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No
genuine repentance ever went unrewarded in this holy place, nor
expression of pious desire remained unfulfilled. For, it is this
holy place alone that grants Sakshatsiva
Sayujya of the 105 Sivakshetras scattered all over the Jambudvipa;
and it is this Srimaddhakshina Kailas that annihilates the agnana -
pasupravirthi in man and lights up the vignanajyothi; it is in this
Sivanandaika Nilayam, there lies the much-adored Vayulinga bearing
the imprints of Wind-god, spider, elephant and serpent, who
worshipped ardently and were liberated as wished for; it is this
archamurthi that received adoration by Arjuna among the Pandavas;
Appar, Sambandar, Manikavachakar Sundarar among the Nayanmars and it
is here Sri Sankara Bhagavatpada installed a chakra; it is this
presiding deity that blessed the adorers with fulfilment of desires,
like power of creation to Brahma; the highest tapassakti to Agasthya,
who changed the course of 'Swarnamukhi to flowing near the temple;
the Siva Panchakshari to Parvathi that changed her into
Gnanaprasunambika; liberation to a victim of paisacha, when the Lord
uttered the Pranavamantra in her right ear; permanent cure from the
Rajyakshma to the Moon-god Chandra; lusture to the Sun-god - Surya;
restoration of kingship to Indra; Salokya prapti to Kannappa, the
hunter and lastly Sayujyaprapti to the spider and elephant after
whom the place is named Sri Kalahasti. This Mokshapuri was variously
called in each yuga, like Brahmapura in the Kritayuga, Vishnupura in
the Tretayuga; Naradapura in the Dwapara and Varaguna Pura in the
Kahyuga. Another mysterious feature about the archamurti that
deserves mention is - the linga too has been appearing in different
hues in different times, like the golden, in the Krita yuga; silvery
in the Treta yuga; metallic in the Dwapara yuga and granite in the
Kali yuga
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