Once Gopralaya muni who was performing tapas in the Meru mountains desired to see the Lord as Krishna in his different leelas. In response to his austere penance God appeared before him and asked him to go to Thillai Thiruchitrakutam and offer prayers to him there and that he would fulfill his wish there. accordingly the rishi went to Thillai had his bath in the Pundarika puskarini and prayed to the Lord. God is said to have appeared on 18 days in his 18 forms dipicting the various Krishna leelas. thus the rishi saw the Lord as Kalinganarthana, as Poothana vadham, as Govardhana Giri dhari, Varaha roopam, Narasimha roopam, Trivikrama roopam, Parasurama roopam, rama roopam, seeing his various avtara roopams the Rishi prayed to the Lord to be ever present as Venugopala with four hands and with the company of Rukmini and Satyabhama with him. thus today we have the Lord in the Archa form as Venugopala with Rukmini and Satyabhama at his side.
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