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Narasimha Bija Mantra
Ugram Viram Maha Vishnum
ॐ उग्रं वीरं महाविष्णुं ज्वलन्तं सर्वतोमुखम् । नृसिंहं भीषणं भद्रं मृत्योर्मृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥
Om Ugraṁ Vīraṁ Mahāviṣṇuṁ Jvalantaṁ Sarvato Mukham / Nṛsiṁhaṁ Bhīṣaṇaṁ Bhadraṁ Mṛtyor Mṛtyuṁ Namāmyaham
Meaning
O fierce hero, great Vishnu, blazing with faces everywhere — Narasimha, awesome and auspicious, death of death itself, I bow to you.
Why recite it
For protection when you feel cornered — Prahlada was saved by this presence from within the pillar.
Source
Traditional — Narasimha mantra