SRIMUSHNAM
There is a beautiful kshetra called SriMushnam. There the
Lord resides as Varahamurthy. He resued Bhumidevi who was immersed in
Pralayajalam. It was then that Bhumi Devi said to the Lord: “What is the way to
rescue the souls ( jeevan) immersed in the ocean of materialism. The Lord then
says “ Just as an elephant takes a lotus out of the mud so do I take a jeevan
from the mud of misery. Finally when the
soul is to depart I give my darshan to that being, bestow him with wisdom and
liberate him from this material world. I take several forms as archa ( deities)
in various kshetras and shower my compassion on those ignorant beings too. Out
of these there are 8 swayamvyaktha kshetras ( not made by a sculptor but of its
own). Such kshetras are Salagramam, Naimisharanyam, Pushkaram, Vanamamalai,
Tirumalai, Srirangam, Kanchi, SriMushnam etc.
Bhodevi asks then “ Out of these Swayamvyaktha kshetras
which one is the best?”
The Lord Says “ Sri Mushnam is one kshetra where I reside
completely pleased along with Sri and Bhu Devi. I resued you who are Sri from
the pralaya waters. Hence the name SriMushnam. Hiranyaksha came to take you
away from the pralaya waters. I killed him and saved you. Here I live at the
banks of Nithyapushkarani under the ashwaththavruuksha. This forest is known by
the name Jillikavanam at the banks of Shwethanadhi.
Jillika was the daughter of Hiranyakshan. Here she did
penance at the banks of Shwethanadhi. Brahma also blessed her. She asked for a
brave son who would instil fear in the mind of Devas. His name was Dandaka.
That Dandaka killed many sages at Dandakaranaya. Those sages
sought the refuge of the Lord. Since he bestowed the Sri- wealth of the
brahamanas this kshetra is known as SriMushnam. Then the sages did penance at
the banks of Nithyapushkarani. Varahamurthy then came out on His own accord
splitting the earth.. Those who see Varahamurthy here will never suffer in this
world.
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