![]() But at the end of that life-cycle (Krita yuga), the temple was neglected and began to decay. He accomplished this after his father’s death at the hands of Narasimha. The form of Varahanarasimha (Dwayavathara) was assumed by him, on the prayer of his devotee, Prahalada, who wanted to see both the incarnations of the Lord, the one by which he had already killed Hiranyakasha and the other by which he would kill Hiranyakasipu.Īccording to Stalapurana, Prahalada was the first person to construct a temple round the Deity. Simhadri is thus the place where the Lord rescued Prahalada. But before they could complete their act Lord Narayana rescued him by jumping over the hill and lifting up Prahalada from the sea. His servant choose to drop Prahalada in the sea near the mount Simhadri with a view to place the mountain over him. Prahalada, protected as he was by divine grace, stood firm Hiranyakasipu as a last resort, asked his servants to throw his son into the sea and place huge mountain over him. ![]() He made the elephants trample over him and set poisonous snakes against him. Hiranyakasipu tried to mend the ways of his son, but when he found him to be adamant, made him undergo severe hardships. Son of Hiranyakasipu, named Prahalada became a devotee of Vishnu even from his birth and thus brought upon himself the wrath of his father. He added to his might the power of penance and began to punish the gods and sages, the devotees of Lord Vishnu. Hiranyakasipu wanted the entire world to worship him. However, Lord Brahma said that was not possible so Hiranyakasipu asked Lord Brahma to grant him a boon so that he could not be killed by either animal or a man neither in the morning nor in the night, by any weapons, neither in sky nor on the earth. He wanted to become immortal and hence performed austerities (tapasya) to propitiate Lord Brahma. Hiranyakasipu wanted to avenge the death of his brother Hiranyaksha. ![]() Lord Vishnu killed him and delivered the earth from the clutches of the demon by assuming the Boar incarnation (Varaha Avatara). Hiranyaksha, seized the earth and carried it to neither regions. Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksha who are brothers and mighty demon lords bent upon disturbing the peace of the world. The local Sthala purana contains a mythical account of the foundation of the Temple which relates to the well-known story of the demon King Hiranya-Kasyapa and his son Prahlada. ![]()
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