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Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
- Nacharam Gutta,Andhra Pradesh
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Lakshmi Narashima Swamy temple, at Nacharam gutta, Medak district, Andhra pradesh is about 50 kms from Hyderabad. The temple is 600 years old. It's a cave temple, on a small hillock. Inside the sanctum, one can see Swayambu Narashima Swamy and Lakshmi Thayar carved to the rock. There are some more pooja idols inside the sanctum. Purana says Naradha performed penance here. The place is known as Nacharam gutta in rememberence of a devotee by name Nacharam. As one goes round the temple to left side and climbs a few steps one can have darshan of Soorya Narayanar who is facing east. After pradakshan of pepal tree one can pass through two rocks to see a Shiridi Sai Baba mandir. Behind this idol Dattatreya is seen. A few steps lower, there is a Shiva Linga in a separate sanctum. The other deities include Sri Sathyanarayana Swamy idol of marble in different sanctum, Sita Ramar sanctum and Navagrahas in small room. One has to go down a few steps to have the darshan of Bairavar in separate sanctum.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- Fame
- Freedom from diseases
- Wealth
- Courage
- Relief from adverse effects from bad planetary aspects
- Relief from bondage
Shlokas
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.