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Sri Narasimha Jayanti
Tuesday, 25-May-2021
Sri Narasimhar Slokam
Mata Nrusimha, Pita Nrusimha
Bratha Nrusimha, Sakha Nrusimha |
Vidyaa Nrusimha, Dravinam Nrusimha
Swami Nrusimha, Sakalam Nrusimha ||
Itho Nrusimha, Paratho Nrusimha
Yatho yatho yahihi, tatho Nrusimha |
Narasimha devaath paro na kaschit
Tasmaan Nrusimha Sharanam Prapadye ||
Meaning:
Mother and father is Narasimha; Brother and friend is Narasimha; Knowledge and wealth is Narasimha; My Lord and my Everything is Narasimha. Narasimha in this world, Narasimha in the other Wherever I go, there is Narasimha. Narasimha is the only Lord,there is none other. So, I seek refuge in you, Narasimha.
What is Narasimha Jayathi?
Sri Narasimha Jayanti is the appearance day of Lord Narasimha, the half-lion half-man incarnation of Supreme Lord Mahavishnu, who appeared to protect Prahlada from his demoniac father Hiranyakashipu.
Who is Narasimha?
Narasimhadeva appeared at dusk on the Shukla Chaturdashi (fourteenth day of the bright fortnight) in the month of May. Devotees fast till dusk on this day.
Hiranyakashipu received a special benediction from Lord Brahma that he could not be killed by any human being, demigod, or animal or any other entities; he could not be killed by any kind of weapons, neither during day nor night. So, the Lord appeared in half-man half-lion form and killed him with His nails at twilight, thus satisfying all the conditions.
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Story
The story of Lord Vishnu’s Narasimha avatar starts with the two sons born to sage Kashyap and his wife Diti. The two sons – Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha – were able to please Lord Brahma with their prayers who in turn blessed them with a boon that made the two invincible.
The Boon
Hiranyakashipu became all-powerful along with his brother. With the powers bestowed by Brahma, the creator of the worlds, the two began to conquer all the three realms and set eyes on heaven. Lord Vishnu vanquished Hiranyaksha in the Varaha Avatar. This day is celebrated as Varaha Jayanti.
But the Gods were unable to defeat Hiranyakashipu because of the boon. During this period, Hiranyakashipu was blessed with a son Prahalad who turned out to be a firm devotee of Lord Narayana.
In spite of Hiranyakashipu’s best efforts, his son continued to idolize Lord Vishnu. Because of his devotion, Lord Narayana didn’t allow any harm to come to Prahlad. Enraged by his devotion, Hiranyakashipu decided to burn his son and kill him.
Holi
He asked his sister Holika to sit with Prahlad on her lap when he is set on fire. The legend goes that Holika was blessed with a special cloth (Shawl), which protected her from any fire. When the flames soared, the divine cloth covering Holika slipped and ended up protecting Prahlad from the fire. Prahlad was saved and Holika was burnt to death. The day is observed as the festival of colours, Holi.
Lord Vishnu is Everywhere
Angered by the failure of his plans and loss of his sister, Hiranyakashipu challenged Prahlad to prove the existence of his God. Prahlad replied that Lord Vishnu is everywhere and in everything, even in the pillars of the palace.
Hiranyakashipu struck one of the pillars in a fit of rage when Lord Vishnu emerged in the terrifying form of Narasimha.
Lord Vishnu killed Hiranyakashipu in this fearsome avatar and the day is celebrated as Narasimha Jayanti.
The purpose of Narasimha Jayanti is to remove adharm and to follow the path of dharmam. Dharmam is to perform correct deeds and not harm anyone.
Different forms of Lord Narasimha
Like Ashta vinayaka temples, Dwadasa Jyotirlinga temples, Ashtadasa Sakthi Pithas, there are Nava Narasimha Temples.They are Ahobilam Yadagirigutta, Malakonda, Simhachalam, Dharmapuri, Vedadri , Antarvedi, Mangalagiri and Penchalakona. All are in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states.
At all the places Narasimhaswamy is being worshipped in different forms.
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| Thepperumanallur Sri Narasimha Swamy |
But in Ahobilam all the nine forms of Sri Narasimhaswamy darshans are available.
The different forms of Sri Narasimha Swamy are Bhargava Narasimha, Chatravata Narasimha, Yogananda Narasimha, Karanji Narasimha, Ugra Narasimha, Krodha Narasimha, Malola Narasimha, Jwala Narasimha and Pavana Narasimha.
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