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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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