Lord Sri Ugra Narashimha Swami

Ugra Narashimha is sculptured in stonewall, as shown in the picture, on the right hand side of the main deity Lord Lakshminarahsimha in Namakkal main cave temple. Baktha Pragalatha is standing in fort of Lord Ugra Narashimha and offering his prayers in this temple.

Lord Sri Shiva prays to the Lord Ugra Nrushimha as follows:

“ Uggram Veeram Mahavishnum Jjvalandham Sarvathhomugham !
Nrushimham Beeshanam Bathram Mruthuem Mruthuem Namamyaham !! “

“ O ! the Angry Lord ! The baleful One ! The incarnation of Lord Sri Hari !!
You are shining like Fire ! With full of anger, you tremble your lion face in all the directions. Also, your face emits firestorm. Hence, its looks like you have faces everywhere !!

O ! Lord Narashimha ! You please control your fearsome. Otherwise, ALL will catch up with fire because of your fire breaths !! You, Destroyer of all the destroyers !! I surrender you !!”

It is great and powerful prayer of Lord Shiva towards Lord Sri Narashimha Swami. Kindly notice the awesome truth in this prayer as explained below :

Lord Shiva is created by Lord Brahma as the destroyer of the world. He is the one who never fears for anything. But, Lord Shiva got fear by the frightening looks and fire full breaths of Lord Sri Narashimha. Hence, he prays with the words “Beeshanam Bathram” Meaning is “You please control your fearsome. Otherwise, all the places will catch fire because of your fire breaths !!”. Also, he accepts Lord Narashimha as his Master by the words “Mruthuem Mruthuem “, means “Destroyer of all the Destroyers”.

Look at the Lord Sri Narashimha, has big eyes and mouth wide open. As described in Bhagavatha, Lord Narashimha holds many weapons in hands, but uses his nails as the weapon to kill the demon Hiranya Kasipu.

Look at the demon Hiranya Kasipu. With just grabbing right hand and left leg of the demon, Lord Narashimha has totally controlled him from movement.

You could remember, “ Lion grabs the animal and start eating it. They won’t try killing the animal. The caught animal dies slowly with shivers “.

In the same way, Lord Sri Narashimha with lion face, caught hold of the demon; started tearing him into peaces; drinks the blood with wide open mouth and blade sharp tongue.  Bhagavatha describes the scene as given below :

“ Lord Sri Narashimha Deva, with full of anger in eyes, frightening roars, fire spreading in all the directions, licking teeth with sharp tongue, tore Hiranyakasipu’s chest with nails. The flesh and blood rushed out of demon’s body and spread all over the thighs and body of Lord. Lord Sri Narashimha Deva drank the blood and began ripping the demon to pieces with his many, many hands. Lord Nrsimha’s mouth and mane became sprinkled with drops of blood, fierce eyes, full of anger, was impossible to look at. Licking the edge of mouth with his tongue, the Supreme Lord decorated Himself with a garland of intestines taken from Hiranyakasipu's abdomen. Lord Narashimha uprooted Hiranyakasipu’s heart and finally threw him aside”.