Long ago, in Kashmir, there lived a king, Yamadhwaja, who had Srinagara as his capital city on the slopes of Mt. Manobhanga. Satyavati and Kantimati were his two wives. Padmasena was the son of Satyavati and Hemu was the son of Kantimati. The king loved Kantimati, the younger of the two wives, more. Kantimati desired that her son Hemu should succeed the throne. Getting to know about this, Padmasena sought permission from his mother and proceeded to Varanasi for higher learning. He wanted to show his father what he was capable of. He spent some time worshipping Lord Siva. On the suggestion of Sage Narada, he meditated on Sri kalahastheeswara on the banks of Suvarnamukhi river. Sri Kalahastheeswara pleased with Padmasena’s bhakti, granted him the knowledge relating to the four modes of warfare, presented him with a lotus and a conch, and vanished.
There is another legend, King Rajendra , belonging to the Chola dynasty, was ruling his kingdom from the capital city Dharmapuri. He had two wives Chandralekha and Kantimati. As part of the routine, the king went to Siva temple to perform pooja. He received as Prasad an extremely beautiful flower. Now, this flower had been presented to Sri Kalahasthi temple by a Mahayogi, Sivaraata, of Kashmir. Sivaraata while worshipping Maatrubhuteswar, his deity, brought forth two beautiful flowrs. One was presented to Sri Kalahasthi temple. Another was presented to the temple visited by king Rajendra. This was the flower given as Prasad to Rajendra. He proudly presented it to Kantimati who wore it. Soon, animosity developed between Chandralekha and Kantimati. The flower, Chandralekha felt, was to be offered to Siva and not worn by any one. Rajendra, realizing that Lord Siva alone can resolve the issue, undertook a severe penance. Meanwhile Chandralekha gave birth to a child. He was named Maatrubhuteswar.
Sri Kalahastheeswara appeared before Rajendraand told him that if he proceeded to meditate on Him by installing a Linga on top of a nearby hill, he would be granted liberation. Chandralekha and her son approached Rajendra and requested to come back to the kingdom. Rajendra however refused to go back and advised them to take care of the kingdom. In course of time, Rajendra attained liberation
There is another legend, King Rajendra , belonging to the Chola dynasty, was ruling his kingdom from the capital city Dharmapuri. He had two wives Chandralekha and Kantimati. As part of the routine, the king went to Siva temple to perform pooja. He received as Prasad an extremely beautiful flower. Now, this flower had been presented to Sri Kalahasthi temple by a Mahayogi, Sivaraata, of Kashmir. Sivaraata while worshipping Maatrubhuteswar, his deity, brought forth two beautiful flowrs. One was presented to Sri Kalahasthi temple. Another was presented to the temple visited by king Rajendra. This was the flower given as Prasad to Rajendra. He proudly presented it to Kantimati who wore it. Soon, animosity developed between Chandralekha and Kantimati. The flower, Chandralekha felt, was to be offered to Siva and not worn by any one. Rajendra, realizing that Lord Siva alone can resolve the issue, undertook a severe penance. Meanwhile Chandralekha gave birth to a child. He was named Maatrubhuteswar.
Sri Kalahastheeswara appeared before Rajendraand told him that if he proceeded to meditate on Him by installing a Linga on top of a nearby hill, he would be granted liberation. Chandralekha and her son approached Rajendra and requested to come back to the kingdom. Rajendra however refused to go back and advised them to take care of the kingdom. In course of time, Rajendra attained liberation
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