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JAI PRATHYANGIRA PEEDAM

Before knowing about Jai Prathyankara it is necessary to know about Narasimha. Because it was Jai Prathyankara devi who came to appease the anger of Narasimhamurthy, the fourth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

A deadly demon named Hiranyakashipu did penance towards Lord Shiva in the Treta Yuga. Then he got a boon from Lord Shiva who appeared before him that he should not be killed by gods, humans, weapons, animals, night or day.

Due to the boon he received from Lord Shiva, he arrogantly conquered the three worlds and made them his slaves and asked to be worshiped as God. Hiranyakashipu son Pragalathan was chanting the name of Narayana for ever. This did not please his father Hiranyakashipu.

One day, Hiranyakashipu went to the peak of anger and asked, Where is your Narayana?, to which Pragladhan replied, Narayana is everywhere. He replied that he will be in the pillar and also in the trunk. Enraged Hiranyakashipu, is this pillar, your Narayana? Hearing that, he hit the nearby pillar with his weapon. Then Narasimhamurthy appeared from that pillar in a fierce form with the head of a lion and the body of a man, and in a fit of rage, laid Hiranyakashipu on his lap, split open his chest, drew out his intestines and wore it as a garland, drank his blood and killed him.

After drinking the blood of Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha made the three worlds afraid of Rajo Gunam, unrelenting anger. Devas and sages went to Brahma and prayed to pacify Narasimhamurthy anger.

But he said that he could not even come close to Narasimhamurthy with such a figure. Distraught devas and sages came forward to praise Vinayaka, and Vinayaka accepted their request and went to Narasimhamurthy and performed many miracles. But Narasimhamurthy fury did not subside.

The frightened gods and sages went to Lord Shiva to plead, and he sent Veerabhadra to appease Narasimhamurthy anger.

Veerabhadra went to Narasimhamurthy following Lord Shiva orders and prayed to him to change his form. But Narasimhamurthy, who was not abated, stabbed Veerabhadra with his sharp claws.

Lord Shiva appeared as Veerasarabeswarar in the form of one-half form of dangerous yali and the other half form of dangerous bird with the sound of Heeringara Hungara so that the whole world trembled as the mournful Veerabhadras sang praises to Lord Shiva.

Veerasarabeswarar gave a war call to Narasimhamurthy, who did not let his anger subside.

Narasimha was furious and gave birth to the bird Kanda Barundam from his mane. It flew up and fought with Veerabhadreshwara. This war lasted for 18 days.

Not wanting the war to continue, Veerasarabeswarar prayed to stop the war. From his forehead, Goddess Jai Prathyankara appeared as jewels, shining with the light of a thousand million suns. Jai Prathyankara, the goddess of the universe, swallowed and digested the world. Jai Prathyankara absorbed Narasimhamurthy fury and fierce, and he saw Ambal and Veerasarabar as his anger subsided.

Realizing that even Rama Lakshmana would not be able to defeat him if he prayed to Mother Jai Prathyankara and obtained her grace, Indrajit performed the most secret Nikumbala Yaga at a place called Nikumbalai.

Mother is not able to observe whether her worshiper is good or bad. Knowing that no one could defeat Indrajit once he got the grace of Prathyankara, Anjaneya stopped the yagna.

Andhagan, a demon, tormented the Devas in his arrogance, which was blessed by Lord Shiva so that he would not be killed by Brahma, Vishnu and the Devas. Unable to bear this, the gods prayed that he would do what he said.

Andakan ordered them to pass their lives in the guise of women. Even after doing this, Andakan tormented them more. The impatient gods appealed to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva called Bhairava and asked him to kill Andhagan. Bhairav also killed Andakan with the help of Jai Prathyankara.

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