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ShodasabaAhu NaArasimHa Devaru (Mantralayam) 🙏🙏🙏

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  SRI SHODASABAHU NRUSIMHA ASHTAKA (Sri Vijayeendra Theertha Virachita Sri Nrusimha Stuthi) (Sanskrit-Kannada-Telugu-Tamil versions) (courtesy www.raghavendramutt.org ) We all know that Mantralaya Guru Saarvabhouma Sri Raaghavendra Swamy was an incarnation of Bhakta Prahlada for whose sake Lord Sri Hari took a rare and unique form of Lord Narasimha. According to the legend behind Shodasabahu Narasimha being worshiped at Mantralaya Kshethra, Sri Vibhudendra Theertharu had spent several years at Ahobila Kshethra on the banks of Bhavanashini river during which time he procured the icon of Shodasabahu Narasimha Devaru while performing his morning rituals in the river. This icon was worshiped by Sri Guru RaAyaru (Sri Raaghavendra Swamy) also during his tenure and is being continued in the Mutt's parampara. Sri Shodashabahu NrusimhaAshtaka was composed by Sri Vijayeendra Theertharu - Parama Guru of Sri Guru Raayaru; Enthah punyaatmaru namma PrahladaRaayaru, saakshaat Paramaatmana (Narasi...

Sri Nrusimha Jayanthi - Significance

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Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! ( Sri Lakshmi Naarasimha ) In Bhagavat Geeta, Chapter # 2 (Sloka 62 & 63) Lord Sri Krishna says that, “when a man thinks of objects, attachment for them arises, from attachment desire is born, from desire arises anger, from anger comes delusion, from delusion loss of memory, from loss of memory the destruction of discrimination and from destruction of discrimination man perishes”. Kaama (lust, craze, desire), Krodha (anger, hatred), Lobha (greed, miserliness, narrow minded), Moha (delusory emotional attachment), Mada or Ahankara (pride, stubborn mindedness), Matsarya (envy, jealousy, show or vanity, and pride) are the six internal enemies of man kind known as Arishadvargas (Negative passions). Ari means enemy. They are responsible for all kinds of difficult experiences in our lives. These negative characters prevent mankind from rea...