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G5-MYTHOLOGY--STORY OF A WICKED KING-2

G5-MYTHOLOGY--STORY  OF A WICKED KING-2

By PragyanSharma Polavarapu

Then a most wonderful thing happened . With unbearable and frightening thundering sounds the pillar broke vertically and out came a most frightening form jumping out of the pillar. It had a shining body drenching entire area in dazzling light. It had a heavy human body and a frightening angry head of a lion with wide open mouth and started roaring violently as if hungry . It searched for the frightened and shivering king and caught hold of him. It was far bigger than the dazed king who himself was of heavy build. It dragged the frightened king to the high threshold and with wild angry roars sat on the threshold, tore open the stomach of the king and started drinking the king's blood ! It was a most fearful sight! Even the gods who appeared there were too frightened to go near this angry lion form of Lord Vishnu. 

The boy too was frightened but gained his composure and sang hymns to the god. The angry lion- god cooled down after hearing the sweet voice of the boy and after hearing the fervent hymns sung by the boy. The god crowned the boy as the new king and disappeared . But the great anger of the lion god had not subsided. He roamed the forests for days unable to control his anger . 

Even the trees in the forest burned because of his fiery anger. The gods of heaven requested Goddess Laxmi (Queen of Lord Vishnu)  to come down to earth and pacify Lord Vishnu and bring him into his cool pleasant form --a form as pleasant as moonlight . Goddess Laxmi transformed herself into a most beautiful tribal princess as daughter of a tribal king and appeared in the jungles where Lord Narasimha was wandering with wild angry roars . The lion god was greatly attracted by the  divine beauty of the tribal princess and resumed his original holy form as a prince charming and world conquering warrior and in due course married her .The tribal goddess is worshipped in the many temples of Lord Narasimha in the Telugu country. The god now became known as Lord Laxmi-Narasimha. 

A temple for Lord Hanuman the mighty invincible Vanara god also exists near every temple of Lord Narasimha. Lord Hanuman is a most devoted disciple and friend of Lord Rama and was himself an invincible warrior god of Vanara race. He is also a great deathless sage who is said to be still in deep meditation in Himalayas and living there since millions of years. Lord Hanuman always guards Lord Rama the earthly incarnation of Lord Vishnu and also guards Lord Narasimha who is also another incarnation of Lord Vishnu. As such we find a temple of Lord Hanuman near every temple of Lord Narasimha.






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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