[srivenugopala] Magnificent attributes of Narasimha

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Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:19 AM

[srivenugopala] Magnificent attributes of Narasimha

 

 

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> Magnificent attributes of Narasimha

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> By Malola Dasan Balaji Narasimhan

>

> Every Avataram of Narayana is defined by a host of attributes,

> which are depicted by that particular Avataram, and are more or

> less unique to the said Avataram. Rama was personified by His

> calmness, and Krishna by His brilliance. But what of Narasimha,

> the most peerless Avataram of them all?

>

> One would assume that, since Narasimha was only present on

> Boolokam for a short period of time, His attributes are not

> likely to be many. However, one would be mistaken, because

> Narasimha is like a flawless diamond, which reflects light no

> matter from which angle one looks at it.

>

> Given below are a few of His attributes:

>

> 1. A defining attribute is Narasimha's desire to save His

> devotees, even before they call Him, and also to save not only

> His devotees, but also their word. While Narasimha made His

> appearance to destroy Hiranyakashipu, His desire to prove the

> word of His devotee was even higher, and it is for this reason

> that He came rushing immediately.

>

> 2. Narasimha is renowned for His forgiving attitude, and even

> this He depicts without being asked. For example, when Prahalada

> asked Him to forgive Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha said that He had

> forgiven Hiranyakashipu, and all of his forefathers, up to 21

> generations, stretching back to the previous Kalpa.

>

> 3. The bravery of Narasimha too is beyond comprehension. The

> fact that Hiranyakashipu had a huge army, and was himself

> powerful, did not deter Narasimha. He came alone, and destroyed

> Hiranyakashipu and his army, and saved Prahalada. Such is His

> love for His devotees that he doesn't even want to waste time

> organizing others to aid Him in saving His devotees, He prefers

> to do all this Himself!

>

> 4. Narasimha's kindness extends not just to His devotees, but

> also to inanimate matter. This is why He emerged from a lifeless

> pillar, and gave this pillar the honour of becoming Brahma's

> grandmother.

>

> 5. His focus too is commendable. After killing Hiranyakashipu,

> all the Gods came to worship Him, but He, ignoring everybody,

> spent time with Prahalada. To Him, only His devotees matter, and

> nobody else.

>

> 6. Narasimha's standards further rise because He came only to be

> worshipped, and not to offer worship to other Gods, as was done

> by subsequent avatars like Rama and Krishna. This is very

> fitting. When You are the Supreme, whom can You worship anyway?

>

> 7. Narasimha's desire to be in the company of His devotees is so

> great that He is impatient to reside in temples, waiting for His

> devotees to come to Him. Therefore, He travels all over the

> country with Ayagiyasingar, as if to say, " you don't have to

> come to Ahobilam to meet Me, I will personally come and meet you

> in your city! "

>

> 8. If one were to take Narasimha's anger and His softness and

> put them in a weighing scale, then the pan containing His anger

> will rise up, and the pan containing His softness will descend,

> proving that His anger will never come in the way of His

> forgiveness. In this manner, He forgave Brahma, who was quaking

> in fear because it was he who had given such terrible boons to

> Hiranyakashipu.

>

> 9. Narasimha is also the simplest of all the Avatars, and makes

> almost no conditions for granting Moksha. We have the famous

> Gathikachalam, where He grants Moksha to anybody who spends a

> mere gatikai, or 24 minutes, in His presence. Who else does

> this?

>

> Of course, these are just a few of His glorious attributes,

> which are in effect, so numerous that perhaps, only Thayar can

> fully describe them, and even She may take a few thousand years

> to do so!

>

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