Shankaranarayana (Kundapura) - Mukti Sthala of Karnataka

• Greatness:

► Shankaranarayana (of Kundapura) (Mukti Sthala of Karnataka)
(Udupi district, Karnataka)

☗ Kroda Giri (slopes of Western Ghats)
(Karnataka Coastal Plain)

Shankaranarayana Temple — Kundapura
Shankaranarayana
Temple

• Shiva: Kroda Maharshi performed penance on Kroda Giri and invoked Shiva and Vishnu together (Shankaranarayana) (a Mukti Sthala of Karnataka) seeking protection from demons Kharasura and Rattasura.
- Kundapura Shankaranarayana Temple

• Sages: Saints associated with Kundapura Shankaranarayana:

○ Kroda Maharshi: Kroda Maharshi invoked Lord Shankara-Narayana (Shiva-Vishnu combined).
- Kundapura Shankaranarayana Temple

• Kroda Maharshi invoking Shankara-Narayana: Demons Kharasura and Rattasura were tormenting the common people. Kroda Maharshi performed penance on Kroda Giri and invoked Shiva and Vishnu together. Lord Shankaranarayana (Shiva-Vishnu together) appeared and vanquished the demons.

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