Pataladdri Narasimhar - Singaperumal Kovil

Pataladdri Narasimhar - Singaperumal Kovil


Pataladri means Red Hillock or Chenkundram. The Narasimha Idol is carved out of a Hillock.  and one has to go around the Hillock to perform a pradakshinam. This temple townis also known by the name of Singaperumal Kovil as Lord Narsimha Temple is the heart of this village. It is mentiomed in Brahmanda  Purana that Jabali Mahrishi did penance to have a darshan of the Lord and pleased with his penance gave darshan as Ugra Narsimha coinciding with the destruction of  Hiranyakasipu, father of Prahalada. The Main deity is eight feet tall and uniqueness is the lord has a third eye, which Archakas show it during aarthi by lifting the Namam. Glimpses of Pallava Architecture can be seen in this temple

Presented below is a Stuti on Padaladri Narasimhar.

Bhagavat Ramanuja's beauty

Bhagavat Ramanuja's beauty

Govindat Bhatta was a maternal cousin of Bhagavat Ramanuja  It was Govinda Bhatta  who saved Bhagavat Ramanuja from the evil plans of Yadhava Prakasa, His guru. Govinda Bhatta gets attached to Lord Shiva and starts serving in Kalahasti Temple. Bhagavat Ramanuja wants Govinda Bhatta back in his fold so he requests Thirumalai Nambi to help. Finally Thirumalai Nambi brings Govinda Bhatta to Thirumalai and initiates back in Sri Vaishnavam. Govinda Bhatta Joins Bhagavat Ramanuja at Srirangam and takes sanyasam with blessings of Bhagavat Ramanuja and earns the name Embar.
Embar remained a shadow of Bhagavat Ramanuja and close confident too. If any one can describe the beauty of Bhagavat Ramanuja well, there was no one better qualified than Embar.

Let us see how Embar describes Bhagavat Ramanuja.