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From: Mohan Sagar (msagar_at_uswest.net)
Date: Wed Dec 29 1999 - 20:54:43 PST
----- Original Message ----- From: Rajaram Venkataramani <rajav@hclt.com> To: <bhakti@lists.best.com> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 9:56 PM Subject: Information about Narasimha > Dear Bhagavathas, > > I am interested in knowing information about the pastimes of Lord > Narasimha. I would also like to subscribe 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