Narayana Narayana
Dear Bhagavathas,
Till now we saw how Sriman Narayana decided to
compose the Divya Prabandham. Now let us
see how he came to be worshipped there as Srinivasa
Perumal.
Long ago, there was a sage by name Mandavya. He was a
true Vaishnava. Like any other
Vaishnava, he longed to attain the Divya Sayujyam of
the Lord. So, he took up a penance at
Pushkaram. But this penance proved to be a failure. He
decided to go to Tirumala hills, where
Sriman Narayana resides, as he was sure that Sriman
Narayana would grant his wish there. So, he
went to Tirumala hills, and performed a severe
penance. While doing so, he lived only on air, and
did not partake of any food or water. Sriman Narayana,
being very kind at heart, wanted to help him
attain his goal. So, He appeared in front of him in
the disguise of an old brahmin and asked
him to go to Dakshina Sheshadri, which is situated 2
yojanas to the south of Kaveri river and 20
yojanas to the south west of Tirumala. Here, 1 yojana
amounts to roughly around 120 Km. The
Brahmin commanded Mandavya to control all his senses
and chant the sacred "Sriman Narayana
Ashtaksharam" in order to fulfil his wishes. Mandavya
immediately left to Dakshina Sheshadri.
As he approached the hills, he was taken by surprise.
The hills looked like a serpent with it's
hood opened wide. He felt very happy at this sight. He
quickly climbed up the hills and took a
holy dip in the sacred Veda Pushkarani. He then
started his penance as commanded by the old
brahmin in Tirumala.
(to be continued...)
Srinivasa Rajan Ramanuja Dasan.
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