Best offerings to Bhagavan Guruvayoorappan !!!

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Dear Guruvayoorappa- Devotee,

It is a fact that , Bhagavan Guruvayoorappan is personally present to watch His favorite art Krishnanattam , when it is conducted in Guruvayoor temple . Faithful Bhaktas can physically experience the spiritual vibrations and it is due to this reason that this play becomes the most enchanting experience to them . AcharyAs like Sri Vilwamangalam have found Bhagavan watching the play and they put in place regulations to conduct the play only after closure of the temple at night to suit Bhagavan's convenience . On the first row, there is a specific seat for Bhagavan .

It is true that it is Guruvayoorappan Himself who acts on the stage as Sri Krishna through the medium of the Krishna-actor . Once , the skeptic Cochin king had a placed a true elephant on the stage as Kuvalayapeetam to test what the Krishna on stage would do . The baby Krishna on stage killed that elephant and then chased the king who ran away to save his dear life . This is recorded in the temple's historical records .

Krishnanattam is the dearest vazhipadu to Guruvayoorappan . Rukmini swayamvaram is for facilitating the early marriage of girls . Numerous girls have been benefited from this Vazhipadu (offering) . After marriage, they come with husbands to offer thanksgiving Krishnanattam vazhipadu to Bhagavan .

Although, Maya-vadis (Impersonalist-mongers opposed to Deity-worship and associated rituals like vazhipadus, etc) oppose the above, Guruvayoorappa-bhaktas are least bothered about such unwanted distractions . Loyal Bhaktas are absolutely happy with their direct interactions with their `Vilippurathappan' , Sri Guruvayoorappan !!!

List of Krishanattams and it's objective :

 

Avatharam – for Child birth .

Kaliyamardanam – for freedom from Poisons/ illness /egoism, etc

Rasakreeda - for welfare of maiden girls ( kumaris) .

Kamsavadham – for defeating the enemy.

Rukminee swayamvaram – for marriage of girls.

Banayudham – to attain specific objectives , for pleasing both Lord Vishnu and Lord Siva , etc .

Dwidavadham – for prosperous agriculture , elimination of poverty, etc .

Om Namo Narayana!!!

Das

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Pranamam,

 

That day krishnatam (avathram) started at 10.30 pm ,(usually before that) ..spot near theertham counter,a big kalvilakku will be placed,and a notice board will be hanged there..describing the play that will be performing on that day..eg..bhanayudham,rugminiswayamvaram..etc..etc...

 

we were really confused ..we thought we cannot follow anything but when the play started ...believe me....we were carried to a different world..we were able to follow every thing...during the birth of sree krishna there was pushpavrishti...scene poothana feeding sree krishna ,marvellous!!!!! Every one presented there really enjoyed the play..most of them were having small kids on their laps..they told us all those small babies there born

 

because of this vazhypadu (avathram)...they were accompanied by parents and grand parents...and after the show we have to give dakshina to the one who played the role of sree krishna...

 

if any devotees had similar exp pls share ..like to know about ''rugmini swayamvaram''(krishnanatam)

 

rgds,

upama.menon