Saint Narada was worried, for Bhandasura’s atrocities were on the increase and the Goddess had not yet done anything to vanquish him. (The responsibilities we speak of here are Brahma’s sristi (creation), Vishnu’s sthithi (even maintenance) and Shiva’s laya (destruction)-for the world to function evenly) So engrossed were they in rejoicing the newfound shelter under the powerful Goddess, they forgot all their responsibilities and spent time in merry making. However, a queen is supposed to rule only with a man by her side, hence they married her to Kamashiva, and she acquired the name of Rajarajeshwari. In the meanwhile, the Devas created a small heaven named Manidweepa, where the Goddess had appeared and crowned her the queen. All the assembled Devas fall at her feet and ask her to protect them from the evil Bhandasura. Listening to the anguished prayer of the Devas, Goddess Shridevi appears before them as Shri Bhuvaneshwari Lalitha. Hence, the devatas make a holy fire- yaga, to please the Goddess and begin offering themselves to the fire to please the goddess. Saint Narada gives them the advice of asking the assistance of the supreme Goddess Shri Devi who was responsible for the creation of the three main devas-Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara. When an evil asura named Bhandasura created trouble in the three lokas-world -heaven, hell and earth, unbalancing the rule of the trimurthi’s, all the devatas escaped from their respective palaces and lived on mountains disguised as humans. It was also under the rule of dynasties like Kadambas, Hoysalas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakootas and the Palegars – feudal chieftains – like Ballals, Chautas and Bangas. Hence there are no stone edicts to depict the age and historical importance of the place.Īccording to a few stone inscriptions that are with the Mysore Government, it is believed that the temple was under the domain of the Alupa King. Later by usage, it came to be pronounced as Polali.Īfter the spate except for the sanctum sanctorum all other portions of the temple were washed away by the flood. Before the destructive river spate in 1446, it is believed that there were many houses and palaces in Polali that confirms that it was a flourishing township. The river originating from Kudremukh mountain range flows on the northern flank of the temple from east to west and takes a turn towards north-west direction to flow down south.Įarlier Polali was known as ‘Holall’, which means a town, so, the kshetra must have been a town long back. The picturesque place Polali on the banks of river Phalguni is located approximately at a distance of 21 kms from Mangalore. On the eastern side are the Ranjagiri hillock and the Bayalu Bettu – plain land. The Polali Shri Rajarajeshwari Temple is seen as giving sanctity to the kshetra – the entire area.
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