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SRI NARASI MHA DARSHANAM 7

RAMAPURAM, CHENN AI .

yEntha pEzhvaay vaaLL yeyiRROr kOLariyAy avuNan

vaayntha aaham vaLLuhirAl vahirntha Ammaanathu idam

Oyntha maavum udayntha kunRum anRiyum ninRazhalAl

tEyntha vEyum allathillA SingavEL kunRamE (3)

Meaning:

AhObilam is the dhivya dEsam of Veda Prasiddha EmperumAn, who became a

matchless and majestic Lion with the lustrous cannine teeth fitting ideally

with the huge cavern sized mouth. Here Narasimhan tore apart the hard

chest of HiraNyan --gained from his severe penance-- with His sharp,

adamantine nails.

At this Hill of the matchless Simham (Narasimham), wild animals like lion,

tiger, and elephants are unable to roam freely due to the wounds in their

legs. Why is their free roaming thwarted? Why are they immobilized by the

road side? It is because of the intensity of the forest fires that heat up

the rocks to the point of the rocks cracking and shooting out in all

directions. Treading over these splintered hot rocks and pebbles burns their

feet and makes it difficult for them to move about freely. They have to wait

for the forest fire to stop and for the floor to cool before they can resume

their free movement deep inside the forests instead of hanging around in

places, where the sevArtthees travel along narrow foot paths to the

Sannidhi of the Lord. These sharp hot splinters present dangers to the

pilgrims as well in addition to the dangers posed to them from the wild

animals.

The forest is full of thorny bamboo bushes. When lightning strikes and the

forest fire grows, the bamboo bushes catch fire and explode throwing

thorns like shooting stars on to the foot paths used by the pilgrims and the

trails used by the wild animals in their natural habitats. The hot thorns

inhibit further the progress of the pilgrims and cause consternation to the

wild animals. Hot rocky splinters from overheated stones, forest fire and

flying hot thorn shreds from the bamboo forests make AhObila dhivya

dEsam not an easy place to travel for the sEvai of Narasimhan. It is not a

place for the faint hearted and the weak-limbed to travel. It is not an easily

accessible dhivya dEsam like Srirangam, where nightingales sing, the


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RAMAPURAM, CHENN AI .peacocks dance and the region is abundant with pleasing lotus ponds and

green rice paddy fields. Only the hardy and determined pilgrims can make

their way up the wilderness of Ahobila dhivya dEsam taking their life in their

own hands to have the bhAgyam of the SEvai of the Lord in this HiraNya

SamhAra KshEthram (AmmAn Idam).

Courtesy : www.ahobilavalli.org E-Book # 50

Sr i Am i r t hava l l i Thaya r Sam e t ha S r i Lakshm i Na r as im ha Swam y Tem p le ,

Ram apur am , Chenna i 8 9 .

Per um a l : Lakshmi NarasimhanThaayar : Amirdhavalli

Th is t em p le i s m or e t han 75 0 yea r s o ld and bu i l t by Pa l l ava k ing .

Tem p le h i s t o r y


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RAMAPURAM, CHENN AI .According to the sources connected with the history of this temple, it was originallyconstructed during the tome of the pallava ruler, narasimhavarman II in the 8th

century AD. However, the pillars of the temple, especially those in the mandapa,

point to this being a creation of the chola times, subsequent to the pallava era.Whatever be the exact antiquity of this temple, the fact remains that for a long time

it remained neglected with many parts of the shrine in a dilapidated condition.

Luckily, enthusiastic devotees arranged for the renovation of this temple and theconsecration (samprokshanam) was performed in 1983. the second samprokshanamwas performed in 1994 when the flag staff(dhvajasthambam) was installed and the

third samprokshanam was held in November 2007. the street leading to the temple

has been known, from the ancient times, as iyengar street, revealing that people ofthe srivaishnava community had settled here long back. The entire area was known

as brindaranya kshetra as there was a large tulasi garden here.

Ar ch i t ec t u r e

The entrance to this medium-sized temple, as well as the main shrine, faces east.Worshippers enter the temple through a spacious mandapa with the dhvajasthabam,

in front of which, directly facing the main shrine, is a tiny image of sri vainateya orgaruda with palms together(anjali hasta). Then there is another pillared mandapa


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RAMAPURAM, CHENN AI .containing the pillars of the chola era. Enshrined in the main sanctum is the smallbut very powerful image of sri lakshmi narasimha perumal. Like most images of this

deity,here too he is seen with goddess lakshmi seated on his left thigh. His upper

hands hold the counch(sankha) and discus (chakra). His lower left hand encircles thewaist of the goddess while his right hand is in the posture of assuring his devotees

that he will save them from all harm(abaya hasta). Interestingly, this image is of

greenish stone (pachaikkal) of a resonanat nature. Sri lakshmi narasimha perumalwears a salagrama garland of 38 salagramas, of which 25 are sri santanagopalasaligramas and the rest are sri lakshmi narayana salagramas. The deity is enshrined

under the ananda vimana. There is a small images of lord santanakrishna in this

temple and it is belived that those who hold this deity in their hands and performworshp(archana)will be blessed with offspring.

Agam am and f est i va l s


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RAMAPURAM, CHENN AI .All the rituals of this temple are conducted according to the vaikhanasa agama.thebrahmotsavam, which is celebrated in the tamil month of ani (june july ) during

sravanam asterism (nakshatra), was started in 1994. on swathi nakshatra every

month,there is a procession for sri Lakshminarasimha perumal.

Fes t iva ls : Aan i 10 day s Brahm oth savamSw at h i , Pou r nam i , Am avasa i

Bus Rout e : 18E Par rys to Ram apuram

M 49R T .Naga r t o Ram apur am

21E Pa r r ys t o Ram apur am v ia Adya r

M 70R Am ba t t u r t o Ram apur am

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