ThiruvenaktamudayAn & Lord Lakshmi Narasimhan of Ahobilam

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs:

 

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than announcing the release

of the updated Home Pages of ThiruvenkatamudayAn web site :

 

http://venkateswara.freeservers.com

 

These pages contain rare picture images of the Lord of

Thirumalai , His Ubhaya NaacchimArs, AchAryAs , AzhwArs ,

and the scenery at Thirumalai .The web pages and the images

therein have been painstakingly assembled by Sri Haresh Balasubramanian

of Singapore. He has enlisted the co-operation of Thiruppathi-

Thirumalai DevasthAnam to gain access to some of the rare

images and content from their own web site . My sincere thanks to

Sri Haresh for such an aestheticcally beautiful creation .

 

These pages are presented as our SamarpaNam to HH the 45th

Azhagya Singar , who is my AchAryan. The content is organized

along this way:

 

1. SamarpaNam

2. About this site (To be completed )

3. Foreword

4. Customs of the Thiruppathi Temple

5. Sri PadmAvathi KalyANam (Volunteers needed to contribute)

6. AzhwAr PaasurangaL on Lord Srinivasan

7. Legendary Devotees of Lord Srinivasan

8. Sri VenkatEsa SuprabhAtham ( Text & English meaning)

9. Sri VenkatEsa SthOthram ( " )

10.Sri VenaktEsa Prapathti ( " )

11.Sri VenkatEsa MangaLam ( " )

12. DayA Sathakam : An Introduction

13. DayA Sathankm (Text & Commentary)

14. Krithis Of AnnamaachAryA on Lord VenkatEsA

15. Realted URLs.

 

Nrusimha Jayanthi Day & Lord SrinivAsan

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It is very appropriate to think of Lord Srinivasan

on the avathAra dinam of Sri Narasimha BhagavAn .

Lord SrinivAsan has been saluted as Raamachandran

in his sthOthram (AbhirAma GuNakara DAASARATHy).

In RaamAvathAram , Lord RaamA stopped at Ahobilam

and eulogized Lord Lakshmi Narasimhan through His

Nrusimha PanchAmrutha SthOthram and sought the Lord of

Ahobilam's blessings for success in the ensuing battle

with RaavaNan and to bring back SithA pirAtti Home.

Thus , Ahobila Narasimhan is a PurAdhana Purushar .

 

During SrinivAsAvathAram , prior to His marriage with

Padmaavathi/MahA Lakshmi ( incarnated as AakAsa Raajan's

daughter ), Lord SrinivAsan performed a big TadhiyArAdhanam

at AhObilam with the guidance of Lord Narasimhan for the successful

completion of His marriage with AlarmEl Mangai (PadmAvathi).

 

The Venkatesa GhaNTAvatharan , Swamy VedAntha NahA Desikan

(1268-1369 CE) has composed KaamasIkAshtakam in praise

of Lord Narasimhan.

 

Tributes to Lord Narasimhan worshipped by Lord Srinivaasan

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(1) Among AzhwArs , Thirumangai has performed MangaLAsAsanam

with ten beautiful verses .

 

(2) Adhi SankarA , who was the beneficiary of Lord

Narasimhan's grace has composed a beautiful SthOthram

known as Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha KarAvalampana SthOthram.

 

(3) HH the 30th Pattam Azhagiya Singar: Srimath Srinivaasa

YathIndhra MahA desikan (1)Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha SuprabhAtham ,

(2)MangaLAsAsanam (3) MangaLam (4) Prapatthi (1837-1842 CE).

The years in paranthesis are the years , when he adorned

the Sri Matam Peetam.

 

In the LakshmI Nrusimha SuprabhAtham containing 18 slOkams ,

the 30th Pattam Srimath Azhagiya Singar has included

the SuprabhAtham for Lord RanganAthA , Lord SrinivAsa

and Dolai KrishNan who adorn the PoojA Mantapam(Silver Mantapam )

of today on both sides of MalOlan (SlOkams 15 , 16 and 17 ).

Sri MaalOlan is woken up every day since this Azhagiya Singar's

time by succeeding Azhagiya Singars with this SuprabhAtham.

 

(4) HH The 6th Pattam Azhagiya Singar:Sri Shashta ParAnkusa

YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1) Sri Nrusimha Sthavam ( 1499-1513 CE).

 

(5) HH The 21st Pattam Azhagiya Singar: Sri ParAnkusa

YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1)Sri Nrusimha MangaLam(1748-1757 CE).

 

(6) HH The 24th Pattam Azhagiya Singar: Sri ParAnkusa RaamAnuja

YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1)Sri Narasimha MangaLAsAsanam,

(2)Sri Nrusimha Yathsarikai(1764-1776 CE).

 

(7) HH The 25th Pattam Azhagiya Singar: Sri SrinivAsa YathIndhra

MahA Desikan (1) Sri Nrusimha Sthavam (2) Sri Nrusimha

MangaLAsAsanam(1776-1811 CE).

 

(8) HH The 26th Pattam Azhagiya Singar: Sri RanganAtha

YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1) Selected Granthams on

Sri Lakshmi Naraimhan( 1811-1828 CE).

 

(9) HH The 27th Pattam Azhagiya Singar : Sri VeerarAghava

VedAntha YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1)Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha

Sthavam (2) Sri Nava Naarasimha Mangalam ( 1829-1831 CE).

 

(10) HH The 29th Pattam Azhagiya Singar:Sri ParAnkusa

RaamAnuja YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1) Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha

SuprabhAtham .

 

(11) HH The 31st Pattam Azhagiya Singar:Sriman NaarAyaNa

YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1)Sri Nrusimha MangaLAsAasanam

(1842-47 CE).

 

(12) HH The 34th Pattam Azhagiya Singar(Atthippattu

Azhagiya Singar):Sri SatakOpa RaamAnuja YathIndhra

MahA Desikan (1)Sri Nrusimha Sashti Paadha VarNanam

(2)Sri Lakshmi Nrusimhan Adaikkala Patthu (1879-1882 CE).

 

(13) HH The 41st Pattam Azhagiya Singar : Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha

SatakOpa yathIndhra MahA Desikan (1) Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha

DhyAna sOpAnam ( 1923-1941 CE)

 

(14) HH The 44th Pattam Azhagiya Singar: Sri VedAntha Desika

YathIndhra MahA Desikan (1)Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha KarAvalampa

SthOthram (2)Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha Prapatthi , Mangalam

(3) Nrusimha PanchAmrutha SthOthram ( 1957-1992 CE).

 

There are thus 20 Sri Sookthis on Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan by

12 Azhagiya Singars alone spanning a time span of nearly

five Centuries.

 

 

AdiyEn will conclude this Vishu Samavthsara Nrusimha AarAdhanam

with excerpts from the salutations of Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha BhakthAs

over the years:

 

Govindha Kesava JanArthana VaasudEva

VisvEsa Visva Madhusoodhana Visvaroopa

Sri PadhmanAbha PurushOtthama PushkaRaaksha

NaarAyaNAchyutha Nrusimha NamO namasthE

--Lord RaamachandrA, Sri Nrusimha PanchAmrutha SthOthram

 

MaalOlam PraNipathyAham SvarNa Srinruharim tathA

MangaLAdhri RamA-Simham KrishNam Nardhan kOvidham

--HH Srimath 44th Pattam Azhagiya Singar, PanchAmrutha SthOthram

 

BhakthAbhipAlana Vichithra VisEsha DhIksha

Lakshminrusimha ! mama dEhi KarAvalampam

--HH Srimath 44th Pattam Azhagiya Singar

 

Sri VenkatEsEna VivAha KaalE

Sampoojitham SarvavidhOpachArai:

Sri Sankha-chakra-abhaya Baahu dhIptham

Lakshminrusimham SaraNam prapathyE

--HH Srimath 44th Pattam Azhagiya Singar

 

AhObilE Gaaruda Saila MadhyE

KrupAvasAth Kalpitha SannidhAnam

LakshmyA SamAlingitha Vaama BhAgam

Lakshminrusimham SaraNam prapathyE

--HH Srimath 44th Pattam Azhagiya Singar

 

Sri SaDAri YathIndhrAdhi Yogihruthpadhma BhAnavE

SARVATHRA PARIPOORNAAYA AhObilEsAya ManagaLam

--Nava Naarasimha MangaLam ,Srimath SrinivAsa YathIndhra

MahA Desikan .

 

SrimathE SrivaNN SatakOpa Sri NaarAyaNa YathIndhra

MahA DesikAya nama:

 

AchAryan PaadhAngri rENu ,

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SatakOpan