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Dear Sri Balaji Narasimhan :

Thanks very much for your wonderful tribute to
Sri Narasimha BhagavAn and His avathAram .

Srimath Azhagiya Singar ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam ,
V.Sadagopan 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Balaji Narasimhan" <sherlockbalaji@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <srivenugopala@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 9:19 AM
Subject: [srivenugopala] Magnificent attributes of Narasimha


> 
> Magnificent attributes of Narasimha
> 
> By Malola Dasan Balaji Narasimhan
> 
> Every Avataram of Narayana is defined by a host of attributes,
> which are depicted by that particular Avataram, and are more or
> less unique to the said Avataram. Rama was personified by His
> calmness, and Krishna by His brilliance. But what of Narasimha,
> the most peerless Avataram of them all?
> 
> One would assume that, since Narasimha was only present on
> Boolokam for a short period of time, His attributes are not
> likely to be many. However, one would be mistaken, because
> Narasimha is like a flawless diamond, which reflects light no
> matter from which angle one looks at it.
> 
> Given below are a few of His attributes:
> 
> 1. A defining attribute is Narasimha's desire to save His
> devotees, even before they call Him, and also to save not only
> His devotees, but also their word. While Narasimha made His
> appearance to destroy Hiranyakashipu, His desire to prove the
> word of His devotee was even higher, and it is for this reason
> that He came rushing immediately.
> 
> 2. Narasimha is renowned for His forgiving attitude, and even
> this He depicts without being asked. For example, when Prahalada
> asked Him to forgive Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha said that He had
> forgiven Hiranyakashipu, and all of his forefathers, up to 21
> generations, stretching back to the previous Kalpa.
> 
> 3. The bravery of Narasimha too is beyond comprehension. The
> fact that Hiranyakashipu had a huge army, and was himself
> powerful, did not deter Narasimha. He came alone, and destroyed
> Hiranyakashipu and his army, and saved Prahalada. Such is His
> love for His devotees that he doesn't even want to waste time
> organizing others to aid Him in saving His devotees, He prefers
> to do all this Himself!
> 
> 4. Narasimha's kindness extends not just to His devotees, but
> also to inanimate matter. This is why He emerged from a lifeless
> pillar, and gave this pillar the honour of becoming Brahma's
> grandmother.
> 
> 5. His focus too is commendable. After killing Hiranyakashipu,
> all the Gods came to worship Him, but He, ignoring everybody,
> spent time with Prahalada. To Him, only His devotees matter, and
> nobody else.
> 
> 6. Narasimha's standards further rise because He came only to be
> worshipped, and not to offer worship to other Gods, as was done
> by subsequent avatars like Rama and Krishna. This is very
> fitting. When You are the Supreme, whom can You worship anyway?
> 
> 7. Narasimha's desire to be in the company of His devotees is so
> great that He is impatient to reside in temples, waiting for His
> devotees to come to Him. Therefore, He travels all over the
> country with Ayagiyasingar, as if to say, "you don't have to
> come to Ahobilam to meet Me, I will personally come and meet you
> in your city!"
> 
> 8. If one were to take Narasimha's anger and His softness and
> put them in a weighing scale, then the pan containing His anger
> will rise up, and the pan containing His softness will descend,
> proving that His anger will never come in the way of His
> forgiveness. In this manner, He forgave Brahma, who was quaking
> in fear because it was he who had given such terrible boons to
> Hiranyakashipu.
> 
> 9. Narasimha is also the simplest of all the Avatars, and makes
> almost no conditions for granting Moksha. We have the famous
> Gathikachalam, where He grants Moksha to anybody who spends a
> mere gatikai, or 24 minutes, in His presence. Who else does
> this?
> 
> Of course, these are just a few of His glorious attributes,
> which are in effect, so numerous that perhaps, only Thayar can
> fully describe them, and even She may take a few thousand years
> to do so!
> 
> 
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