Place where People are Blessed by Knowledge and are freed from their Troubles - Audumbar Kshetra
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This is a glory of place where people are blessed by knowledge and are freed from their troubles. This place is overgrown with audumbar trees .
As per vision
from Lord Dattatreya to Sage Bramhanand of Girnar, he discovered and renowned
this divine holy place Audumber where Datta Avatar Nrusinha Saraswati performed
Chaturmas Anushtan (Four holy months).
The identity
of Nrusimha Saraswathi having been known, thousands of people began to flock to
the place for darsan. At the end of Chaturmasa, when the sage prepared to
leave, the people requested him to stay.
The outer mandap is of very recent construction. The shrine is situated at a lovely spot on the banks of the Krishna. Devotees can have darshan of Nijaroopa darshan of swamy padukas in the mandir in morning hours. Rudrabhisheka will be performed to padukas at about 7 to 8 a.m. and the padukas will be covered with alankara after abhisheka.
A splendid ghat has been constructed on the river by the temple-side so that they can take a dip in the holy waters of the river Krishna.. For the convenience of the piligrims to visit the other bank of the river. A small boat is also available which is called Avdhoot Nauka
Maa
Bhuvaneswari devi Temple is situated on the other bank of Krishna river where a
poor Brahmin boy was blessed. The story goes as follows in adhyaya 17 of Shree
Gurucharitra.. . Narasimha was born in a poor Brahman couple, Madhava and Amba,
in about 1304. Even After his thread ceremony he could not recite any of his
lessons and so faced a lot of insult from his elders and teachers.
So he left his home and came to Audumbar on the
bank of the Krishna and prayed Maa Bhuvaneswari for three days and nights
without taking any food.
But the goddess remained unmoved by his severe
penance upon which he cut off his tongue and laid it at her feet. Taking pity
the goddess advised him to go to Audumbar and pray Narsimha Saraswathy swamy.
The boy taking the command and went to Sri guru and falling at his feet. He
received the blessings of the Swamy and became a scholar.
Sevas and Poojas
Morning pooja is performed in datta temple and Naivedya is offered followed by Aarati.
Rudrabhisheka is performed to main Padukas of swamy in the morning hours at about 8 a.m.
After performing Rudrabhisheka, padukas will be covered by silver dome and covered with Poorna Alanakara.
Devotees who are interested to see the swamy moola padukas are advised to reach the temple by 7 a.m. in the morning.
Afternoon Mahapooja and Aarathi.
Day ends with Evening pooja and Aarati with Prasad distribution.
Special Days in Year
Sree Guru Pournami (Aashadha shudda pournami)
Sree Rishi Panchami –Swamyji’s Jayanthi(Bhadrapada shuddha panchami)
Sree Datta Jayanthi (Margashish shuddha Pournami)
Sree Guru Pratipada (Marga krishna pratipada)
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