The devas were worried about this form and prayed to Goddess Lakshmi to pacify him. Chenchu Lakshmi or Maha LakshmiĪfter slaying Hiranyakashyapa, Lord Narasimha proceeded to the Nallamala forest in his UgraAvataram (aggressive form). Lord Narasimha appears in different forms as Ugra Murthi(aggressive form), Shanta Murthy (tranquil form), Yoga Murthy (in penance) and Kalyana Murthy with his consort Sri Chenchu Lakshmi. There are several Narsimha temples in the surrounding hills like Pamuleti Narasimhaswamy, which are popular among local populations. Lower Ahobilam temple deity is said be installed by Tirumala lord Venkateswara himself before his wedding, since the lord of upper Ahobilam has a Ugra (angry) form.
In between the 2 hills is a deep gorge like a cleft. The pillar’s base stone is thus, on the edge of the cliff. It is believed that the entire mountain split up into two, due to the impact of pillar getting shattered by God and God rising from it subsequently. The pillar from which the God arose is marked by its base stone and can be accessed after an almost vertical climb up the hill. This place still has remnants, relics and ruins of the demon’s palace.
Ahobilam is the exact location of the demon Hiranyakashupu’s palace, which the epic stories of Lord Narasimha speak of. Lord Vishnu took form as Lord Narasimha (a complex form of half-man and half-lion) to be able to destroy the demon. Hiranyakasyapa(son of Sage Kashyapa) asked for specific boons to ensure his immortality and attained demonicpowers due to these boons.
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