Showing posts with label Lord Narasimha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lord Narasimha. Show all posts

Sunday, January 17, 2016

Why did Lord Narasimha give darshan to Hanuman?

Before reading into the topic, Read the Sthala puranam of Ahobilam temple
Karanja Narasimha:
Karanja is a tree. Hanuman did penance to see Lord Rama (Another incarnation of Vishnu) in Ahobilam and the Lord appeared as Narasimha. Hanuman requested him to give darshan as Rama. So the Lord gave darshan along with bow and arrow with the celestial serpent as umbrella (to show that he is Maha Vishnu) to Hanuman here under the Karanja tree( Punga tree in Tamil). So he is called as Karanja Narasimhar. There is a shrine for Hanuman facing the Lord. Hanuman gives in standing pose with hands in woshipping position.

Different forms of Lord Narasimha depicted on Coins

Lord Narasimha is the fourth incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu who incarnated to kill Demon Hiranyakashyap and to save his devotee Prahlada. He is said to have more than 74 forms on the basis of his different postures or weapons. Out of this 9 forms are the most popular. These depictions are made based on the Famous Ahobilam Nava Narasimha temples.

Following is my coin collection with different forms of Lord Narasimha: