mārkaṇḍeya uvāca । nārāyaṇaṃ sahasrākṣaṃ padmanābhaṃ purātanam । praṇato'smi hṛṣīkeśaṃ kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 1 ॥ govindaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣamanantamajamavyayam । keśavaṃ ca prapanno'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 2 ॥ vāsudevaṃ jagadyoniṃ bhānuvarṇamatīndriyam । dāmodaraṃ prapanno'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 3 ॥ śaṅkhacakradharaṃ devaṃ channarūpiṇamavyayam । adhokṣajaṃ prapanno'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 4 ॥ vārāhaṃ vāmanaṃ viṣṇuṃ narasiṃhaṃ janārdanam । mādhavaṃ ca prapanno'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 5 ॥ puruṣaṃ puṣkaraṃ puṇyaṃ kṣemabījaṃ jagatpatim । lokanāthaṃ prapanno'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 6 ॥ bhūtātmānaṃ mahātmānaṃ jagadyonimayonijam । viśvarūpaṃ prapanno'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 7 ॥ sahasraśirasaṃ devaṃ vyaktāvyaktaṃ sanātanam । mahāyogaṃ prapanno'smi kiṃ me mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati ॥ 8 ॥ ityudīritamākarṇya stotraṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ । apayātastato mṛtyurviṣṇudūtaiśca pīḍitaḥ ॥ 9 ॥ iti tena jito mṛtyurmārkaṇḍeyena dhīmatā । prasanne puṇḍarīkākṣe nṛsiṃhe nāsti durlabham ॥ 10 ॥ mṛtyuñjayamidaṃ puṇyaṃ mṛtyupraśamanaṃ śubham । mārkaṇḍeyahitārthāya svayaṃ viṣṇuruvāca ha ॥ 11 ॥ ya idaṃ paṭhate bhaktyā trikālaṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ । nākāle tasya mṛtyuḥ syānnarasyācyutacetasaḥ ॥ 12 ॥ hṛtpadmamadhye puruṣaṃ purāṇaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ śāśvatamādidevam । sañcintya sūryādapi rājamānaṃ mṛtyuṃ sa yogī jitavāṃstadaiva ॥ 13 ॥ iti śrī narasiṃha purāṇe saptamo'dhyāye mārkaṇḍeya prokta mṛtyuñjaya stotram ।