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78) Naarayana artthita asesha jana
drik gocharaya nama:
Salutations to Srinivasa, who,
beseeched by a brahmin named Narayana,
became visible in all His glory to
the eyes of the entire world
Here is a story from the
Brahmaanda Purana. Narayana was an extremely pious brahmin, who, out of an
uncontrollable desire to see the Lord, performed penance of a very high order,
almost impossible of performance. When the Lord, pleased by the brahmin's
efforts, appeared before him to ascertain the latter's desire, Narayana told
the Lord that he needed nothing, the sight of the Lord itself being extremely
fulfilling. Compelled by the generous Lord to seek some boon or the other, Narayana pointed
out that it would be impossible for ordinary people to perform such
penance to see the Lord and requested Him to take up residence in the
hills, in such a form that each and every mortal, irrespective of caste,
creed, colour etc., would be able to see Him in all His magnificence.
The Lord consented and if we are able to have a glorious darshan of
Srinivasa even today, we have only the brahmin Narayana to thank for.
In commemoration of
this momentous event, the hill where Narayana performed penance came to be
known as "Narayanaadri". And every year,
the day the Lord appeared before the brahmin (Avani shukla dvaadasi) is
celebrated by
the arcchakaas by performing abhishekam and worship to the Lord's
tiruvadi found in Narayanaadri.
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