Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shlokas 13 - 14
संसारकानने घोरे सञ्चरन्तं पुनः पुनः |
मां विलोक्य कृपां कृत्वा मार्गं दर्शय शङ्कर ||
न मे योगो न मे ज्ञानं न तपो न व्रतानि च |
अहं मूढतमो लोके त्वामेव शरणङ्गतः ||
Please see. I am wandering about this dreadful forest endlessly. Please shower mercy on me and save me. I do not have any of the qualifications of expertise in yoga, wisdom, adherence to strict austerities and penance. I am totally ignorant. I take refuge in You
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shloka 12
अहं दीनोस्मि गौरीश न मे माता न मे पिता |
तस्मात्वमेव शरणं पाहि मां करुणानिधे ||
Oh! Lord of Gowri! I am a humble creature. I have lost my parents. I take asylum in You. Oh! Treasure chest of mercy! Please save me.
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shloka 11
नृसिह्ममेधा उवाच
शिव शङ्कर लोकेश पार्वतीप्राणवल्लभ |
देवदेव महादेव नीलकण्ठ नमोस्तु ते ||
Heh Shiva! Shankara! Lord of the world! Beloved of Devi Parvati! Head of all devas! Mahadeva! Neelakantha! My venerations to You
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shloka 10
आगत्य त्वरया बालो विशीर्णं शिवमन्दिरम् |
शिवलिङ्गं विलोक्यापि परिष्वज्य रुरोद सः ||
He entered that Shiva temple which was in a dilapidated condition. He embraced that Shiva Linga and wept bitterly
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shloka 9
बालकः पर्यटस्तत्र क्षुत्पिपासासमाकुलः |
यदृच्छया ददर्शापि शिवालयमुपास्थितम् ||
Tormented by hunger and thirst, the boy was roaming about the forest. Suddenly he saw a Shiva temple in the vicinity.
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shloka 8
अन्धकारपरिव्याप्तं शार्दूलाद्यभिगर्जितम् |
नानावृक्षसमाकीर्णमगमच्छोकपीडितः ||
Caught in the grip of sorrow he reached that forest reverberating with the roaring sound of tigers, shrouded by darkness and thickly shaded by trees.
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shlokas 6 - 7
वयस्यैर्विहरन्नित्यं पाठशालां न गच्छति |
कीर्तयन् मधुरं कृष्णं कथयन् विविधा कथाः ||
तस्य भावमविज्ञाय भार्या ज्येष्ठस्य दुर्मतिः |
ग्रुहाद्विद्रावयामास कुपिता बालकं च तम् ||
His brother's wife who could not study his heart drove him away from the house. Thus driven from home by his sister-in-law the young boy went on crying and at night reached a forest inhabited by wild animals.
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shloka 5
वयस्यैर्विहरन्नित्यं पाठशालां न गच्छति |
कीर्तयन् मधुरं कृष्णं कथयन् विविधाः कथाः ||
He used to play with children of his age narrating different stories of Shri Krishna. He never attended a school.
Vaishnava Samhita. Narasimha Mehta Charitam I. Vol III Book VI Chp 15 Shlokas 3 - 4
पितृभ्यां रहितो दीनः पूर्वजेनैव पोषितः |
सर्वसद्गुणसंपन्नः सर्वमानसरञ्जनः ||
विवेकशीलो धीरश्च विष्णुभक्तिपरायणः |
ज्येष्टानुवर्ती मतिमान् बालकः पञ्चहायनः ||