Miracles.

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Dear Devotees of Guruvayoorappan,

 

I am Lekshmy Rajeev, a poet writing in English and translating

poetry from Malayalam, publishing in leading journals and websites.

I am now Poetry Editor of The British Council(India) website

www.womenswriting.com. My husband is a pilot with Indian Airlines

and we both hail from Trivandrum, Kerala.

I have become a devotee of Guruvayoorappan through my personal

encounter with seemingly insurmountable problems. He has, through

His Grace, made the impossible happen.

I had remained childless after ten years of marriage, despite

prolonged treatment for infertility. Particularly during the past

three years, hope of ever becoming a mother was dimming gradually as

my physical condition was slowly, but inexorably, getting out of

hand. As I was faced with the last chance of treatment, I knew this

time it had to work, or else….

Then sometime in May last year, one day it just occurred to me that

I must translate Narayaneeyam into English, as an anushtaana for the

specific purpose of becoming a mother. I began immediately with a

rough estimate of the timeframe within which I must finish the task.

In my eagerness to share the translated slokas with like-minded

people, I surfed the Net looking for sites on Guruvayoorappan and

Narayaneeyam. This is how I entered this site and came in contact

over email with Mr. Sunil Menon, the owner of the site.

Early on in my attempts at translation of the dashakas of

Narayaneeyam it was brought to my notice that the excellent

commentary to Narayaneeyam in Malayalam by Dr.B.C.Balakrishnan will

go a long way in accomplishing my task. I contacted Balakrishnan

Sir, who guided me in performing parayana in a particular way to

achieve my goal. Sure enough, I had certain experiences which I

consider mystical during this period, at the end of which I found

myself blessed with two children, instead of one child I had prayed

for! Presently, I am nearly at the end of my confinement,

worshipfully remembering Nandakumara within me for showering His

blessings on me. This miracle is my first-hand experience of

Guruvayoorappan's Grace.

During the long years of my childlessness, I had been visualizing

various schemes to be of positive help to deserving children who

were deprived financially or physically. Honouring my late father's

wishes, I hit upon the idea of offering a token financial support

for them. Drawing inspiration from the discussion with two Net

contacts in the USA, Children Foundation was conceived. Registered

as a Trust nearly three years ago, with its headquarters in Chennai,

India, the Children Foundation has already sponsored the education

of 30 children who are SSLC toppers. This year, another 30 children

are being given scholarship.

This is how Children Foundation functions: We place an advertisement

in leading Malayalam dailies in June, every year, inviting

applications on white paper along with self-addressed stamped

envelopes from children who have passed SSLC in May the same year.

The response is enormous. We get heaps and heaps of applications.

Special preference is given to handicapped children, and now, from

this year onwards, to children who excel in Sanskrit. As the

requests from the children reach the Trust, printed application

forms are sent to them to be filled up by the children and sent back

to the Foundation, duly certified by the school authorities. We are

now selecting the most suitable candidate from every district. We

have sent Rs.2500/- in two installments to the most deserving

candidates selected last year (proof of merit, income, accounts and

every document is available on request). We personally verify every

detail and talk to the children and the parents. We watch their

progress and keep in touch with them. From next year onwards, we

wish to be more active and address all aspects faced by children

that make growing up difficult.

 

Everyday children from all over Kerala seek help from the

Foundation, but there have been only a handful of people who were

willing to offer support. As Children Foundation and I grow older, I

earnestly look forward to support, other than the support I get from

my family and a few friends.

 

During my Net interactions with Mr.Sunil Menon, I had occasion to

mention about the functioning of the Foundation and he offered to

help. Besides his personal contribution, now placing this statement

on his site, bringing these facts before the readers, is an

indescribably generous act. Another devotee, Mr.Nandakumar from

Bahrain, sponsored scholarships for children. I believe that given

my divine experience and the special way Guruvayoorappan has

intervened in my case, I should, first and foremost, approach all

Guruvayoorappan devotees for help in my mission for children through

Children Foundation which I conceived first, before my miraculous

conception through His Grace.

 

This year too, we had to limit the scholarships to 30, for lack of

funds. Most of the eligible children score more than 80-85% marks,

and as such need the greatest encouragement. As we wish to make the

scholarships available to as many deserving children as possible

next year onwards, we need more funds. Sponsoring a child for a year

cost Rs.3000/- Kindly sponsor as many children as your can!!!

With Warm Regards,

 

Lekshmy Rajeev