimha mantra
japam then starts individual 8 faces mantra japam. Once you are ready
with mantra japa siddhi, then start performing Gandabherunda Yantra
Avarana Pooja by performing digbandhana mantra japam of 12 forms of
Gandabherunda Narasimha. Whatever little knowledge I have gained by
the grace of Sri Narasimha, I have shared it here. You can reach me
through email on: ksnmail@gmail.com.
Dasan, Adiyen, Narayanan, Chennai.

7. K.S. Narayanan says:

March 15, 2012 at 10:50 pm

Respected Sir,

In continuation of my recent communication, I also request you to help us by providing

atleast xerox copy of ancient scriptures on Sri Gandabherunda Narasimha available with
you. If you can spare few hours of your valuable time, I wish to meet you in person and
request you to give me your contact address details, email ID, phone number etc and
oblige. The Himalayan and Herculian effort on which we have commenced our journey
to establish Sri Gandhaberunda Narasimha devasthanam is absolutely not for any
personal or monetary gain but purely as a service to the society so that thousands of
people can visit the shire and seek his divine grace. Please join and help us in our efforts
and service.

Regards
K S Narayanan

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8. K.S. Narayanan says:

 March 17, 2012 at 1:26 pm

Dear Sri Narayana Dasan,

Dasan, Adiyen, Narayanan

Your blog is highly informative and useful.

There is a stotram by title Sri Narasimha Dwadrimsat Bijamala Stotram and it is on Sri
Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha. Each stotram starts with each alphabet of
Narasimha anushtup mantram.

This stotram is available at http://www.prapatti.com and you may add a link to this in
your blog so that thousands of Narasimha devotees can be benefited. It gives description
of Sri Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha and the weapons he holds in his arms, his
grace and grandeur.
It was composed by Sri Bharadwaja Maharishi, might be he was a great upasaka of Sri
Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha.

Dasan, Adiyen
K S Narayanan

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9. K.S. Narayanan says:

March 17, 2012 at 1:59 pm

Dear Sri Narayana Dasan,

Dasan, Adiyen, Narayanan

I request you to help by providing – 1] Sahasranama Stotram, 2] Sahasranamavali, 3]

Ashtotara Satanama Stotram, 4] Ashtotara Satanamavali, 5] Kavacham, 6] Hrudayam, 7]
Suktam, 8] Upanishad, 9] Prapatti, 10] Mangalam, 11] moola mantram, 12] mala
mantram, 13] samputikarana mantram, 14] gayatri, 15] ashtakam, 16] dandagam /
gatyam, 17] yantra nava avarana pooja padhdhati, 18] homa padhdhati, 19] avatara
vaibhavam, 20] details of upasakas, 21] various forms, 22] temples, 23] vradha
padhdhati, 24] parihara padhdhati, etc., and all details exclusively on SRI
ASHTAMUKHA GANDA BHERUNDA NARASIMHA which I wish to publish as a
book with moolam in Sanskrit and translation in Tamil for the benefit of thousands of
Narasimha devotees.

My humble wish is that this proposed book should serve as an encyclopaedia on Sri
Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha. This book can be offered both in printed and
 eBook version. I can render my service in releasing the book in both versions. eBook
version has an advantage that it can be uploaded in your blog site so that Narasimha
devotees across the globe can download it.

I am rendering astrology [for the past 25 years] and vastu guidance [for the past 12 years]
as a FREE SERVICE, on SUNDAYS. I am also associated as a creative digital designer
of an astrology eBook by title KP-Ezine. Hence creating eBook on Sri Ashtamukha
Gandabherunda Narasimha is possible by his absolute grace.

Hope my request will be considered and will get all the assistance and guidance from you
as a divine wish of Sri Ashtamukha Gandabherunda Narasimha.

If our ancient maharishis, acharyas, mahans are selfish, they would not have written the
scriptures in palm leaf as manuscript; they did it for the benefit of millions of people. We
cannot even dream of what they have achieved and given to the society but atleast as a
micro level dust of their padhatuli, I wish to do my best to the society in a humble
manner.

Dasan, Adiyen,
K S Narayanan

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o satish says:

July 16, 2012 at 6:01 pm

Dear sir namaste

At NEERA near PUNE [ maharashtra ] there ia one temple of Shrinrusimha and
they had published one book w.r.t. Shrinrusimha which might have some
information. Please purchase that book.
Regards
satish

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10. gokul ranjan sarma says:

June 20, 2012 at 2:27 pm

sir . many salutations at your holy feet for giving many valuable things abt astamukha .
gandabherundam, me frm andhra and karnataka border area. in kannada one book
published by one sriman u.ve. baladhanwi rangachar asthana vidwan for sri ahobila muttg
 and sri parakala mutt both . book name narasimha kataksjam. in that few storams were
there abt this for of narasimha. particularly mala mantra of astamukha ganadabherunda
narasimha. very useful book. in some shops of bangalore its available. sri rangachar
attained acharya tiruvadi 6 yrs back.

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o K.S. Narayanan says:

June 20, 2012 at 4:52 pm

Dear Sri Gokul Ranjan Sarma

Grateful thanks for sharing an information about the book Narasimha Kataksham;
I shall appreciate you to furnish the name, address, contact phone, email details of
the publisher of the book or the book store at Bangalore or at other places, from
where I can get a copy; OR if you can send me a xerox copy of the book, I will
send money order to you for the xerox, binding charges and for your kind efforts.
Eagerly awaiting your reply and help.
Regards
K S Narayanan

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11. Naveen says:

July 16, 2012 at 12:16 pm

K.S. Narayanan

Its nice to see the information that you are construction the temple only the blessed will
have that option of building a TEMPLE..

All LORDS GRACE..

If any more information i feel my GURU H H SRI SRIDHAR GURUJI can help you out
please check jwala.org or jwala.in

Thanks
Naveen

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12. Naveen says:

July 16, 2012 at 12:20 pm

Pranam
narayandasan

Please bless me with the Temples information of GANDA BERUNDA NRUSIMHA..

Please mail me naveen.edp@gmail.com i will be very thankful

Thanks
NAVeen

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13. nolan stobinski says:

August 5, 2012 at 8:22 am

WAT IS THE Narasimha Anushtup Mantra

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o Narayandasan - A Nrusimha Bhakta says:

August 5, 2012 at 9:35 am

It is the moola mantra which talks about avatara tattva of Narasimha

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 nolan stobinski says:

August 5, 2012 at 9:52 am

by chance if you know it could you email iTo me

14. seshadri says:

 August 13, 2012 at 8:05 pm

dear sir to nolan

lifco books contain both anustub mantra and dwatrimshat bijamalastotrm

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15. K.S. Narayanan says:

August 13, 2012 at 9:31 pm

Dear Sri Seshadri,

LIFCO book contains printing mistake in Dwatrimshat Bijamalastotram, i.e. the
Nrusimha bijam is printed wrongly; do not follow that; alternatively you can download
dvatrimsat bijamala stotram in multilingual format from http://www.prapatti.com
Regards
K S Narayanan