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This is in response to a couple of mails - I was out of town and could not

reply earlier.

 

One was on the info Arun wanted - I guess he has gone to India already, but for

those interested: No Math has to the best of my knowledge its hqrs in Madras.

There is a Ahobila Math running on a skimpy budget in Car Street in Triplicane.

The celebrtae grandly Sri Vedantha Desikan function coinciding with his

Janma nakshathram for 10 days. There are a couple of other days celebrated,

but I don't remember which ones - definitely Nrisimha Jayanthi. The daily

pooja goes on, but otherwise except on some special days, you don't even

see Vedaparayana Goshti there. At any given day though a few of them gather at

its footsteps. Must have seen grander days - have special vahanams gathering

dust.

dust. Mainly run by the efforts of one persons family - he must be atleast

75 now. My grandparents house shares its front wall with the back wall of this

math and we used to come into it or commute through it to Car Street! The

saththumurai and rendering is done very loudly and great unison during the

10 day festival. Gets special attention when Jeer or Andavan visit Trip.

 

Has no book stall.

 

There is a Yathugiri Yethirajar Mandap across the temple by the side of the

Hanuman Temple. has more funds and a lot more active. I believe it has a

book stall, not completely regulated though. Used v often as a Kalayan Mandap.

 

 

Here's is Sri Nrisimhashtakam. When I saw the mail, I realized I had not

recited in a very long time. Since I only recite them silently, I had to

try several times before I could write down the words. I cannot guarantee

that it is without errors- but this is what I know:

 

 

yasya bhavath bhaktha jaNnaarthi hanNthu:

pithruthva maNnsEshva vicarya thoorNam

sthambhEva thaaras sthamaNnaNnya lakyam

lakshmi nrisimha[D[D

lakshmi nNrisimha charaNam prapathyE

 

srimatha kalaNGka paripoorNa sasikOdi

sridhara maNnOhara chataapatala kaanNtha

paalaya kripaalaya pavaamputhi nNimakNnam

thaythya varakaala nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

paatha kamala vathaNna pathaki jaNnaaNnam

paathaka thavaNnala pathathri varakEthO

paavaNna paraayaNa pavarththi harayaamam

paahi kripayayva nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

thuNGka nNagapaNGthi thaLithaasura varaaskrith

paNgka nNavakuNgkuma vibhaNGkila mahOra

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paNditha nNithaaNna kamalaalaya nNamastE

paNGkaja nNishaNNa nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

mouLishu vibhooshaNa mivamaravaraaNaam

yohi krithayaseshu sirassu nNigamaaNnam

rajatharavinNtha ruciram patha yugamthE

thehi mamamoorthNni nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

vaarija vilOchaNna masanNthima thasaayaam

klEsa vivaseekrutha samastha haraNaayam

yEhi ramaya sahacharaNya vihakaaNnam

nNaatha mathiruhya nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

haataka kreeta varahara vaNnamaala

thaara racannaa maharakuNtala maNeethraihi

pooritha masEsha nNilayam thavavapurmE

cEthasi sahaasthu nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

inNthu ravipaalaka vimOcaNna ramaaya:

manNthira mahaapuja lasathvara rajaaNGka

sunNthara siraaya ramathaam thvayimaNnomE

nNanNthitha surEsa nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

maathava mukunNtha mathusoothaNna muraarE

vaamaNna nNrisimha charaNam pavanNathaaNnaam

kaamatha kriNim nNikilapaathayugamthE

kaalama marEca nNrisimha nNrisimha

 

(read 3rd line last words .. paathakayugamthE)

 

 

ashtakamitham sakala paathaka payakNnam

kaamatha masEsha thurithaamaya ripukNnam

yaphpatathi sanNthaNna masesha nNilayamthE

kaccathi pathamsa nNrisimha nNrisimha.

 

(I counted 9 stanzas apart from palasruthi - so I don't know whether this

is indeed called nNrisimhashtakam - but that's my best recollection)

 

If someone has time please post the meaning.

 

Om Sri Lakshmi nNrisimha parasmai brahmaNE nNama:

 

 

Vaidehi V.