Information about Narasimha

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Dear Bhagavathas,

 

I am interested in knowing information about the pastimes of Lord

Narasimha. I would also like to to magazines which deal with the

subject matter and visit relevant websites. I recently bought a cassette of

Narasimha sahasranamam. I would like to know where it is from and if there

is a softcopy that some one can forward to me.

 

I thank you for your efforts and express ny humble gratitude.

 

With warm regards

Rajaram V.

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--- Rajaram Venkataramani <rajav wrote:

> Dear Bhagavathas,

> I am interested in knowing information about the

> pastimes of Lord Narasimha.

> Rajaram V.

>

 

Dear Sri.Rajaram,

 

As far as I know, one of the greatest pastimes of

Nrsimhan is to frolic around the banks of the River

Vegavati near Vellukai-Kancheepuram, waiting for a

bhakta like Prahalada to appear before Him. He has

been waiting now since a long, long time. So much so,

that they are all missing Him in his abode in

SriVaikuntam.

 

The riverside on which Nrismhan sported to keep

himself occupied dried up long time ago. But if you

are a devotee of Nrisimhan you can certainly perceive

Him there even today exactly as Swami Desikan

perceived him seven centuries ago:

 

bandhumakhilasya jantOhO

bandhura paryanka bandha ramaNeeyam

vishama vilOchana meeDE

vegavati pulina kEli narasimham II

("kAmAsikAshtakam")

 

 

Why don't you go to Kancheepuram and see for yourself?

 

 

dAsan,

Sampathkumaran

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--- Rajaram Venkataramani <rajav wrote:

> Dear Sri. Sampath,

> Thank you for your mail informing me about the

> pastime of Lord Narasimha.

> It is nice to know that there were such great

> personalities as

> Desikacharyar. Even if in my conditioned state, I

> will not perceive the

> Lord in perhaps a million lifetimes , I will

> definitely try to visit

> Vellukai-Kanchipuram. The dust there might purify

> one of all the sinful

> propensities. If time permits please translate

> kAmasikshAshtakam for me (or

> send me a translated version) as I do not know

> sanskrit. Are all the eight

> (?) verses on Lord Narasimha ?

>

> With warm regards

> Rajaram V.

 

Dear Sri.Rajaram,

 

Please do visit Vellukai and obtain the blessings of

our Lord Nrisimhan there.

 

If you want an English translation of the

"kAmAsikAshtakam" I think several erudite members of

the bhakti-list have posted portions or whole of it in

the past and they should be available in the archives.

Sri.Sadagopan and Sri.Muralidhar Rangaswamy come to

adiyen's mind readily, though there might be many

other scholars too.

 

Regards,

dAsan,

Sampathkumaran

 

 

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Sri:

 

Dearest all,

 

There is one place near GunToor, by name "ma~ngaLagiri", where up the hill

there is Lord Narasimha temple. I was there when I was 11 years old. At this

hill, when one offers "paanakam" (kind of drink for Narasimhan), whatever

may be the size of container, only half He takes in, beyond which it spills

out of His pavaLA vaay...

 

If it is a small tumbler, half He takes in. If it is a huge pot, again He

takes in half of the pot..

 

After all Lord Narasimhan is UNIQUE..

 

Regards

 

Narayana Narayana (Sorry.. Narasimha, Narasimha..)

 

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Rajaram Venkataramani <rajav

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Sunday, December 26, 1999 9:56 PM

Information about Narasimha

 

> Dear Bhagavathas,

>

> I am interested in knowing information about the pastimes of

Lord

> Narasimha. I would also like to to magazines which

deal with the

> subject matter and visit relevant websites. I recently bought a

cassette of

> Narasimha sahasranamam. I would like to know where it is from

and if there

> is a softcopy that some one can forward to me.

>

> I thank you for your efforts and express ny humble gratitude.

>

> With warm regards

> Rajaram V.

>

 

Dear Sri Rajaram,

 

Glad to hear of your interest in the majestic 4th avAtharan of

Sriman Narayana, Sri LakshmiNarasimhan. While the famous story

of His saving Prahladan is awe-inspiring, what is equally

inspiring are the miraculous stories surrounding His archarUpam

at various temples throughout South India.

 

You have probably received several e-mails already regarding

SingapirAn's vaibhavam from some of the more erudite members of

this forum. But, I thought you may find it interesting that in

addition to His divya dEsham at Thiruvellakai, there are several

other temples of note where the greatness of this magnificent

rUpam of the Lord can be known. Most well known among these are

two other divya dEshams, Thirukadigai (Sholingur), near Chennai,

and Ahobilam.

 

The other temples of note that I know about are all abhimAna

sthalams in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh.

Interestingly, SingapirAn seems to hold a special place among the

SriVaishnavas who settled in Andhra, for there are several sacred

temples dedicated to Him on hilltops throughout the state. Most

famous among these are Simhachalam (near Wyzag), Yadagirigutta

(near Hyderabad) and Mangalagiri (near Vijayawada). All three of

these temples are run with same orthodoxy and adherence to

SriVaishnava traditions as the divya dEshams in Tamil Nadu. One

other temple, in the town of Mattapalli, has become very famous

because the LakshmiNarasimhan here often receives kainkaryam from

the noted scholar of Chennai, Mukkur LakshmiNarasimha

Tatachariar.

 

Information on the first two temples listed above can be found

in: www.andhratoday.com/religion

 

You may also wish to read an article that some fellow bhAgavathas

and I wrote about Yadagirigutta, which can be found in

www.srivaishnava.org

 

adiyEn,

 

Mohan

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--- Mohan Sagar <msagar wrote:

>

> The other temples of note that I know about are all

> abhimAna> sthalams in the neighboring state of

Andhra Pradesh.> One> other temple, in the town of

Mattapalli, has become> very famous> because the

LakshmiNarasimhan here often receives> kainkaryam

from> the noted scholar of Chennai, Mukkur>

LakshmiNarasimha

 

Sri.U.Ve.Mukkur Swamy has also put two other

"Nrismha-kshEtrA-s" on the religious map of India for

all devotees of Lord Lakshmi-nrismhan. Both are on the

banks of the River Krishna. One is "Wadapalli" and the

other is "VedAdri".

 

adiyen has worshipped the "nrisimhan" at Wadapalli. It

is an "adhbhutha" kshetram. Here the Lord is seen to

actually "breathe" if you closely watch the "villakku"

or lamp inside the sanctum-santorum flickering gently

and regularly in response to the Lord's inhaling and

exhaling! When one worships here one gets the feeling

of being enveloped by Vedic sound ... a sort of

stereo-phonic "surround" effect! (My subjective

experience of course, but you try it yourself, if you

want!). No surprise!! When the Lord breathes what do

you expect? "nigama-nisvAsitam"! Pure Vedic sound!

 

adiyen will soon visit "vEdAdri" by His Grace.

dAsan,

Sampathkumaran

 

 

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Madhavakkannan V <srivaishnavan

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Wednesday, December 29, 1999 10:34 PM

Re: Information about Narasimha

 

> Sri:

>

> Dearest all,

>

> There is one place near GunToor, by name "ma~ngaLagiri", where

up the hill

> there is Lord Narasimha temple. I was there when I was 11 years

old. At this

> hill, when one offers "paanakam" (kind of drink for

Narasimhan), whatever

> may be the size of container, only half He takes in, beyond

which it spills

> out of His pavaLA vaay...

>

 

I am blessed to be able to say that this Perumal, known by the

locals as Sri Paanakaala LakshmiNarasimhan is the kula daivam for

my maternal grandparents. In fact, my great grandfather, Sri

Vinjamuri Bhavanachariar provided the funds for repairing and

re-building the steps leading to the ancient temple. I have

never visited this sannidhi, but my parents had the opportunity

to do so during their most recent visit to India. It is said

that receiving this pAnakam prasadam is a great blessing, for it

has been known to cure illnesses.

 

Perhaps, one of the other bhAgavathas hailing from Andhra, such

as Sri Vinjamuri Mahavishnu, or my relation and good friend, Sri

Sarangapani Kidambi, can elaborate further on the temple and its

sthala purAnam.

 

adiyEn,

 

Mohan

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Dear Bhagavatas

 

You would have heard of the name of "Bidar", one of the "ceded Districts".

The correct name, we are told, is "Mohammadabad Beedhar".

 

There is a cave in this place filled with water forever. If you wade through

the chest deep waters, deep into the cave for quite a distance, you can reach

a niche on one of the side walls wherein you can see the vigraham of Lord

Narasimha.

Devotees from all over India visit this place to offer their prayers to this

Narasimha who is considered by the locals as "VaraprasAdhi" I have visited

this shrine long ago during one of my official tours.

 

The interesting fact here is that nobody knows wherefrom the water gushes

forth. The quantum of water never increases or decreases but remains

constantly at the level of chest deep.

 

Can anyone in the list, hailing from there throw more light on this?

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy