Padalathri Narasimhar Temple… Padalathri Narasimhar Temple or Narasimhar Temple which is also famously called as Singaperumal Koil is dedicated to Lord Narasimha located in Singaperumal Koil, in Chengalpattu, which comes under South Tamil Nadu. Here, Mother Lakshmi Devi is worshipped as Ahobilavalli. The temple was supposedly built by the Pallavas during 8th century AD. The temple is Classified as one among the 108 Divya Kshethrams.
The temple is kept open from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and follows four daily rituals in a day. Festivals like Chittirai Brahmotsavam during April–May, Narasimha Jayanthi, Pavithra Utsavam during Aani (June–July) and Maasi float festival (Theppam) during February–March are the most celebrated ones. Singaperumal Kovil is referred in Sanskrit as Padalathri. This temple was mentioned in Brahmanda Purana.
Here Lord Narasimha is called by various names such as Narasingadevar, Narasingarajan, Prahalada Priyan, Prahalada Anugraha Moorthy and as Narsinga Bhagavan. There are also separate shrines for Lakshmi Narasimha, Ramanuja, Manavala Mamunigal, and Vishvaksena.
SONGS IN PRAISE OF LORD NARASIMHA
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
Who lives in the ocean of milk,
Who holds the holy wheel as weapon,
Who wears the gems of the head,
Of Adhisesha as ornaments,
Who has the form of good and holy deeds,
Who is the permanent protection of sages,
And who is the boat which helps us cross,
This ocean of misery called life,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
Whose feet is touched by the crowns,
Of Brahma, Indra, Shiva and Sun,
Whose shining feet adds to his effulgence,
And who is the royal swan playing,
Near the breasts of Goddess Lakshmi,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
Oh Lord who killed the Asura called Mura,
I have been traveling in the dark forests of day to day life,
Where I have been terrified by the lion called desire,
And scorched by the heat called competition, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have reached the very dangerous and deep,
Bottom of the well of day to day life,
And also being troubled by hundreds,
Of miseries which are like serpents,
And am really miserable and have,
Reached the state of wretchedness and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have reached this wide unfathomable ocean of day to day life,
And I have been caught by black deadly,
Crocodiles called time which are killing me
And I am also afflicted by waves of passion,
And attachments to pleasures like taste and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have climbed the tree of worldly life,
Which grew from the seed of great sin,
Which has hundreds of branches of past karmas,
Which has leaves which are parts of my body,
Which has flowers which are the result of Venus,
And which has fruits called sorrow,
But I am falling down from it fast and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
Oh, Lord who rides on the enemy of snakes,
Oh, Lord who lives in the ocean of nectar,
The serpent of family life has opened,
Its fearful mouth with very dangerous,
Fangs filled with terrible venom,
Which has destroyed me and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been scarred badly by the fire of daily life,
And even every single hair of my body,
Has been sung by its fearful flames,
And I have taken refuge in the lake of your lotus feet, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been caught in this net of daily life,
And all my organs are caught in that web,
And the five senses which is the hook,
Tears apart my head from me, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been struck by the fearful king of elephants,
Which is the worldly illusion, and my vital parts,
Have been completely crushed, and I suffer,
From thoughts of life and death, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have become blind because, the sense of discrimination,
Has been stolen from me by the thieves of ‘senses’,
And I who am blind, have fallen in to the deep well of passion, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I have been tied by the soldiers of the God of death,
By numerous ropes of worldly attachments,
And they are dragging me along by the noose around the neck,
And I am alone, tired and afraid, and so Oh merciful one,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha, King of Devas,
Who is the Lord of Lakshmi, who has a lotus on his belly,
Who is Vishnu, the lord of all heavenly beings, who is Vaikunta,
Who is Krishna, who is the slayer of Madhu,
Who is one with lotus eyes, Who, is the knower of Brahman,
Who is Kesava, Janardhana, Vasudeva,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
Who holds Sudarshana, the holy wheel in one hand,
Who holds the conch in the other hand,
Who embraces the daughter of ocean by one hand,
And the fourth hand signifies protection and boons, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
I am drowned in the ocean of day to day life,
Please protect this poor one, oh, Lord, Oh, treasure of compassion,
Just as you took a form to remove the sorrows of Prahlada, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
Oh, Great Lord Lakshmi Narasimha,
Who dwells in the hearts of great sages like Prahlada,
Narada, Parashara, Pundarika and Vyasa,
Who loves his devotees and is the wish giving tree,
That protects them, and so,
Please give me the protection of your hands.
This prayer which blesses earth with good things,
Is composed by Sankara who is a bee,
Drinking deeply the honey from the lotus feet of Lakshmi Nrsimha,
And those humans who are blessed with devotion to Hari,
Will attain the lotus feet of the Brahman.
“OM SRI PADALATHRINARASIMHA MAHAPRABHU NAMO NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R. HARISHANKAR