@KeshavSrinivasan I found Pundarika story in Ch 64 of Narasimha Purana but not as you mentioned in your question.

@KeshavSrinivasan Do you want references for exact legend of that temple?

@Tezz @KeshavSrinivasan @TriyugiNarayanMani Chapter 7,8,9 chapters of Narasimha Purana says Story of Markandeya from Vishnu point of view

Vishnu rescues him from Yama

@KeshavSrinivasan - Who was Pundalika in his Last Life: Sri Lokanath Maharaj writes in his book that in his last life Pundalika was the famous king, Mucukunda who was mentioned in Srimad Bhagavtam to be blessed to sleep for long in a secluded cave."

@KeshavSrinivasan - " Some historians suggest that Pundalik tried to unify Shiva and Vishnu, and that this culture originated in Karnataka. Some other historians felt that Pundalik was a Kannada saint, was not only the founder of the Varkari culture but also the first great devotee/priest of the Pandharpur temple. " Found this info about pundatika in one article medievalsaint.blogspot.in/2014/04/…

@ChinmaySarupria @Tezz Brahmasri vaddiparti Padmakar from Andhra says only Dakshinamurty can deliver knowledge about Kundalini shakti with knowledge of Chakras.

So, i think my guess is correct . Mahatavar Babaji also looks very young and stays most of the time calm without speaking anything. So, Babaji could be Dakshinamurthu, Guru aspect of Lord Shiva.

Here is the video in Telugu

Here is some info about Brahmasri Vaddiparti padmakar

pedia.desibantu.com/vaddiparti-padmakar

@ChinmaySarupria @Tezz we can try praying Dakshina murthy to get Mahatavar Babaji as Guru.

@SwiftPushkar Which chapter of Bhagavatam has that story?

@TheDestroyer So you found the story of the Thiruparkadal temple in the Narasimha Purana? Then yes, please post an answer.

@TheDestroyer By the way, so do you have the Narasimha Purana in English?

@KeshavSrinivasan That story is completely different from your question.

@KeshavSrinivasan Yes.

Shall i mail you?

@TheDestroyer Yeah, please email it to me.

@TheDestroyer Does it at least speak of Vishnu coming out of a Shivalingam?

@KeshavSrinivasan No. There's no Shiva Linga or Shiva Temple.

@KeshavSrinivasan Vishnu appears and gives Moksha.

@KeshavSrinivasan I will share the entire Purana folder with you. It has All Puranas in Sanskrit and English from Indianscriptures

@KeshavSrinivasan I just shared entire Purana folder with you.

@TheDestroyer Oh, thanks, that folder is really useful.

@KeshavSrinivasan No mention. BTW, can you read Devanagari? I remember that you were learning..

@TheDestroyer No, I can't read Devanagari. And the only attempt I've made at learning Devanagari is playing this game: ashtangayoga.info/sanskrit/devanagari/devanagari-learning-game