[Advaita-l] Is there a 'Hari-Hara Avatāra' of Viṣṇu?

[V Subrahmanian]

This Kannada paper (of Mysore University) on Telugu ancient poets too says
that Tikkana dedicated his Mahabharata Telugu work (Andhra Bhāratamu) to
Hariharanatha of Nellore. It also says that by doing this Tikkana aimed at
the reconciliation of Vaiṣṇavas and Śaivas but did not succeed fully:

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ತಿಕ್ಕನ ಸನಯಾಜಿ ವೈಷ್ಣವರಿಗೂ ಶೈವರಿಗೂ ರಾಜಿಮಾಡಿಸುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಮಹಾಭಾರತವನ್ನು
ನೆಲ್ಲೂರಿನ ಹರಿಹರನಾಥನಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿ ಹರಿಹರನಾಥ ಪಂಥವನ್ನು ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೇರಿಸಿ. ಆದರೆ ಈ
ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಜಯಶಾಲಿಯಾಗಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಒಳಗುದಿಗಳು ಮುಂದುವರಿದೇ ಇದ್ದುವು.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Harihara-Hindu-deity

6-7 CE images

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharmaraja_Ratha

Harihara depiction 7 CE (pre-Shankaracharya)

vs

2017-01-27 23:19 GMT+05:30 V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>:

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> https://books.google.co.in/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4131&lpg=PA4131&dq=
> Hariharanatha+in+Harivamsha&source=bl&ots=Y7OBC3oBA3&sig=
> 3hQyaJuR-M3jlEMPnGYNtp7W2co&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi0idDY8OLRAhUJOI8KHYTSA
> h4Q6AEIGTAA#v=onepage&q=Hariharanatha%20in%20Harivamsha&f=false
> Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot
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> By Mohan Lal
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> (information about the ancient Telugu author: Hariharanatha
> ....Harivamsha)
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> Here is a chapter of the Harivamsha where the term 'Harihara' occurs, but
> not 'Hariharanātha':
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> http://mahabharata-resources.org/harivamsa/vishnuparva/hv_2_125_mpr.html
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>  *hariharamAhAtmya*kIrtanam stavakathanaM cha
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> mArkaNDeya uvAcha
> shivAya viShNurUpAya viShNave shivarUpiNe |
> yathAntaraM na pashyAmi tena tau dishataH shivam ||2-125-29
> anAdimadhyanidhanametadakSharamavyayam |*tadeva te pravakShyAmi rUpaM hariharAtmakam ||2-125-30*
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> devau *hariharau* stoShye brahmanA saha sa~Ngatau |
> etau cha paramau devau jagataH prabhavApyayau ||2-125-40
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> ya idaM paThate nityaM stotraM hariharAtmakam ||2-125-60
> arogA balavAMshchaiva jAyate nAtra saMshayaH |
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> regards
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