अत्रैव तिष्ठ भगवन् रक्ष भक्तान् त्वदा श्रितान् ||
Hariharapura is the holy land where Agastya Maharishi performed intense penance worshipping Lord Sri LakshmiNarasimha. By Guru-Shishya tradition, the LakshmiNarasimha Deity and Shalagrama worshipped by Sage Agastya were passed on to His Para Shishya (Disciple’s disciple) Sri Govinda Yogi.
After many years, Sri Govinda Yogi while on Theertha Yatra came to Hariharapura. Sri Swayamprakasha Krishna Yogeendra Saraswathi Mahaswamiji, the 1st Peetadhipathi of Sreemath Hariharapura, learnt the arrival of Govinda Yogi and welcomed Him with due respect. Sri Acharyal (Krishna Yogeendra Saraswathi) saw the LakshmiNarasimha Swamy deity and Shalagrama with Govinda Yogi and felt an unknown attraction towards it. Acharyal enquired about this to Sri Govinda Yogi, who narrated the glorious history of the idol and Shalagrama, which was earlier the Aradhana Moorthy of Agastya Maharishi. “Sage Agastya having arrived from Varanasi, while travelling towards Malaya Mountain as per the guidance of Lord Shiva, met my Guru and gave him this LakshmiNarasimha idol and Shalagrama. My Guru worshipped this deity of LakshmiNarasimha as per the instructions of Agastya Maharishi and received the grace of the Lord and finally attained salvation,” said Sri Govinda Yogi.
LakshmiNarasimha at sreemath hariharapuraHearing this, Sri Swayamprakasha Krishna Yogeendra Swaraswathi Mahaswamiji with all humility expressed to Govinda Yogi His desire to have the deity and Shalagrama at Hariharapura itself and offer daily worship as per the instructions imparted by Agastya Maharishi. Sri Govinda Yogi was much pleased to know this, as Hariharapura was the very place where the deity and Shalagrama were originally worshipped by Sage Agastya. Realizing this to be the Anujnya of Lord LakshmiNarasimha Swamy Himself, Sri Govinda Yogi immediately handed over the LakshmiNarasimha Moorthy and Shalagrama to Sri Swayampraksha Krishna Yogeendra Saraswathi Mahaswamiji.
From then, Lord Sri LakshmiNarasimha Swamy has been the chief deity of Sreemath Hariharapura, worshipped since ages by the Acharyas in the Guruparampara lineage of Sreemath. Even today, this ancient LakshmiNarasimha Deity and Shalagrama (earlier the Aradhana Moorthy of Agastya Maharishi) are still worshipped at the main shrine of the Sharada LakshmiNarasimha Swamy Temple in Hariharapura. It is said that, worshipping this powerful LakshmiNarasimha Swamy and Shalagrama would wash out every spec of Poorva Karma and easily lead one to salvation.
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