Antarvedi Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy
Antarvedi Temple History | Sthala Puranam of Antarvedi Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple..
In Kritayuga, Sage Sounaka and his colleagues gathered in Naimisaranya to conduct Satrayaga in the their leisure time, they used to learn about distinguished and significant historical Indian Shrines from Suta. One day, they asked him to tell about the greatness and significance of Antarvedi Shrine and of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. Suta was Pleased to tell the story which was once told by Lord Brahma to Sage Narada.
Once Narada asked Lord Brahma to tell about the historical back ground of the Antarvedi, Lord Brahma spoke as follows. Sage Vasista after mingling the Goutama Branch of the river Godavari into the Sea established his ashram Lord Brahma, to get freed from the sins committed against Lord Sankara, performed Rudrayaga and installed Lord Neelakanteshwara there.
As that Place was made a stage (Vedhi) to perform the Yaga, it was named as Antarvedhi. It is the place beside the vasisthta river. After some time, Raktavilochana, the son of Hiranyaksha, did tremendous penance for ten thousand years on the banks of the Vasishta river, to please Lord Siva and to get his grace. Pleased with it, Lord Shiva appeared before him. He promised to bless him with whatever he would desire.
Raktavilochana asked him that the number of sand particles drenched by the blood drops falling from his body on to the ground at war, would produce equal number of Rakshasas as strong and vigorous as himself after and they would assist him at was and become one with him after Killing all the enemies.