[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Poonthanam's fortune

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Really nice pieces of Poonthanam's great Bhakthy and worthy of emulation by all

devoted.Great.

 

" PS, Vinod K (GE Infra, Energy) " <vinod.ps wrote: !! Sri Rama

Jayam !!

 

Story - 1:

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There are many stories illustrating Poonthanam's connection with the sacred

Bhagavatham. Most of us might have heard about the temple of Kottiyoor in North

Kerala. It is believed that Daksha Yaga was performed there. The important deity

in that temple is Siva. The temple was kept open only for a few days in a year.

There were no human activities in that place for the rest of the year.

Poonthanam reached at the Kottiyoor temple. He had a bath in the Holly River; he

worshiped compassionate God Siva, felt happy and stayed there for a few days. He

recited Bhagavatham everyday in front of the deity. There is a famous part in

the tenth chapter named " Karhichith " . That part contained the following story.

Lord Krishna asks his wife Rukmini " Why did you get married with me who is just

a shepherd? You would have been much better life if you had married the King

Sisupala. Hearing this Rukmini faints and God consoles her.

This part is described very well in Bhagavatham with inner meanings. Poonthanam

finished reading this part of the chapter and kept the bookmark on that page.

Next day he found the bookmark at beginning of the same chapter. So Poonthanam

read the same part for the second time. This was repeated for the rest of the

days.

It was the last day to close the temple for the year. Poonthanam returning from

the temple with the other devotees. Then he remembered about his Bhagavatham,

which he left at the temple. He hurried back; crossed the river and reach the

entrance to the temple, which was closed. He was all alone. He could hear

somebody reciting the same part of the chapter from Bhagavatham inside the

temple. As he looked through the peep- hole he saw the Lord Siva himself reading

from Poonthanam's book. Goddess Parvathi and his other Bhaoothaganas were

listening. Their eyes were filled with tears out of devotion. Poonthanam stood

there motionless and heard the whole recitation. At the end Paramasiva asked

Parvathi " was my reading as good as Poonthanam's " ? Parvathi replied it was not

good as Poonthanam's. Hearing this Poonthanam who stood outside was shaken up

and uttered the name Narayana loudly. When he watched again the Gods had

disappeared.

It was God Siva who put the Bookmark at the beginning of the chapter every time

when Poonthanam recited at the temple. This story shows that God places true

devotees much higher than himself.

 

Story 2:

-----------------

The divine Poonthanam had the following dream. A beautiful airplane landed in

the courtyard of his house. The messengers of Lord Vishnu had come to pick up

Poonthanam to take him to Vaikuntam. Poonthanam received them properly. The

messengers led Poonthanam to the plane with due respect. That plane passes

through many worlds and reached Vaikuntam. The messengers guided him throughout

and Poonthanam got out of the plane-He saw many other messengers there who had

reached Vishnu's abode due to their intense devotion and self-realization

Poonthanam did namaskar to the divine place. As soon as he reached the entrance

two gatekeepers with a humble bow received him. Poonthanam thought he was unfit

to receive that kind of honors from those immortals. But they said they were two

plantain trees growing near the portico in Poonthanam's house in their previous

birth. They got to here his Bhagavatham recitation everyday, which elevated them

to the level of immortals. So they respected

Poonthanam as their Gurudev. By this Poonthanam woke up from his dream with

exciting memories of Vaikuntam. When he went to the front yard he saw those two

plantain trees had fallen on the ground.

 

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Hare Rama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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--- GANAPATHY RAMAN <agraman62 wrote:

 

> Really nice pieces of Poonthanam's great Bhakthy and

> worthy of emulation by all devoted.Great.

>

> " PS, Vinod K (GE Infra, Energy) " <vinod.ps

> wrote: !! Sri Rama Jayam !!

>

> Story - 1:

> -----------------

> There are many stories illustrating Poonthanam's

> connection with the sacred Bhagavatham. Most of us

> might have heard about the temple of Kottiyoor in

> North Kerala. It is believed that Daksha Yaga was

> performed there. The important deity in that temple

> is Siva. The temple was kept open only for a few

> days in a year. There were no human activities in

> that place for the rest of the year.

> Poonthanam reached at the Kottiyoor temple. He had a

> bath in the Holly River; he worshiped compassionate

> God Siva, felt happy and stayed there for a few

> days. He recited Bhagavatham everyday in front of

> the deity. There is a famous part in the tenth

> chapter named " Karhichith " . That part contained the

> following story.

> Lord Krishna asks his wife Rukmini " Why did you get

> married with me who is just a shepherd? You would

> have been much better life if you had married the

> King Sisupala. Hearing this Rukmini faints and God

> consoles her.

> This part is described very well in Bhagavatham with

> inner meanings. Poonthanam finished reading this

> part of the chapter and kept the bookmark on that

> page. Next day he found the bookmark at beginning of

> the same chapter. So Poonthanam read the same part

> for the second time. This was repeated for the rest

> of the days.

> It was the last day to close the temple for the

> year. Poonthanam returning from the temple with the

> other devotees. Then he remembered about his

> Bhagavatham, which he left at the temple. He hurried

> back; crossed the river and reach the entrance to

> the temple, which was closed. He was all alone. He

> could hear somebody reciting the same part of the

> chapter from Bhagavatham inside the temple. As he

> looked through the peep- hole he saw the Lord Siva

> himself reading from Poonthanam's book. Goddess

> Parvathi and his other Bhaoothaganas were listening.

> Their eyes were filled with tears out of devotion.

> Poonthanam stood there motionless and heard the

> whole recitation. At the end Paramasiva asked

> Parvathi " was my reading as good as Poonthanam's " ?

> Parvathi replied it was not good as Poonthanam's.

> Hearing this Poonthanam who stood outside was shaken

> up and uttered the name Narayana loudly. When he

> watched again the Gods had disappeared.

> It was God Siva who put the Bookmark at the

> beginning of the chapter every time when Poonthanam

> recited at the temple. This story shows that God

> places true devotees much higher than himself.

>

> Story 2:

> -----------------

> The divine Poonthanam had the following dream. A

> beautiful airplane landed in the courtyard of his

> house. The messengers of Lord Vishnu had come to

> pick up Poonthanam to take him to Vaikuntam.

> Poonthanam received them properly. The messengers

> led Poonthanam to the plane with due respect. That

> plane passes through many worlds and reached

> Vaikuntam. The messengers guided him throughout and

> Poonthanam got out of the plane-He saw many other

> messengers there who had reached Vishnu's abode due

> to their intense devotion and self-realization

> Poonthanam did namaskar to the divine place. As soon

> as he reached the entrance two gatekeepers with a

> humble bow received him. Poonthanam thought he was

> unfit to receive that kind of honors from those

> immortals. But they said they were two plantain

> trees growing near the portico in Poonthanam's house

> in their previous birth. They got to here his

> Bhagavatham recitation everyday, which elevated them

> to the level of immortals. So they respected

> Poonthanam as their Gurudev. By this Poonthanam

> woke up from his dream with exciting memories of

> Vaikuntam. When he went to the front yard he saw

> those two plantain trees had fallen on the ground.

>

> Hare Krishna

> Hare Rama

 

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Hare Krishna ! Guruvayurappa !

Dear devotees of Sri Guruvayurappan,

I would like to add a few lines to what Shri. Vinod

has already said. The story is perfectly narrated - I

am only adding a few details. (These are not my lines

- I am mentioning what I read from Aanjam Thirumeni's

writings on Poonthanam).

 

In the incident related with Kottiyoor, Poonthanam

after hearing the nectar like Srimad Bhagavatam

uttered by Lord Siva and hearing Mother Parvati's

comments, sees that Lord Siva and his retinue are

about to leave. At this point Poonthanam requests Lord

Siva to kindly give him his Bhagavatham Grantham. Then

Kottiyoorappan (Lord Siva) says, " You proceed to

Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur. There in the roof

of the mandapam, you will find your Bhagavatham. "

 

It is said that Poonthanam proceeded to Sri

Vadakkunnathan temple and after paying obeisances to

Vadakkunnathan from the mandapam, glanced at the roof

and there he found his holy Bhagavatham grantham !!

 

What is more interesting about this incident is that

Kottiyoor temple is kept open for darshan only for 28

days starting from the Chothi (Swati) nakshatram in

the malayalam month of Edavam. Poonthanam left

Kottiyoor after the temple had closed following the 28

days of festivities and darshan. He realized having

left his Srimad Bhagavatham (which is non different

from Lord Krishna) at the temple and hurried back and

then heard Lord Siva referring to Poonthanam's

Bhagavata grantham, reciting the Bhagavatam with such

devotion, enough to melt even a rock ! He stood there

in complete devotional ecstacy listening to the

recital and finally left after Lord Siva urged him to

proceed to Vadakkunnathan temple. By the time Lord

Siva and retinue disappeared, Poonthanam could see a

big crowd of people arriving with great eagerness to

conduct the next annual festival !! (As earlier

mentioned, Kottiyoor temple opens only for 28 days a

year). Thus, ONE WHOLE YEAR had passed while

Poonthanam completely forgot bodily consciousness and

merged himself in the ocean of bliss derived from

listening to Lord Siva's Bhagavatham recital !!!!!

 

***

Such is the power of the Srimad Bhagavatam especially,

when heard from the lips of the purest of pure

devotees of Lord Krishna - namely, Lord Siva

(Vaishnavanam yatha shambhu - Srimad Bhagavatam

12.13.16)

***

 

with humble pranams,

-sriram

=====================================================

 

--- " PS, Vinod K (GE Infra, Energy) " <vinod.ps

wrote:

 

> !! Sri Rama Jayam !!

>

> Story - 1:

> -----------------

> There are many stories illustrating Poonthanam's

> connection with the sacred Bhagavatham. Most of us

> might have heard about the temple of Kottiyoor in

> North Kerala. It is believed that Daksha Yaga was

> performed there. The important deity in that temple

> is Siva. The temple was kept open only for a few

> days in a year. There were no human activities in

> that place for the rest of the year.

> Poonthanam reached at the Kottiyoor temple. He had a

> bath in the Holly River; he worshiped compassionate

> God Siva, felt happy and stayed there for a few

> days. He recited Bhagavatham everyday in front of

> the deity. There is a famous part in the tenth

> chapter named " Karhichith " . That part contained the

> following story.

> Lord Krishna asks his wife Rukmini " Why did you get

> married with me who is just a shepherd? You would

> have been much better life if you had married the

> King Sisupala. Hearing this Rukmini faints and God

> consoles her.

> This part is described very well in Bhagavatham with

> inner meanings. Poonthanam finished reading this

> part of the chapter and kept the bookmark on that

> page. Next day he found the bookmark at beginning of

> the same chapter. So Poonthanam read the same part

> for the second time. This was repeated for the rest

> of the days.

> It was the last day to close the temple for the

> year. Poonthanam returning from the temple with the

> other devotees. Then he remembered about his

> Bhagavatham, which he left at the temple. He hurried

> back; crossed the river and reach the entrance to

> the temple, which was closed. He was all alone. He

> could hear somebody reciting the same part of the

> chapter from Bhagavatham inside the temple. As he

> looked through the peep- hole he saw the Lord Siva

> himself reading from Poonthanam's book. Goddess

> Parvathi and his other Bhaoothaganas were listening.

> Their eyes were filled with tears out of devotion.

> Poonthanam stood there motionless and heard the

> whole recitation. At the end Paramasiva asked

> Parvathi " was my reading as good as Poonthanam's " ?

> Parvathi replied it was not good as Poonthanam's.

> Hearing this Poonthanam who stood outside was shaken

> up and uttered the name Narayana loudly. When he

> watched again the Gods had disappeared.

> It was God Siva who put the Bookmark at the

> beginning of the chapter every time when Poonthanam

> recited at the temple. This story shows that God

> places true devotees much higher than himself.

>

> Story 2:

> -----------------

> The divine Poonthanam had the following dream. A

> beautiful airplane landed in the courtyard of his

> house. The messengers of Lord Vishnu had come to

> pick up Poonthanam to take him to Vaikuntam.

> Poonthanam received them properly. The messengers

> led Poonthanam to the plane with due respect. That

> plane passes through many worlds and reached

> Vaikuntam. The messengers guided him throughout and

> Poonthanam got out of the plane-He saw many other

> messengers there who had reached Vishnu's abode due

> to their intense devotion and self-realization

> Poonthanam did namaskar to the divine place. As soon

> as he reached the entrance two gatekeepers with a

> humble bow received him. Poonthanam thought he was

> unfit to receive that kind of honors from those

> immortals. But they said they were two plantain

> trees growing near the portico in Poonthanam's house

> in their previous birth. They got to here his

> Bhagavatham recitation everyday, which elevated them

> to the level of immortals. So they respected

> Poonthanam as their Gurudev. By this Poonthanam woke

> up from his dream with exciting memories of

> Vaikuntam. When he went to the front yard he saw

> those two plantain trees had fallen on the ground.

>

> Hare Krishna

> Hare Rama

>

>

>

>

>