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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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