SIMHACHALAM

Touched most at the narration, Pururava at once started the quest, but could not though three days rolled by. When taking rest under a tall, cool tree after tireless striving, Mahavishnu revealing himself said, "Dear Pururava, glad that you are just at a few yards off my reclining in an ant-hill. Melt that Valmika with pure cows' milk first, and install the image in a temple with due rituals like Panchamritabhisheka and dhupadeepa naivedya in strict accordance with Agamic injunctions and then cover the entire image with sandal paste which must be removed only once a year. Devotees have the privilege of seeing my nijarupa once a year on Vaisakha sukla thadia, and if they worship me with due zeal, their desires will be fulfilled, besides the highly covetable Vaikuntaprapti. Done this, you will also, freed from worldly worries." Deeming it a great fortune let fall by the munificence of Lord Mahavishnu, Pururava implemented at once the divine injunction to every letter-search started; image procured, installation completed, temple built; roads laid out ritualistic prayer services offered, priests appointed, arrangements for pilgrims made; all in a quick succession. Wasn't he the king of kings? What then about Bhagavadadesa? With the touch of his imperial hand, the forest became a fair temple town throbbing with devotional activity round the clock. In a word, it was again the Bhuloka Vaikunta of Prahlad's time. As the royal patronage was extended in the form of large endownments and architectural embellishments by the successive rules of great repute, like Vijayanagara Kings and Philanthropists, it is retaining its sanctity, nay spreading  the Narasimhopasana cult to an astonishing degree by attracting lacs of devotees from the four corners of our Punya Bharat. 

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