278. OM PRATAPANAYA NAMA: ॐ प्रतापनाय नम:
Capable of burning enemies.
Today's lecture is also from Sri Mattapalli.
Ekameva kshetram mattapalli kshetram | Nanyatu kshetram mattapalli tulyam ||
Sri Mattapalli is the only Kshetram and none equals it! It was worshiped by Sapta Rishis [seven great sages]. Maha advaryu UVe. Sri Mukkur Lakshmi Narasimhachariyar was greatly attached to this Kshetram. We can see a cave where sage Bharadwaja is still meditating. Entrance is very small and we are asked not to go in and disturb the meditation! This Kshetram is a prayaschitta or parikara sthalam - that is we can come here and make amends to our papa! Hiranyakasipu fell into the fire of Sri Narasimha and got killed. Hiranyam means gold and to purify gold, one puts it in fire! Pratapa means burning away. Bahradwaja, even in Three hundred years could not master Vedas. Indra showed him handful of mud and said what the sage had learnt was only that much, while what was yet to be learnt was like huge mountains yonder, Indra showed! Realizing his limitation, sage Bharadwaja came here and is still meditating on the Lord Sri Narasimha!
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