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Aum Ugram Veeram Mahaavishnum Jwalantam
Sarvatomukham
Nrusimham Bheeshanam Bhadram Mrutyu Mrutyum Namaamyaham
"I bow down to Lord Narasimha who is ferocious and
heroic like Lord Vishnu. He is aflame from every side.
He is terrific, auspicious and the death of death
personified."
The Parashakthi Temple in Pontiac, Michigan resounded to
the loud chanting of the above Bheejamala Sthotram
during the Jaladhivaasam, Dhanyadhivaasam,
Pushpadhivaasam, Sayanadhivaasam, Navarathna-Yanthra
Samarpanam , Pratheeshta and the 8 hour long Yagnam
during the installation of Lord Lakshmi-Narasimha Swamy
from October 26 through October 28, 2007.
Lord Narasimha is an incarnation and one of the
Dasavatharams of Lord Mahavishnu. The Lord appeared as a
part Lion- part Human form in order to kill the Asura
King Hiranyakashipu since this King had attained a boon
which insisted that he can be killed by neither beast
nor Humans. Thus, by appearing as a Lion-Man, He could
kill the Asura King without violating the boon. God is
omnipresent and omnipotent; God will find ways to
destroy evil, God will do whatever is necessary to
fulfill the just desires of a true devotee like Prahlada
and God will never let down anyone who has faith in Him.
This Avatar of Lord Vishnu indicates that although
Hiranyakashipu is an Asura, he is blessed by the Lord
since the Lord appears before him and also cradles him
in His lap, consumes him and thus takes Hiranyakashipu
into Himself which represents ultimate salvation.
However, when Lord Nrisimha appeared, He was in an
extremely angry form known as Ugra Narasimha and or
Jwala Nrisimha. The angry mode continued even after the
demonic element namely Hiranyakashipu was destroyed.
Shri Mahalakshmi then appeared in order to calm down the
Lord and so she sat on His lap and held him and thus
cajoled Him to attain the Shanti (peaceful) mode. Thus,
the combined form of the Lord with Sridevi sitting on
His lap came to be known as Lakshmi-Nrisimha. Adi
Shankara composed a very inspiring sloka known as
Lakshmi Nrisimha Karavalambam wherein He describes this
aspect of the Lord’s avataram and goes on to explain the
significance and benefits that accrue to the worshippers
of Lord Lakshmi Nrisimha. Worshipping Lord Nrisimha
along with Mahalakshmi endows the devotee with wealth,
health, prosperity, longevity and protects the devotees
from disease and malefic effects of planets. In
addition, it ensures the destruction of evil forces and
assures the establishment of Universal peace.
During the 40 days of preinstallation ceremonies, the
deity was placed respectively in water (Jaladhivaasam),
bed of grains (Dhanyadhivaasam) and bed of flowers (Pushpadhivaasam)
as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures. Then, on October
26, the deity was placed on a special bed depicting Yoga
nidhra (Sleep mode/Sayanadhivaasam) and on October 27
morning, the deity was placed on top of a Lakshmi
Nrisimha Yanthra which was made by a mystical Narasimha
worshipper in India along with offerings of navarathna
by devotees and panchloka (5 pieces of metals). The
Temple priests with guidance and chanting of the Chaya
Atharva Veda by Shri V. V. Sridhar Guruji of the Jwala
Central trust in Hyderabad performed the stipulated
installation ceremonies during which the assembled
devotees chanted the Bheejamala Sthotram and the
Narasimha Gayathri. Shri Guruji came especially from
India to participate in the functions on October 26-28.
Shri Shridhar Guruji is a great devotee of Lord Nrisimha,
and is the only living exponent of Chaya Atharva Veda
which is an assortment of potent mystic precepts that
find expression in five languages namely, Sanskrit,
Prakrit, Pali, Persian and Arabic. Its hymns and
practices aim at effectively cleansing the human mind of
negative thoughts and the environment of evil Aksharas.
Sri Guruji has evolved a mystic methodology to perform
Maha Sudarashana Nrusimha Yagnas with combinations of
Dhanwantri and Sarpa Narayana aspects. On the last day
on October 28, Guruji performed an 8 hour long Maha
Dhanwantri Sudarashana Yagnam ( Fire offering) wherein,
in the midst of chanting from the Holy Chaya, Krishna
Mohana Tantram, Nrusimha Tapinyopanishad and other
scriptures, Sri Guruji eloquently and humorously
described the meanings of the chanting and benefits that
accrue by performing this Yagna. Guruji was ably helped
in performing the Yagna by his many disciples who had
come from far off places in Canada and the USA.
The impetus for the installation of Lord Lakshmi
Nrisimha came as a result of a divine Thuriya meditation
experience by Dr. G. Krishna Kumar, The Chairman and
Founder of The Parashakthi Temple Board of trustees
during which he was instructed by the Eternal Mother
Parashakthi to install the Lakshmi Narasimha deity in
order to ensure the suppression of evil forces and
victory of the righteous. Thus, the purpose of this
installation was to enable of the worship of Lakshmi
Nrisimha in order to bring peace and harmony in this
troubled world. Several hundred devotees from the
Midwest mainly but also from other parts of the country
and Canada attended these functions and received the
blessings of the Lord. The Mandala Puja for 48 days
following the installation is being conducted regularly
every day in the Temple. The Maha Mandala Puja on the
48th day will be celebrated in an elaborate and detailed
fashion on December 14, 2007.
This report concludes with the sloka “Om Namo Namaste
Jayasimha Roopa, (I bow down to the victorious Lion form
of the Lord) Om Namo Namaste Narasimha Roopa (I bow down
to the Man-Lion form of the Lord), Om Namo Namaste
Ranasimha Roopa, (I bow down to the blood coverd form of
the Lord) Om Namo Namaste Narasimha Roopa” (I bow down
and surrender to Lord Nrisimha).
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