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(104) Virinchaabhyartithaaneetha Soumya-roopAya Sri Venkatesaaya Nama:
 
Salutations to Lord Venkatesa , who responded to the prayers of Brahma Devan
to change His fierce form as Ugra Narasimhan to a Soumya ( beautiful and tranquil)
form after the destructuion of Hiranyakasipu !
 
After destroying the Asuran offending His bhakthan, Prahlaadhan ,
Lord Narasimha was looking grotesquely fierce. No one including
His consort , Maha Lakshmi felt comfortable to approach the Lord .
His anger was still at its peak.
 
The 9th chapter of the 7th Canto of SrImath Bhaagavatham describes
the undiminished anger and ferocity of the Lord that prevented the group of
Devaas headed by Brahma to come near Lord Narasimha.Mahaa Lakshmi was
requested by the Devaas to calm down Her Lord. She too did not approach Him
since the appearance that He had was neither seen nor heard before
( adhrushta-asrutha-poorvathvaath Saa nopeyaaya sankitha).Brahma then said to
bhaktha Prahlaadha: " Oh dear Child ! Go near and approach the Lord ,
who has been very angry wth your father (Taatha prasamayopehi svapithre
kupitham Prabhum). Child Prahlaadha consented , approached the Lord
and prostrated before Him and eulogized His Lord with the famous
verses of Prahlaadha Sthothram. The Lord lifted the child fallen at His feet .
He was moved by His own limitless vaathsalyam for His bhakthan
and with eyes full of compassion ( Krupayaa pariplutha: ) lifted up the child
and placed His lotus soft hand (karaambhujam) on his (Prahlaadha's) head.
Child Prahlaadhan was freed from all sins and was the object of the Lord's
immense grace that led him to praise the Lord with a heart full of devotion.
The Lord was moved by the prayers and took on His tranquil form and expressed
His joy over Prahlaadhan's Bhakthi and offered him boons of his choice :
 
Vathsa Prahlaadha Bhadram tE preethoahante asurotthama
varam vruneeshva abhimatham kaamapooroasmyaham nrunaam'
 
(Meaning): O Child Prahlaadha ! All auspiciousness to you ! Ask me
of any boons that you desire . I am immensely plesed with you. I am
the fulfiller of all the prayers of bhakthaas of mine!
 
Prahlaadha was not tempted by the winning of any boons from the Lord and
asked only for the blessing of uninterrupted and steadfast devotion to the Lord .
 
Brahma devan was thus successful with the help of Prahlaadhan to convert
the Ugra Narasimhan in to Soumya Varadhan ( Prahlaadha Varadhan) ! 
 



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