Sri Annamayya was a staunch devotee of Tirumala Govinda (Krishna) and composed a huge number (32,000) of sankirtanas on Him. He descended in the Sri Sampradaya and it is known that he is an incarnation of the Lord's divine sword called "nandaka."
Once he was requested by the King Shaluva to compose a song on him. For this Annamayya boldly refused. This provoked the King and he ordered his servants to shackle and whip (beat) Annamayya till he sings a song on the King. But Annamayya sings a song on Lord Narasimha, who protected His pure devotee Sri Prahlada. Similarly, the Lord saves Annamayya too by making the shackled iron chains cut into pieces. This action converts the bad King to a great devotee and disciple of Sri Annamayya. Later the King preserved all Annamayya's sankirtanas in copper plates. Now enjoy that divine song along with the show...
From Kamakoti Mandali:-
Venkata Narasimha
By Sri Kamakoti Mandali on Jan 18, 2013 | In Bhakti
फालनेत्रानल-प्रबलविद्युल्लता-केळीविहार-लक्ष्मीनारसिंह ||
प्रळयमारुतघोर-भस्त्रिकाफूत्कार-ललितनिश्वास-डोलारचनया |
कुलशैलकुम्भिनी-कुमुदहितरविगगन-चलनविधिनिपुण-निश्चल-नारसिंह ||
कुलशैलकुम्भिनी-कुमुदहितरविगगन-चलनविधिनिपुण-निश्चल-नारसिंह ||
विवरघनवदन-दुर्विधहसन-निष्ठ्यूतलवदिव्यपरुष-लालाघटनया |
विविधजन्तुव्रात-भुवनमग्नीकरण-नवनवप्रियगुणार्णव-नारसिंह ||
विविधजन्तुव्रात-भुवनमग्नीकरण-नवनवप्रियगुणार्णव-नारसिंह ||
दारुणोज्ज्वल-धगद्धगितदंष्ट्रानल-विकारस्फुलिङ्ग-सङ्गक्रीडया |
वैरिदानवघोरवंशभस्मीकरणकारणप्रकट-वेङ्कटनारसिंह ||
वैरिदानवघोरवंशभस्मीकरणकारणप्रकट-वेङ्कटनारसिंह ||
phālanetrānala-prabalavidyullatā-keḻīvihāra-lakṣmīnārasiṃha ||
praḻayamārutaghora-bhastrikāphūtkāra-lalitaniśvāsa-ḍolāracanayā |
kulaśailakumbhinī-kumudahitaravigagana-calanavidhinipuṇa-niścala-nārasiṃha ||
kulaśailakumbhinī-kumudahitaravigagana-calanavidhinipuṇa-niścala-nārasiṃha ||
vivaraghanavadana-durvidhahasana-niṣṭhyūtalavadivyaparuṣa-lālāghaṭanayā |
vividhajantuvrāta-bhuvanamagnīkaraṇa - navanavapriyaguṇārṇava - nārasiṃha ||
vividhajantuvrāta-bhuvanamagnīkaraṇa - navanavapriyaguṇārṇava - nārasiṃha ||
dāruṇojjvala-dhagaddhagitadaṃṣṭrānala-vikārasphuliṅga-saṅgakrīḍayā |
vairidānavaghoravaṃśabhasmīkaraṇakāraṇa-prakaṭa-veṅkaṭanārasiṃha ||
vairidānavaghoravaṃśabhasmīkaraṇakāraṇa-prakaṭa-veṅkaṭanārasiṃha ||
