[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Let us be Practical in our efforts to serve Guruvayoorappan .

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Dear devotee=friends,

 

Radhe Krishna.

Krishnadaya is hundred per cent correct. Use the waiting period in

the queues for Nama-Sankeerthanam. Let us have a "Saranm Vili " like

Sabrimala. Here let it it be "NAMO BHAGAVATHE VASUDEVAYA" or

"KRISHNA KRISHNA MUKUNDA JANARDANA" or "HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA" or

something like that. If Guruvayoorappan's funds are misused by the

political sharks, please dont drop anything in the Hundi. Let us not

worry about the "Udaya-asthamana Pooja". Let us do everything to

augment Bhakti to Guruvayoorappan, like Pradakshinams, Namaskarams,

chantings of His name etc., except building up the coffers to feed the

politicians. In fact, it is not necessary to give money and other

riches to Guruvayoorappan, as He is already rich, with Lakshmi-devi

residing in His bosom permanently. It is for Him to give us whatever

we ask for. Let us not only follow this practice, but also spread the

message to the casual devotees by issuing pamphlets or publishing as

"letters to the Editor" in friendly newspapers.

 

Let us all install Guruvayoorappan in our minds, in the

"HRIDAYA-PUNDAREEKAM", the lotus of our hearts and worship Him.

 

Love

K.V. Gopalakrishna.

 

 

 

 

krishnadaya wrote:

 

 

 

Krishna , Guruvayoorappa !

 

Dear Devotees,

 

I bow down to the sincerity of member-devotees , and wish them all

success in their endeavours to serve Sri Guruvayoorappan.

 

Regarding the existing scenario in Guruvayoor, I wish to note the

following :

 

1). The officials in the Devaswam board are agents of politicians . They

gang up with the government to share the fortune among themselves ;

and most of the decisions are taken just to suit with their business

interests . I am sure that , the Government's top fuctionaries were

taken into confidence prior to effecting the controversial change in

Udayasthamana Puja . Unfortunately we don't find true Bhaktas in the

Government.

 

If ordinary men like us approach the Devaswom Officials with suggestions

, they will not take us seriously , because their interests are

elsewhere.

 

2) . In Gurvayoor bulk of the business around the temple is controlled

by non-Hindus . Many of the shops have Hindu names but belong to

non-Hindus especially muslims . These well organized people are not

well wishers of the temple , but nevertheless have very strong influence

in Devaswam and Government . In fact the major temple associated

Contract works are the monoply of non-Hindu Contractors and Suppliers.

 

3). It is not easy to bring in temple-friendly changes , because of the

immensely powerful vested interests mentioned above . They will thwart

all such efforts .

 

4 ). Gurvayoor temple's success depends entirely on Guruvayoorappan's

proven grace and His trusted systems and resources . The place is divine

, Deity is God-given, Temple-consecration was done by Brihaspathi and

Wind-God , Rituals were established by divine saints like Adi Shankara,

Traditional well qualified saintly Thanthris and Pujaris are performing

all the required rituals strictly in accordance with the sacred rules ,

Utsavams are held regularly, Anndanam is in place , Devotees are doing

worship with great faith , etc, etc.

 

It is due to these positive factors that , the temple sustains it's

relevance irrespective of the numerous negativities created by the

demonic gangs mentioned in item # 1 & 2. In fact the gangs' plans

have

had failed in the past because they were legally forced to obtain the

Thanthri's " No Objection " , before changing the existing systems .

The Thantri is effectively supported by the traditional Brahmin priests

and supporting families ( Uraymakkar) , associated with the temple ;

and they are truly loyal to Sri Guruvayoorappan . As long as this system

of 'Urayma' is in place , Guruvayoor temple will reatain it's glory and

power.

 

5). Under the existing cicumstances , one should not feel much

discontented with the facilities existing in Guruvayoor . In the case of

Thirumala temple , the entire area is owned by the temple . But, in

Guruvayoor most of the surroundings are owned by a hostile public . Even

the people administering the temple want to keep this status-quo. So ,

let us be practical in our hopes.

 

6). I do agree that, now one has to often stand in the Q for long . But

the waiting period can be used productively for 'Nama-sankeerthanam'

..

The entire premises of the temple is blessed with Bhagavan's manifested

energy or aura (Chaithanyam) . He is not limited to the Sanctum

Sanctorum alone . It is a great opportunity to chant His names anywhere

in the divine premises or adjacent areas of Guruvayoor temple . A person

who faithfully chants Bhagavan's names can feel his/her spritual

interaction with Guruvayoorappan .

 

In view of the above , let us think well and implement the practical

action plans as an offering to Bhagavan , using the favourable factors

mentioned above .

 

May Sri Guruvayoorappan bless you all !!!!

 

A humble servant .

 

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guruvayur ,

"hba9331" <pravin9 wrote:

>

> Dear Devotees of Krishna,

>

> We had discussed this issue of changes to be taken up at Guruvayoor

> long back in Sept 2004 in this Forum. This proposal was in fact

> brought to the attention Guruvayoor Devasom by Shri Sajeev

Keshavan.

> We do thank him for this efforts to meet and talk to the concerned

> authorities. In 2004 we did not have so many members on this forum

> and with the reneved vigor hopefully some of the suggestion given

> below could be implemented. The reason why I have to bring this

back

> to your attention is instead of medeling with the Udayasthamana

> Pooja, they could have started the first suggestion given below.

> This too can generate good income for the temple. Ofcourse the

> intention to start the same is not from an income prospective. One

> more point I have noted is when you have Udayastahmana Pooja there

> are more number of poojas and the time we have stand in the queue

is

> more during these days, with the new proposal to have daily

> Udayasthaman Pooja the queue are going to be longer every day. The

> queue aspect was not covered in detail below, but the current hi-

> tech style of Tirupati many not be required for Guruvayoor since

> this would hamper the daily visit to the temple by local folks.

>

> Please note the email sent in 2004

>

>

>

> Om Namo Narayanaya!

>

> Lord Guruvayoorappans temple in Guruvayur is among the oldest

temples

> in Kerala. I must thank the Devasom authorities and everybody else

> for maintaining the sanctity of this temple to the best possible

> standards. Some of the points given below are related to the

> Guruvayur

> Improvement plan and which kept coming to my mind again and again

> since Sunil came up with the Improvement Plan.

>

> 1. Sankalpa : People who have visited Sri Mookambika Devi temple in

> Kolur (Karnataka) would be familiar with this ritual I would like

> Devasom to start a similar service in Guruvayoor temple, whereby

> devotees could perform this Sankalpa near the Sreekovil and get

> Darshanam of the lord without having to wait in the queue.

>

> Benefits

> Get Darshanam and blessing of the Lord for the full family

> More priests would get employed. (one priest to handle one family

at

> a

> time)

> More income for Devasom

>

> 2 12 Darshanams: It is considered very auspicious if we could get

all

> the 12 Darshanams of Lord Guruvayoorappan on a single date.

Currently

> every devotee would have to queue up 12 or more times to get this

> done, if Guruvayoor Devasom could start a special facility which

> could

> guarantee all 12 darshanams to any willing devotee, this would be

> very

> helpful, especially during peak rush seasons.

>

> Benefits

> Get Darshanams and blessing of the Lord

> Get Prasadams, including special prasadam from the Sree Kovil

> Employment for kavalkaran who would be responsible for his team

> More income for Devasom

>

> 3 Long Queue: Lord Guruvayoorappan has his own ways of allowing

> devotees to have Darshanam at the temple, sometimes he allows us to

> get quick darshan and sometimes we have to queue up for long time.

> Currently we find serpentine queue inside the temple, often

extending

> to outside the temple. It would be very beneficial if Devasom,

could

> convert the area above the Prasadam Ticket counter area to allow

> devotees to queue where benches and fans can be provided, this

could

> be modeled like the facility at Tirupathi. This would be very

helpful

> for the aged, children and women. Devasom to work out the

modalities

> and logistics for this facility.

>

> Benefits

> Less Noise and din inside the temple.

> Allow for a calm and tranquil atmosphere in the waiting hall,

> Allow devotees to chant 'Om Namo Narayana' till they get Lords

> Darshanam.

>

> 4 Clean-up the Chituvelaku: The chituvelaku is one of the beauty

> spot of Guruvayur temple, especially when it is lit up in the

night.

> It would be very beautiful even during day time if the brass

covering

> and the area around the same could be cleaned on a regular basis.

One

> idea I would like to suggest in this respect is to use pressure

water

> (kind of one used in Car service station) may be mixed with a

> chemical

> compound (not smelly like WD40) to remove the oil spill and the

green

> coating on the same with little trouble. The wall behind this

> chituvelaku too can be cleaned using the same process allowing the

> beautiful stone work to be revealed. People tend to keep away from

> the

> foundation wall since there are often oil spills on them and they

try

> avoid get those stuck on their dress.

>

> 5 Kitchen inside the temple: The big kitchen used to prepare

> prasadam located to the left of West Nada, should be fully secured

or

> shifted to a place outside the temple. The unfortunate inside in a

> Tamil Nada school recently should not be forgotten. In any case

> marking of fire exit and Fire Drills are a must for not only

Devasom

> staff, but also for the staff manning shop and establishments

around

> the temple. I am sure Devasom must be taking the necessary

> precautions

> in the respect.

>

> 6 Posters and Music: Devotional music cassettes have become big

> business in India and it seems every music company churns out

> numerous

> cassettes in a year to deal with each season. We do not mind the

> business part of this, but playing these cassettes in top volume

> around the temples in Kerala has to be stopped. Areas in and around

> the temples are supposed to be quiet and tranquil and the blaring

of

> such music does not help in this respect. I am sure just by

reducing

> the volume would not affect the business of these vendors. Another

> issue related to this issue is the posters released by the music

> companies, these posters contain the picture of various Gods and

> Goddesses and they are stuck on every nook and corner, some of them

> get torn and mutilated after some time. Devasom should take up the

> matter with the concerned authorities to stop the above two

> practices.

> Educating and requesting the music companies and the vendors around

> the temple too could give positive results.

>

>

> Please excuse me for any grammatical errors. I look forward to your

> views and comments on the above points. Thanks

>

> Om Namo Narayanaya!

>

>

> Pravin Balan

>