![]() ![]() “Prahlada varadam Vishnum Nrusimham Paradivatam. He returned to his ashram and prayed for Lord Narasmiha’s grace. The sage by his divine vision, could come to know of what all happened at this hermitage. Arundhati, Vasishta’s wife, wept a lot for the death of her son and prayed to Vasishta who was then at Brahmaloka. The Demon did so, causing an irreparable loss to Arundhati and Vasishta. Sage Viswamitra found opportunity to take Vengeance against sage Vasishta and provoke Rakta-vilochana to kill Vasishta’s hundred sons in his absence. He started harassing the brahmins, the Gods, the saints and the cows and obstructed Yagas and Vedic-recitals. Lord Sankara was astonished at the demon’s uncommon desire, but as per the promise, being impressed of his penance had concerned to his desire. Raktavilochana asked him that the number of sand particles drenched by the blood drops falling from his body on to the ground at war, would produce equal number of Rakshasas as strong and vigorous as himself after and they would assist him at war and become one with him after killing all the enemies. He promised to bless him with Whatever he would desire. Lord sankara was very much pleased with his penance and appeared before him. After some time, Raktavilochana, the son of Hiranyaksha, did tremendous penance for ten thousand years on the banks of Vasishta river, to please Lord Siva and to get his grace. It is the place between the Vasishta river. As that place was made a stage or “Vedik” to perform the Yaga, it was named as “ANTARVEDI”. ![]() Lord Brahma, to get freed from the sins he had committed against Lord Sankara, performed Rudrayaga and installed Lord Neela kantheswara there. Sage Vasista, after mingling the Goutami branch of the Godavari into the Sea, established his Ashram there. Once Narada asked Lord Brahma to tell about the historical back-ground of the Antarvedi, Lord Brahma spoke as follows. ![]() Suta was pleased to tell the story which was once told by Lord Brahma to Sage Narada.Ĭlick Here to go Official website Narration of Antharvedi Temple One day, they asked him to tell about the greatness and significance of Antarvedi Shrine and of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. In the their Leisure time, they used to learn about the distinguished and significant historical India Shrines from Suta, a quaranic narrator. In Kritayuga, Sage Sounaka and his colleagues gathered in Naimisaranya to conduct Satrayaga. An unpaved path at the right side (towards west) leads you to the Narasimha statue and the Badavilinga Temple next to it.Antharvedi is located at a distance of 130 Kms from Kakinada, 100 kms from Rajahmundry and 65 Kms from Amalapuram. About 200 meters south of the Krishna Temple (take the road that runs through the arch) you can spot a small canal crossing the road. The shrine is located at mid way of the main road that connects the Sacred Center to the Royal Center. You can reach this spot by the main road. The Hindu mythology has a tale of Narasimha’s origin. Somehow this single statue alone can demonstrate at the same time how creative and destructive the human mind can be. Lion face of Lakshmi Narasimha also sometimes called as Unganarasimha (the ferocious Narasimha) Even the nails & the rings on her fingers are so perfectly executed. If you get a chance to go inside this enclosure, it is possible to see the hand of the goddess. But the goddess’s hand is visible resting on his back in embracing posture. Probably it may be laying around in tiny pieces. Even the damaged portion of such a large statue of Lakshmi carved on his lap is missing. But this statue has been damaged seriously during the raid leading to the fall of Vijayanagara. The original statue contained the image of goddess Lakshmi, consort of the god, sitting on his lap. Narasimha (means half-man’half-lion in local the languages) is on of the ten incarnations (avatar) of Lord Vishnu. The protruding eyes and the facial expression are the basis for this name. Sometimes this is referred as Ugra Narasimha (i.e. The god sits in a cross-legged Yoga position with a belt supporting the knees. The heads of the snake acts as the hood above his head. Narasimha is sitting on the coil of a giant seven-headed snake called Sesha. ![]()
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