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Lord
Srinivasa in Narasimhar Alamkaram
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“kaNNan adiyiNai emakku
kaattum veRpu” can also be interpreted to denote Lord Narasimha. “Kan”
refers to place; since Perumal is present everywhere, He is called as “Kannan”.
Prahaladazhwan mentioned to Hiranyakashipu that, Perumal is omnipresent. He
said that, ‘engum ulan Kannan’. Perumal took the form of Lord Narasimha and was
present in each and every object in order to prove the words uttered by
Prahaladazhwan. Perumal’s swaroopam is present everywhere but, His divya
mangala Vigraham is not present everywhere. With the intention of proving
Prahaladan’s words as true, Perumal took up the divya mangala Vigraha form of
Lord Narasimha and was present everywhere in this divine form. The Lord
incarnated not to protect Prahladan as, He could have done this task without
having to incarnate but, to protect Prahaladan’s words. While the Lord had
protected Prahladan from fire, snakes, elephants and poison without
incarnating, He incarnated from the pillar because, with firm faith Prahladan
told Hiranyakashipu that, the Lord was omnipresent. Thus, to uphold Prahladan’s
faith He incarnated the instant Hiranyakashipu’s mace touched the pillar. The
Lord’s Narasimhaavataram is glorious because He appeared to uphold the words of
a five year old child! He appeared with the face of a lion and not that of any
other animal because, Hiranyakashipu threatened to pounce on Prahladan like a
lion.
Lord Narasimha appears instantly to
help anyone who calls Him during an emergency. Lord Rama revealed Himself as
Narasimhan when He informed Sugreevan that, with just the tip of His nails He
can destroy the hosts of any beings be they asuras, rakshashas, devas or gandharvas.
During other incarnation the Lord has to hold His weapons in His hands while as
Narasimhan the weapons never leave His hands!
पिशाचान् दानवान् यक्षान् पृथिव्याम् चैव राक्षसान् ||६-१८-२३
अन्गुलि अग्रेण तान् हन्याम् इच्चन् हरि गण ईश्वर |
"O, Sugreeva, Lord of
monkey-troops! If I wish, I can kill those devilish beings, demons,
supernatural beings and ogres living on earth with just a tip of my
finger"
(http://valmikiramayan.net/utf8/yuddha/sarga18/yuddha_18_frame.htm) The name
“Kannan” therefore draws our attention to “Nirsimha Garbham”.
The glories of Lord Nirsimha are
closely tied with the sthala puranam of Tirumala. During Srinivasa Kalyana
Utsavam when Lord Srinivasa wed Padmavathy Thayar, the food prepared by Lord
Agni for the wedding was first offered to Lord Narasimha of Ahobilam who came
to Tirumala to accept the offering. Archai of Lord Narasimha is consecrated in
the North East corner of the temple. This line, “kaNNan adiyiNai emakku kaattum
veRpu” reminds us about Lord Narasimha whose Vaibhavam was highlighted during
the Srinivasa kalyana Utsavam.
It is playfully mentioned by the
devotees that, Lord Rama who was a prince worshipped Lord Ranganatha and
obtained vanavasam as the fruit of His worship whereas, Lord Srinivasa who was
roaming around in the forests of Tirumala was made the emperor after
worshipping the Lord of Ahobilam! Hence, through this line, Swami Vedanta
Desikan draws our mind to enjoy the glories of Lord Nirsimha who is often
referred to as “Peria Peria Perumal” since He was worshipped by both lord Rama
during His vanavasam and by Lord Srinivasa.
Lord Nirsimha is praised as the
“saranagatha vatsalan” since He rushed to prove the words of a five year old
child. It was to lord Narasimhan that Sri Adi Sankaracharyar prayed when he was
in danger. He composed “Karavalampam” when he was in danger and prayed to Lord
Narasimhan to save him. The best person to surrender to is Lord Narasimha.
People who seek Moksham should worship Lord Narasimha. Lord Srinivasa as Lord
Narasimhan is ever ready to protect those who seek refuge under His feet. The
divine feet of our lord Narasimhan the Saranagatha vatsalan are revealed by the
holy hills to even people like us. Bhishmacharya started the Vishnusahasranamam
with Narasimha Avataram by mentioning “Narasimha vabhu Sriman”. He is Sriman
because He is always with Sri; therefore, He is Srinivasan. Lord of Tiruvenkatam,
stands as Narasimhan to save us from all kinds of danger.
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