Talk:Virabhadra

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removed this sentence

"Vīrabhadra defeated Vishnu and Brahma in the war against Daksha." is incorrect as srimad bhagawatam doesnt contain this. http://vedabase.net/sb/4/5/en2

Also pUshan was referred to as Sun God ; Defeating of indra is mentioned; removed these references as well as SB doesnt contain these.

This sentence doesnt belong here. "However, the version given in the Bhagavata purana states that none of the present demigods were able to calm Narasimha's fury, not Siva, not even the consort of Narayana, Laxmi."

changed prayed to adviced in following sentence (per bhagawatam http://vedabase.net/sb/4/6/en2 ): "Brahma prayed Shiva to pardon Daksha and to mend the broken limbs of gods and rishis"

changed the foll. sentence: (http://vedabase.net/sb/4/7/en2) "Only the unlearned deem myself and Shiva to be distinct; he, I and Brahma are one, assuming different names for creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe. We as the triune Self, prevade all creatures; the wise therefore regard all others as themselves."

removed following as it is infactual and no citations are provided : "Virabhadra is also referred to as Mallikarjuna by Kannadiga Lingayats"

--Jayaram Uparna 08:28, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Virabhadra has been incarnating in human form in the kaliyuga. He incarnated as Madivala Machideva in the twelveth century with Basavanna& his sharanas at kalyana in karanataka.He next incarnated in eighteenth century as Kadakol Madivala from Belgaum District.Then he incanated as Garag Madiwala from Belgaum District in the ninteenth century.He then incarnated as Godchi Madivala from Belgaum District. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.119.215 (talk) 13:12, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Haridwar at Uttar Pradesh. Ullavi in Uttara Kannada at Karnataka Yedeyoor in Belgaum District at Karnataka. Godachi in Belgaum District at Karnataka. Karadagi in Haveri District at Karnataka. Singataloor in Gadag District at Karnataka. Rachoty in Kadapa District at Andrapradesh.

These kshetras has mythological significance from yugas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.119.215 (talk) 13:40, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nandagiri and Kotla Narsimhulapalle are the twin villages lying side by side about 30 km to the north of Karimnagar. These villages can be reached from Karimnagar via Ramadugu and from Jagityala via Gangadhara by bus. There are various testimonials to state the historical and religious importance of this place. It is said that King Satakarni (241 BC), the son of King Sreemukha of Satavahana dynasty, while going on Jaithra Yathra (victory lap) from Paithan (Prathistanapuram, present Aurangabad in Maharashtra state), made a halt at Nandagiri village and very much enjoyed the natural beauty of the place and constructed a Gagana Mandiram (Sky palace) on the top of the hillock. Its ruins are visible even now. Later on, it is said that the 17th king in the Satavahana Dynasty, King Hala (who wrote Gatha Saptha Shathi in Pyshachika language) and his wife resided at Nandagiri. Even though the Satavahana kings practiced Jainism and Buddhism, they also patronized Vedic religions. They constructed temples as per the Advaitha culture on the advice of vedic scholars. It is said that the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Narasimhulapalle village dates back to the times of Sreemukha of the Satavahana Dynasty (321 BC). Later on the rulers of Vemulawada Chalukyas (Western Chalukyas, 755-968 AD) patronized this temple and the Stepped Pyramid type of the Aalaya Gopuram reflects the temple architecture of the Western Chalukyas. The Veerabhadra, Mallikarjuna and Nanchareesvara (Somanatha) temples of Narasimhulapalle village reflect the Kakatiya temple architecture. Therefore, they can be said to belong to the 12th¬ century. As Nandagiri once existed in an ancient mud fort, it is known as Nandagiri-Kotla, and Narsimhulapalle is also called Kotla-Narsimhulapalle. Before the Mauryas came to power, the Nandas who ruled over Magadha are stated to have set up a military camp on the banks of river Godavari known as Nava Nanda Dera, which is now known as Nanded. The Nandas, who had their sway over the region, are believed to have founded this Nandagiri with a mud fort around it and the traces of its moat and walls can be noticed here and there in the twin villages of Nandagiri-Kotla and Kotla-Narsimhulapalle, which once existed within the Kota or Fort. There are ruins of the fort on the top of the hillock. Two or three stone inscriptions (Shila Shasanas) are found here. It is mentioned in the Karimnagar Mandala Charithra, a Telugu book published by Thygaraja Lalitha Kala Parishath, Karimnagar, that these stone inscriptions were investigated by Late Sri Suravaram Pratapa Reddy and poet Doopati Venkata Ramana Charyulu and published in the Telugu daily newspaper Golkonda Patrika. Unfortunately, copies of these papers are not available to ascertain the history of the place. The Department of AP State Archeology and Museums, Hyderabad, also did not make any mention about these inscriptions in the book on Inscriptions of Karimnagar District, published in the year 1974. It is necessary to bring to light the historical importance of the place as the Archeology and Endowment departments have unfortunately not taken any appropriate action in restoring and renovation of the temple or the fortress on the hillock. Categories: Hindu temples in Karimnagar district — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.206.242.229 (talk) 07:16, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]