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65) Sadbhakta Neelakanttaarchya
Nrisimhaya SrI VenkatEsaaya nama:
Salutations to Sri Venkatesa, who,
in His manifestation as the Nrisimha moorthy, was worshipped by His ardent
devotee Sri Rudra
The Padma Purana tells us that at
a distance of 30 Yojanaas from Srinivasa's sannidhi is an extremely
picturesque Ashramam, where there is a beautiful Pushkarini, full of clear,
sweet water, which is also extremely sacred and purifying. On the banks of
this holy pond and beneath a Kallaala tree, Sri Rudra established and
consecrated the image of Sri Nrisimha Murthy, who is his abhimaana devata and worships
Him for the world's wellbeing. The 31st and 32nd Chapters of the Padma Purana
furnish an elaborate and edifying description of the magnificence of the
Nrisimha worshipped by Rudra and of the beauty of the Ashrama and its
environs. Due to the uplifting presence of Lord Nrisimha , the
Neelakanta Ashrama acquires a splendour beyond description, says the Purana.
In the comments for
the 63rd nama, readers would
remember that Ahobilam, a part of the mountain range to which Tirumala
belongs, is said to be 30 Yojanas from Tirumala. By this token, it would
appear that the Neelakanta Ashrama described above is located in Ahobilam,
where the Lord manifested Himself as Nrisimha and where (at Upper
Ahobilam) there is still a sannidhi for Rudra adjacent to Sri Nrisimha's,
attesting to the fact that the former is still engaged in the pleasurable
occupation of worshipping his Lord, with the inimitable and
delectable verses of the Mantra Raja Pada Stotram, which is but an elaboration
of the Nrisimha Anushtup mantra.
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