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Dear Mr. Philip : Here is my input online after your original Mail: 
-----Original Message-----
From: hill.phillip@xxxxxxxxx
To: rrajaji@xxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 11:49 AM
Subject: Gandabherunda
Sir, I am emailing you with the hope that you will be able to help me find the text (Sanskrit, English, etc.) describing the Gandabherunda - avatara of Narasimha.I have had correspondence with persons stating that in the Narasimha - purana there is a Gandabherundastotra.Also I have learned that there is a Gandabherundopanishat.If you would reply to my email it would be appreciated.svasti!Bryan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

There is a Shrine for GandhabErunda Narasimhan at Yadagiri Gutta (Pancha Narasimha
KshEthram) near Hyderabad  at Andhra Pradesh .
 
There is a shrine for Sarabha (Salva) , the form of Sivan , who incarnated to subdue the anger
of Ugra Narasimha according to legend .
 
Major PurANams ( VishNu PurANam , BhAgavatham ) do not talk about GandabhErunda
and Sarabha forms of Sri Narasimha Bhagavan and Lord Siva.
 
To the best of my knowledge , no mention is made by Upa PurANams ( minor PurANams ) like
Narasimha PurANam or Upanishads associated with Narasimha  refer to this mythical 
subject . Major PurANams stop with the destruction of HiraNya and pacification of the angry 
Lord by Bhaktha PrahlAdhan .
 
The Sthala PurANams of some Narasimha KshEthrams cover Moorthys of Narasimhan
ranging from 5 ( Yadagiri Gutta) , 9 ( Ahobilam ) to 32 ( SimhAchalam) .
 
HH Chinna Jeeyar has observed that GandhabErandha Nrusimha avathAram is mentioned in 
a minor text known as "Nru Kanteerava abhyudhayam " .
 
You can purchase Narasimha Puranam ( Sanskrit Text and English Translations ) from
a variety of Vedantham Book stores ( vedam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) or from Parimal 
Publications , Delhi . Even Narasimha PurANam has 4 chapters ( out of 68) devoted to
Lord Narasimha .
 
My advise to you would be : Please do not spend too much time on these distractions
relating to Post-HiraNya destruction episodes because they have no strong basis in
PurAnic or Upanishadic lore unless and otherwise you ar esearching for academic
purposes .
 
Please refer to the following URLs for enjoying Sri NarasimhA's incarnation
and the glories (Vaibhavam) of the Lord with lots of Text and images :
 
 
E-Books 8 and 67 of the Sundarasimham e-books cover in detail
SrI Nrusimha avathAram .
 
NamO SrI NrusimhAya ,
V.Sadagopan  
 
        
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