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G23-THE PRIEST RELATES MANY MYSTERIES

 

By   PRAGYANSHARAMA   POLAVARAPU(VRS.SOMANCHI)

A little after the rituals the chief sits for a few minutes on the floor and narrates the devotees and before the god and narrates the many mysteries about the great lion god. The traditional minded devotees listen most attentively, He tells how Lord Narasimha’s abdomen is soft for touch (even though the statue was made of stone) and how there is a “still unhealed injury” on the god’s body and how even a speck of the sandalwood paste applied to the wound on the great god’s body can cure any disease on human bodies.

The priest tells about the anger of the great god that can burn even the forest trees etc. The great god strictly keeps his great anger under control  and the anger  soon disappears and the god soon bursts into smiles like a child! However after  killing the wicked king Hiranyakashipu the great god still was angry at heart. He felt a little dejected and vexed wondering how people still commit cruel deeds. The great god’s heart is as sensitive as a child’s heart and as sensitive as a flower. It is said that god’s anger sometimes bursts into a forest fire and can burn  forest trees. People fear to stay in the forest environment after nightfall for fear they may anger the god. But the god is said to be never really angry and is as sensitive and playful as a child!The priests gave us a good quantity of the holy prasadam. It was sufficient for both of us. It was a sweetened rice- milk-sugar preparation with spices added to create great flavor.

Here we mention a very important custom among traditional Hindus who visit any temple. It is a beautiful poetic custom reminding of farewell to a most loved friend or dear parents. The person visiting a temple has to sit at least a few minutes somewhere in the temple premises before leaving. Elderly people strictly insist on following this custom. We too sat for a few minutes on the temple steps .

Then we went towards the  giant mango tree and sat there for an hour to rest our minds . we walked for a while leisurely in the nearby forest beyond the temple area along with many others entranced by the beauty of the lush greenery and the pleasant  forest environment. There were  two or three hundred people. Many were revisiting the temple for another glimpse of god. We too did the same. The temple area was full of busy people. People were walking leisurely up and down the stairs enjoying the beautiful forest environment. Many were collecting water from Chintamani Spring in plastic bottles.

 By 5pm all were leaving. Many people, including us, felt entranced by the   otherworldly calm on the hill due to staying for many hours in the temple environment. We were among the last to leave and traced our steps  homeward by the same hill top forest track   by which we walked in morning. The ruddy skies made the scene very nice and we caught the bus back to Kamalapuram town. I remember all this vividly even now.

For seeing the lord and performing the poojas ,the temple is open in morning 8-30am to 1.00pm and again between 2-30 pm to  5-30pm.

 

 

 

 

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