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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.15

నాహం బిభేమ్యజిత తేఽతిభయానకాస్య- జిహ్వార్కనేత్రభ్రుకుటీరభసోగ్రదంష్ట్రాత్ । ఆన్త్రస్రజ: క్షతజకేశరశఙ్కుకర్ణా- న్నిర్హ్రాదభీతదిగిభాదరిభిన్నఖాగ్రాత్ ॥ ౧౫ ॥
nāhaṁ bibhemy ajita te ’tibhayānakāsya-
[naaham bibhemy ajita te ’tibhayaanakaasya-]
jihvārka-netra-bhrukuṭī-rabhasogra-daṁṣṭrāt
[jihvaarka-netra-bhrukutee-rabhasogra-damshtraat]
āntra-srajaḥ-kṣataja-keśara-śaṅku-karṇān
[aantra-srajah-kshataja-keshara-shanku-karnaan]
nirhrāda-bhīta-digibhād ari-bhin-nakhāgrāt
[nirhraada-bheeta-digibhaad ari-bhin-nakhaagraat]
na — not aham — I bibhemi — am afraid ajita — O supreme victorious person, who are never conquered by anyone te — Your ati — very much bhayānaka — fearful āsya — mouth jihvā — tongue arka-netra — eyes shining like the sun bhrukuṭī — frowning brows rabhasa — strong ugra-daṁṣṭrāt — ferocious teeth āntra-srajaḥ — garlanded by intestines kṣataja — bloody keśara — manes śaṅku-karṇāt — wedgelike ears nirhrāda — by a roaring sound (caused by You) bhīta — frightened digibhāt — from which even the great elephants ari-bhit — piercing the enemy nakha-agrāt — the tips of whose nails.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nāhaṁ bibhemy ajita te ’tibhayānakāsya-
na
not
aham
I
bibhemi
am afraid
ajita
O supreme victorious person, who are never conquered by anyone
te
Your
jihvārka-netra-bhrukuṭī-rabhasogra-daṁṣṭrāt
ati
very much
āntra-srajaḥ-kṣataja-keśara-śaṅku-karṇān
nirhrāda-bhīta-digibhād ari-bhin-nakhāgrāt
bhayānaka
fearful
āsya
mouth
jihvā
tongue
arka-netra
eyes shining like the sun
bhrukuṭī
frowning brows
rabhasa
strong
ugra-daṁṣṭrāt
ferocious teeth
āntra-srajaḥ
garlanded by intestines
kṣataja
bloody
keśara
manes
śaṅku-karṇāt
wedgelike ears
nirhrāda
by a roaring sound (caused by You)
bhīta
frightened
digibhāt
from which even the great elephants
ari-bhit
piercing the enemy
nakha-agrāt
the tips of whose nails.
My Lord, who are never conquered by anyone, I am certainly not afraid of Your ferocious mouth and tongue, Your eyes bright like the sun or Your frowning eyebrows. I do not fear Your sharp, pinching teeth, Your garland of intestines, Your mane soaked with blood, or Your high, wedgelike ears. Nor do I fear Your tumultuous roaring, which makes elephants flee to distant places, or Your nails, which are meant to kill Your enemies.

Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s fierce appearance was certainly most dangerous for the nondevotees, but for Prahlāda Mahārāja such a fearful appearance was not at all disturbing. The lion is very fearsome for other animals, but its cubs are not at all afraid of the lion. The water of the sea is certainly dreadful for all living entities on the land, but within the sea even the small fish is unafraid. Why? Because the small fish has taken shelter of the big ocean. It is said that although great elephants are taken away by the flooding waters of the river, the small fish swim opposite the current. Therefore although the Lord sometimes assumes a fierce appearance to kill the duṣkṛtīs, the devotees worship Him. Keśava dhṛta-nara-hari-rūpa jaya jagadīśa hare . The devotee always takes pleasure in worshiping the Lord and glorifying the Lord in any form, either pleasing or fierce.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O unconquered Lord! I am not afraid of your ferocious mouth, tongue, eyes bright like the sun, your frowning eyebrows, your sharp teeth, your garland of intestines, your bloody mane, or your wedge-like ears. I do no fear your tumultuous roaring, which makes elephants flee, or your nails, which pierce the enemy. Though I am born in a demonic family, I do not fear you as I fear the demons. I am not afraid of this form of yours—with fierce face, tongue, eyes like the sun, the pride in your brow, your sharp teeth, a garland of intestines, your bloody mane, and ears pointing upwards stiffly. I am not afraid of that form from which elephants flee on hearing it roar and which has nails whose tips pierce the enemy.
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