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Tradition extols Macikvācārya is an incarnation of the all-pervading wind-god-thie emblem of life. The commentator describes how Yadlıvācārya assumed the shape of Hanumān-the great mythological monkeygeneral, son of wind-god--while worshipping Lord Sri Krsna in Madarikä Hermitage, Who transformed llimseli as Ráma, the God incarnation of Tretāyuga, before ilis devotec.
The aullor is said to have composed these verses ai the sighi of this strange transformation of Madhyācārya. Hence this metrical composition is known as Payustuti. Personal eulogy was not pleasing to an devotee like lidhvacäiya without introductory verses in praise of God Vispu; so he is said to have added the two introductory verses in praise of the nails of Narasimba, the fourth of the ten mythological incarnations of Visņu, and these two verses, known as Narasimhanalchustotra, are attributed to him.
The conmmentary of this Narasirinhanukha-stotra is named by the commentator Narasimhanaichastotrapañcikā and Väyustuti-mandabodhanī.
Beginning of the commentary of Narasimhunakhastrota:
श्रीकृष्णाय नमः। लक्ष्मीनारायणं देवं व्यासमध्वजयादिकान् । गुरून् मूलादिपरमान् वन्दे विद्यागुरूंश्च मे । १ । छलारिनरसिंहार्यशिष्यः शेषाभिधो बुधः । नरसिंहनखस्तोत्रपंचिकां कुरुतेंजसा ॥२॥
अत्र किल कथां कथयन्ति । कदाचित् त्रिविक्रमपण्डिताचार्यः श्रीमध्वाचार्यैः सह बदरिकाश्रमं प्रति जगाम । तत्र देवालयकवाटं पिधाय नरनारायणं श्रीमध्वाचार्य पूजयति सति इदानीं किं कुर्वन्ति श्रीमध्वाचार्या इति जिज्ञासया फवाट धिवरेण निरीक्षमाणः सन् जाम्बवान् श्रीकृष्णरूपे गमाकारमिव श्रीमध्वरूपे हनूमदाकारं दृष्टा तदा तेषां वायुत्वं विश्वस्य मूलरूपस्य
