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AhOBilaE GaaruDa-sailamadhyE 
krupAvasAth kalpitha sannidhAnam
LakshmyA SamAlingitha Vaama bhAgam
Lakshminrusimham SaraNam PrapathyE 

SrI:

Dear SrI Nrusimha BhakthAs :

Of the 32,000 songs composed by AnnamAchArya ,
500 are on Lord Narasimhan and 150 of them are on 
the atisaya dhivya dEsam of Ahobilam . He has also
composed keerthanams on Nava (Nine) NarasimhAs .

Here are some references for your enjoyment on 
Ahobila Narasimhars :

http://www.Ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/dec99/0059.html

The above posting has a composiiton of adiyEn 
on Nava Narasimhars .

http://ww.ahobilamutt.org/temples/ahobil/navanrus.html

This URL covers the archais of the Nine Narasimhars
at the Ahobila Dhivya Desam . 

Http://www.dharmakshetra.com/avatars/AHOBALAM.html

This URL covers the Nava Narasimha Sannidhis at Ahobilam .

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Today , we will continue with the meanings &
Commentaries on the second and third CharaNams .  
 
 Second CharaNam :
 **************** 
 atisaya Subhadham ahObalam
 atula manOhara mahObalam
 hata duritacayam ahObalam
 Yatimata siddham ahObalam 
 
 (Meaning provided by Ambika Ananth and Adviteeya Dixit):
 
 " Bestower of supreme auspiciousness, AhObalam
  Immeasurably magnificient , AhObalam
  Destroyer of sinful ways , Ahobalam
  Yathi Matham is established here , AhObalam"

2.1) ATISAYA SUBHADHAM AHOBILAM : 
**************************************
In this HiraNya SamhAra KshEthram , there are 
nine Narasimha Moorthys : At the foot of the hill 
is Lakshmi Nrusimhan ; on the way up the hill are
YogAnanadha and ChatravaDa Narasimhans . 
On top of the hill are Ugra nad VarAha Narasimhans .
Nearby on VedAdhri is Parmulithi Narasimhan ; on top of 
GandhAdhri hill is PrahlAdha Narasimhan . On the banks of 
BhArgava theertham are BhArgava and Kaarangi Narasimhan .
The 67th e-book of Sundarasimham series houses 
the Nava Narasimha Moorthys and their sannidhis ( Pages 37-39):

http://www.sundarasimham.org  ( 67th e-book on Nrusimha avathAram) .
 

The wonderous anugrahams granted by the AhobalEsan 
are enjoyed by every one . For instance , Dasaratha Raaman
stopped at Ahobilam and prayed to Lord Narasimhan for 
victory in the ensuing battle with RaavaNan . This sthOthram 
is a moving one and Narasimhan blessed Raamachandran 
to become succesful in His avathAra Kaaryam . The URL 
for Lord Ramachandran's sthuthi ( Nrusimha PanchAmrutha 
sthOthram) is :

http://www.sundarasimham.org    ( 35th e-book).

2.2) ATULA MANOHARAM AHOBALAM
**********************************
Magnificent indeed in vista and majesty is Ahobilam .
Thirumangai Mannan describes it as : " senRu kANDarkariya
Koil SingavEL KunramE " . He salutes it as the rarest abode of
Lord Narasimha , which is not easy to reach and enjoy .

Thirumangai Azhwar is thrilled to enjoy the unique "atula
ManOharam " of Ahobilam in his ten Paasurams :

Pages 18-31 of the 67th e-book of the Sundarasimham series:

http://www.sundarasimham.org 

2.3) HATADUITACAYAM AHOBILAM 
*********************************
Annamayyaa points out here that the Ahobila 
KshEthram destroys one's sinful ways . The classic
example is the destruction of the sinful ways of
HiraNyan , who mistreated PrahlAdhan and 
committed MahApachArams .

2.4: YATHIMATHA SIDDHAM AHOBILAM 
************************************
Yathi Matham is Bhagavath RaamAnuja matham .
It was established here by Bhagavath RaamAnuja ,
Swamy Desikan and Adhi VaNN SaThakOpa Jeeyar ,
who recieved SanyAsam from the sacred hands of 
Lord Narasimhan Himself . The Saaram of Yathimatham
as practised by Ahobila Matam Jeeyars is summarized in
the 74th e-book of Sundarasimham series:

http://www.sundarasimham.org/ebooks/ebook74.htm

Annamayyaa stayed at the sacred feet of AdhiVaNN
SaThakOpa Jeeyar for Grantha ChAthushtya KaalkshEpam
and promulgated Yathi Matham thru His sankeertanams .

The choice of word Siddham is also noteworthy here .    
  

 
 Third CharaNam:
 ********************
 
 agu SrI Venkata mahObalam
 agamya masurula kahObalam
 agapadu puNyula kahObalam
 agakularAjam ahObalam          
 
 (Meaning Provided by Amabika Ananath & Adviteeya Dixit):
 
 " That Sree VenkatEsa AhObalam
    Unpercievable by the wicked , Ahobalam
    Percieved by the meretorious, Ahobalam
    The King of all mountains --AhObalam ".  

In the final charaNam of this Keerthanam , 
Annamayyaa that the Lord worshipped by 
his ishta dhaivam , VenkatEsan is none 
other than Lord Narasimhan and sees 
the Lord of Ahobalam as SrI VenkatEsan .

Annamayya also points out that Lord Narasimhan 
is easily accessible to His BhakthAs and hard to 
be accessed by the Bhagavath dhvEshis and 
those who committ apachArams to His BhAgavathAs .
BhakthAs identify with Him as " Nammudai NamperumAn "
and the wicked fear Him and He is far away from them 
( tinaitthanayum sellavoNNaa AmmAn idam) .

Annamayya concludes this keerthanam by saluting 
the sacred mountain as "The King of all Mountains"
because it has the DevAthi Devan , Narasinga Moorthy
rsiding there . Thirumangai salutes Ahobilam mountain 
as the abode of the most sacred ONE , who tore apart
HiraNyan with His sharp nails alone , while the world
that watched this adhbhutham and trembled :

"ankaN- jn~Alam anja ankOraaLariyAi , avuNan
 pongavAham vaLLUhirAl pOzhnthA punithan idam "
   
 NamO Sri NarasimhAyaa !
 Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan         
 
Srimate Sri Laksminrisimha Divya Paduka Sevaka
Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatindra Mahadesikaya Nama: 

P.S : Please support the creation of the new CD ROM 
on Ahobila Keerthanams of AnnamAchArya . Please 
contact me for details on how you can support this
Kaimkaryam and recieve this CD by the end of June , 2007 .
Thanks .
 



 
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