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assuming of that dreadful shape lasted then for a few nimeshas, and
is within the limits of endurance but remaining with it eternally
for Jaganmangala is something extraordinary aid is possible to God
of gods alone. The august Narasimha form with which he is remaining
in this hill bears testimony of his Omni compassion. But for this,
the surrounding region throbbing with millions and millions of
people would have been a laavamaya barren, rocky soil fit for
neither habitation nor cultivation; for, the hill over which he is
seated according to one version was once a live volcano but turned
into a gracefully cool hill now. I hate apurva
Karunaikasindhu, by drinking potfuls of beverage is mollifying the
blazing volcano in addition to slaking his enormous thirst caused by
the burning pedestal over which he is seated. And so he is popularly
known as Panakala Narasimhaswamy, ever contented with Panaka
Naivedyam in preference to Panchamritabhishekam, or Panner
Prakashalanam.
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