SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA
“TEERTHA PRABANDHA” – STEP 29
ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”.
About Sri Harihara Kshetra/ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿಹರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ
ಮುರಪುರಹರ!ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಪಾರ್ವತೀ
ಕೇಲಿಲೋಲ!
ಸ್ಫುರದಸಿತಸಿತಾಂಗಾಸಹ್ಯಚಕ್ರತ್ರಿಶೂಲ!
ಪರತರ ಗುರುಮೂರ್ತೇ!
ಪಾವನಾಪಾರಕೀರ್ತೇ!
ಹರಿಹರ
ತವ ಪಾದಾಂಭೋಜಯುಗ್ಮಂ ನತೋ(s)ಸ್ಮಿ||59||
Murapurahara!LakShmeepArvatee kElilOla!
SPhuradasitasitAngAsahyachakratrishUla!
Paratara GurumUrtE! PAvanApArakeertE!
Harihara tava pAdAmBhOjayugmam natO(s)smi||59||
SUMMARY: Oh Lord, the enemy of demon Mura; you are
roaming about with Sri Lakshmi; your organs are in pure white color. You are
beholding the Sudarshana, the holy disc that all enemies fear; your appearance
is most divine and charming; you are the holiest and your fame is unparalleled;
Oh Lord Hari, you are the killer of Tripurasura and the beloved of Parvati
Devi; you have a pure mien; enemies can hardly escape or survive against the Trident
you are holding; you are emblem of knowledge and a most revered Guru; Oh Lord
Hara, your popularity is endless. I salute your lotus-like feet.
About the place:
Harihara is located on the rail route between
Bangalore and Pune. Harihara is on the banks of Tungabhadra. Harihara was known
as Guharanya in the past. The Harihara temple is about half a mile from the
Railway station and Tungabhadra flows behind this temple. A grand car festival
takes place at Harihara on the full moon day of every Magha Masa. Harihara
temple is said to be ancient. Several stone inscriptions can be seen around the
temple. Both Hari and Hara are merged in the idol of the presiding deity. Right
side of the idol wears the form of Shiva. The head in this portion of the body
is a crown of Rudraksha and a trident is held in the hand of this part of the
idol. The left side of the idol is in the form of Lord Vishnu. The upper hand
of this portion beholds the holy disc Sudarshana and the lower palm wears the
symbol of protection.
In Tungabhadra River that flows in Harihara, there
are eleven holy ponds, which are called as BrahmateerTha, BhArgavateerTha, NrusihmateerTha,
VahniteerTha, GAlavateerTha, ChakrateerTha, RudrapAdateerTha, PApanAshanateerTha,
PishAchamOchanateerTha, RuNamOchanateerTha and VaTachChAyAteerTha.
Legend/Puranic story:
In the distant past, a demon named Guha was living in
this place. The forest here is known as GuhAraNya. That demon did sincere
penance to invoke Lord Brahma, from whom Guha demanded that he should not be
killed by any individual deity. After securing this boon, Guha became very arrogant and troublesome
Unable to bear his trouble, deities offered prayers
to Lord Brahma, who asked them to approach Lord Eshwara in Kailas. When
contacted, Eshwara advised the deities to seek help from Lord Vishnu in
Vaikuntha. Lord Vishnu promised to protect the deities and met Eshwara at
Kailas. With a view to honor the words of Brahma, Lord Vishnu took Shankara to
his right side and in that Harihara form, he went to Guharanya. After a
prolonged battle, Lord Vishnu in the form of Harihara put his feet on the chest
of Guha and was about to kill him. At that moment, Guha realized that he had no
escape. Immediately, he offered prayers to Harihara and appealed to the Lord
that he should stay in that very place in that very form. Sri Vadirajaru has
described the idol of Harihara in this stanza.
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