Located at Triplicane in Chennai, Parthasarathy Temple
Legend has it that Sage Atreya had this deep wish to have
darshan of Sri Krishna. To fulfill the wish, Sage Vyasa asked Rishi Atreya to travel
to south to a forest filled with Tulsi plants and offer prayers to the murti of
Parthasarathy.
Rishi Atreya traveled along with the murti to south and
reached the forest and settled near a pond.
During this period, King Sumathy, an ardent devotee of Lord
Balaji of Tirupati, wished to have darshan of Sri Krishna in the form in which
he delivered Gita to Arjuna. To fulfill his wish he performed intense
austerities.
Tirupati Balaji appeared in the dream of the king and
directed him to the Tulsi forest.
The king realized his dream when he met Sage Atreya and had
darshan of the murti of Parthasarathy in the possession of the Sage.