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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .2.202

śrī-nārasiṁhe ca—
[shree-naarasimhe cha—]
tvāṁ prapanno ’smi śaraṇaṁ deva-deva janārdana |
[tvaam prapanno ’smi sharanam deva-deva janaardana |]
iti yaḥ śaraṇaṁ prāptas taṁ kleśād uddharāmy aham ||202||
[iti yah sharanam praaptas tam kleshaad uddharaamy aham ||202||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-nārasiṁhe ca—
tvāṁ prapanno ’smi śaraṇaṁ deva-deva janārdana |
iti yaḥ śaraṇaṁ prāptas taṁ kleśād uddharāmy aham ||202||
Also, it is said in the Narasiṁha Purāṇa: I deliver from suffering that person who takes shelter of Me saying, “Lord of lords, exciter of all beings, I have taken You as my protector.”

In the Nṛsiṁha Purāṇa, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva says, “Anyone who prays unto Me and takes shelter of Me becomes My ward, and I protect him always from all sorts of calamities.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Śaraṇaṁ prapanno ’smi here means, “I accept You as my protector.” Śaraṇam prāptaḥ means, “Having attained the Lord as shelter.” Thus, śaraṇam has these two meanings: protection and shelter.

📝 My note

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