Divine Experience in Guruvayoor

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

 

I am new member in this group. My name is Sankaran and I am Ph.D.

student in mechanical engineering. I joined this group because I came

across personal experiences written by people in Navaneetham which

brought tears to my eyes.

 

Since the time I was a baby, I was blessed by god to grow up hearing

divine slokams as my thatha used to perform Shiva Panchayatana pooja

at home daily. I was also encouraged to learn Vishnu sahasranamam.

Anyway I always felt Guruvayoorappan was my support and clung hard to

him. Like all the wonderful experiences I have read so far I have had

my own share of his love as a brother, a friend and as a teacher.

 

I have had innumerable occassions when he has answered my prayers and

I wish to write then down one by one. I would be blessed if any of

those are deemed worthy as a contribution to Navaneetam.

 

Today I want to write about my last trip to Guruvayoor in Aug 2005.

This is also sort of reply to the mail about getting less time in

front of the lord in Guruvayoor.

 

I have lived mostly in North India so going to Guruvayoor wasn't a

regular oppurtunity for my family. We had more trips to Tirupati due

to its proximity to Madras. In 2005 by his divine grace I got an

admission for M.S. and Ph.D. in Stanford University in the United

States (there are many experiences I have had with him in the process

of the admission and my life here in the U.S., but I will tell those

some other time). Anyway we decided to visit both Guruvayoor and

Tirupati before I would leave for the U.S.

 

I was worried that I will get only a one-second darshan and I prayed

to him for help. I told him that I was worried that it would be long

before I could get to see him again, so I wanted to make the most of

it. Personally, it was also a nervous time for me because my

admission to Stanford was without any scholarship and my father was

taking a huge loan to help me. So I kept telling him that he had to

infuse courage in me.

 

With Vishnu sahasranamam on our lips we entered to kovil. It turned

out that the temple was practically empty. I had 7 darshans in the

morning by just getting back into the queue again and again.

Then I stood right beside the kodi-maram (straight in front of the

sanctum) and said the whole of Vishnu sahasranamam looking at his

beautiful form. Then I stood the whole afternoon and saw him in

different alakarams. I had tears in my eyes but his mercy was far

beyond I had imagined. We came back to the temple after going to

Mammiyoor in the evening and we saw the whole of evening seeveli (I

am not sure if it is the correct word but basically I mean the

elephant procession). I stood in front of the shrine till they closed

the temple.

 

Then we had a beautiful nirmalya darshanam and many more darshnams

before we left in the afternoon. I memorized his image in my heart

which has helped me brave life the last 2 years.

 

I was experiencing joy more than I ever imagined. I mentally asked

him what I done to deserve so much love from him. He just smiled and

replied (I mean his reply appeared as a thought in my mind) " You

should not go to the U.S. without taking the blessings of

Vadakkunathar(Shiva in Thrissur)and devi at Parame Kaavu " . I was

perplexed because we were not stopping at Thrissur, so I kept asking

him how to do that.

 

He had a perfect plan. Our train tickets didn't confirm and we were

left with no choice but to halt for a day in Thrissur. I had

wonderful darshanams of Lord Shiva and Devi in Thrissur. Back in

Thrissur station my father was having a tense time becuase we were

stranded, but all I could see was his mischievious smile at me. It

was like a big hug of never-ending love.

 

I don't have words to express it better, but even thinking about

those days as I type, my hair stands at its end out of joy.

 

There are many many more divine experiences I would like to share in

due course of time.

 

Thanks to all for this wonderful community.

 

Sankaran

[Guest guest]

Namasthe dear Sankaran ji,

 

Thanks for narrating your divine experiences. We are really

fortunate to read this narration. I do not know how to explain more.

 

 

Looking forward to read all those wonderful and divine experiences.

 

with pranaams,

Geetha

 

 

guruvayur , " sankaran_vin " <sankaran_vin

wrote:

>

> Hello all,

>

> I am new member in this group. My name is Sankaran and I am Ph.D.

> student in mechanical engineering. I joined this group because I

came

> across personal experiences written by people in Navaneetham which

> brought tears to my eyes.

>

> Since the time I was a baby, I was blessed by god to grow up

hearing

> divine slokams as my thatha used to perform Shiva Panchayatana

pooja

> at home daily. I was also encouraged to learn Vishnu sahasranamam.

> Anyway I always felt Guruvayoorappan was my support and clung hard

to

> him. Like all the wonderful experiences I have read so far I have

had

> my own share of his love as a brother, a friend and as a teacher.

>

> I have had innumerable occassions when he has answered my prayers

and

> I wish to write then down one by one. I would be blessed if any of

> those are deemed worthy as a contribution to Navaneetam.

>

> Today I want to write about my last trip to Guruvayoor in Aug 2005.

> This is also sort of reply to the mail about getting less time in

> front of the lord in Guruvayoor.

>

> I have lived mostly in North India so going to Guruvayoor wasn't a

> regular oppurtunity for my family. We had more trips to Tirupati

due

> to its proximity to Madras. In 2005 by his divine grace I got an

> admission for M.S. and Ph.D. in Stanford University in the United

> States (there are many experiences I have had with him in the

process

> of the admission and my life here in the U.S., but I will tell

those

> some other time). Anyway we decided to visit both Guruvayoor and

> Tirupati before I would leave for the U.S.

>

> I was worried that I will get only a one-second darshan and I

prayed

> to him for help. I told him that I was worried that it would be

long

> before I could get to see him again, so I wanted to make the most

of

> it. Personally, it was also a nervous time for me because my

> admission to Stanford was without any scholarship and my father was

> taking a huge loan to help me. So I kept telling him that he had to

> infuse courage in me.

>

> With Vishnu sahasranamam on our lips we entered to kovil. It turned

> out that the temple was practically empty. I had 7 darshans in the

> morning by just getting back into the queue again and again.

> Then I stood right beside the kodi-maram (straight in front of the

> sanctum) and said the whole of Vishnu sahasranamam looking at his

> beautiful form. Then I stood the whole afternoon and saw him in

> different alakarams. I had tears in my eyes but his mercy was far

> beyond I had imagined. We came back to the temple after going to

> Mammiyoor in the evening and we saw the whole of evening seeveli (I

> am not sure if it is the correct word but basically I mean the

> elephant procession). I stood in front of the shrine till they

closed

> the temple.

>

> Then we had a beautiful nirmalya darshanam and many more darshnams

> before we left in the afternoon. I memorized his image in my heart

> which has helped me brave life the last 2 years.

>

> I was experiencing joy more than I ever imagined. I mentally asked

> him what I done to deserve so much love from him. He just smiled

and

> replied (I mean his reply appeared as a thought in my mind) " You

> should not go to the U.S. without taking the blessings of

> Vadakkunathar(Shiva in Thrissur)and devi at Parame Kaavu " . I was

> perplexed because we were not stopping at Thrissur, so I kept

asking

> him how to do that.

>

> He had a perfect plan. Our train tickets didn't confirm and we were

> left with no choice but to halt for a day in Thrissur. I had

> wonderful darshanams of Lord Shiva and Devi in Thrissur. Back in

> Thrissur station my father was having a tense time becuase we were

> stranded, but all I could see was his mischievious smile at me. It

> was like a big hug of never-ending love.

>

> I don't have words to express it better, but even thinking about

> those days as I type, my hair stands at its end out of joy.

>

> There are many many more divine experiences I would like to share

in

> due course of time.

>

> Thanks to all for this wonderful community.

>

> Sankaran

>

[Guest guest]

Hello Sankaran; Welcome to the group! You have indeed made a grand entry with the narration of your divine experience. It was very nice to read. Good luck with your graduate studies. May the grace of Guruvayoorappan always be on your side. Do call if you happen to be in the east coast (Massachusetts). I am in the members database. Best regards, Narasimhan Nagan South Grafton, MA sankaran_vin <sankaran_vin wrote: Hello all,I am new member in this group. My name is Sankaran and I am Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering. I joined this group because I came across personal experiences written by people in Navaneetham which brought tears to my eyes.Since the time I was a baby, I was blessed by god to grow up hearing divine slokams as my thatha used to perform Shiva Panchayatana pooja at home daily. I was also encouraged to learn Vishnu sahasranamam.Anyway I always felt Guruvayoorappan was my support and clung hard to him. Like all the wonderful experiences I have read so far I have had my own share of his love as a brother, a friend and as a teacher.I have had innumerable occassions when he has answered my prayers and I wish to write then down one by one. I would be blessed if any of those are deemed worthy as a contribution

to Navaneetam.Today I want to write about my last trip to Guruvayoor in Aug 2005. This is also sort of reply to the mail about getting less time in front of the lord in Guruvayoor.I have lived mostly in North India so going to Guruvayoor wasn't a regular oppurtunity for my family. We had more trips to Tirupati due to its proximity to Madras. In 2005 by his divine grace I got an admission for M.S. and Ph.D. in Stanford University in the United States (there are many experiences I have had with him in the process of the admission and my life here in the U.S., but I will tell those some other time). Anyway we decided to visit both Guruvayoor and Tirupati before I would leave for the U.S.I was worried that I will get only a one-second darshan and I prayed to him for help. I told him that I was worried that it would be long before I could get to see him again, so I wanted to make the most of it. Personally,

it was also a nervous time for me because my admission to Stanford was without any scholarship and my father was taking a huge loan to help me. So I kept telling him that he had to infuse courage in me.With Vishnu sahasranamam on our lips we entered to kovil. It turned out that the temple was practically empty. I had 7 darshans in the morning by just getting back into the queue again and again.Then I stood right beside the kodi-maram (straight in front of the sanctum) and said the whole of Vishnu sahasranamam looking at his beautiful form. Then I stood the whole afternoon and saw him in different alakarams. I had tears in my eyes but his mercy was far beyond I had imagined. We came back to the temple after going to Mammiyoor in the evening and we saw the whole of evening seeveli (I am not sure if it is the correct word but basically I mean the elephant procession). I stood in front of the shrine till they closed

the temple. Then we had a beautiful nirmalya darshanam and many more darshnams before we left in the afternoon. I memorized his image in my heart which has helped me brave life the last 2 years. I was experiencing joy more than I ever imagined. I mentally asked him what I done to deserve so much love from him. He just smiled and replied (I mean his reply appeared as a thought in my mind) "You should not go to the U.S. without taking the blessings of Vadakkunathar(Shiva in Thrissur)and devi at Parame Kaavu". I was perplexed because we were not stopping at Thrissur, so I kept asking him how to do that. He had a perfect plan. Our train tickets didn't confirm and we were left with no choice but to halt for a day in Thrissur. I had wonderful darshanams of Lord Shiva and Devi in Thrissur. Back in Thrissur station my father was having a tense time becuase we were stranded, but all I could see was his

mischievious smile at me. It was like a big hug of never-ending love. I don't have words to express it better, but even thinking about those days as I type, my hair stands at its end out of joy.There are many many more divine experiences I would like to share in due course of time. Thanks to all for this wonderful community.Sankaran

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