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In Kritayuga, Sage Sounaka and his colleagues gathered in Naimisaranya to conduct Satrayaga in their Leisure time, they used to learn about distinguished and significant historical Indian Shrines from suta, a quranic narrator. One day, they asked him to tell about the greatness and significance of Antarvedi Shrine and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. Suta was Pleased to tell the story which was once told by Lord Brahma to Sage Narada.

Once Narada asked Lord Brahma to tell about the historical background of the Antarvedi, Lord Brahma spoke as follows. Sage Vasista after mingling the Goutam Branch of the river Godavari into the Sea established his ashram, Lord Brahma, to get freed from the sins committed against Lord Sankara performed Rudrayaga and installed Lord Neela Kantheswara there.

As that Place was made a stage or 'vedik' to perform the Yaga, it was named as Antarvehi It is the place beside the vasisthta river. After some time, Raktavilochana, the son of Hiranyaksha, did a tremendous penance for ten thousand years on the banks of the Vasishta river, to please Lord Siva and to get his Grace Lord Sanjara was very much please with his penance and appeared before him. He promised to bless him with Whatever he would desire. Raktavilochana asked him that the number of sand particles drenched by the blood drops falling from his body on to the ground at war, would produce an equal number of Rakshasas as strong and vigorous as himself after and they would assist him at was and become one with him after killing all the enemies.

There are five important spots of this Holy shrine namely.

1. the sea

2. the sagar sangam

3. the vasistha river

4. the raktakulya river

5. the chakra teertham