GURUVAYURAPPAN-The ONLY wonder of the World

"Yat Trailokya Maheeyasopi Mahitam,Sammohanam Mohanat,
Kantam Kanti Nidanatopi Madhuram,Madhurya Duryadapi,
Saundaryottaratopi Sundaratharam,Twat Roopam ASCHRAYATOPI, ASCHARYAM Bhuvane Na kasya kutukam,Pushnathi Vishno Vibho"

The many wonders of this world, either the Natural ones or the man-made ones,the likes of Niagara Falls, Taj Mahal,Great Wall of China, the Leaning Tower of Pisa,etc. always inspire us. They are really wonderful. Our Land is full of such wonderful things. Then imagine the Goloka, the Vaikunta Loka, how beautiful it will be with the presence of Lord Narayana on His Ananda Shayanam seemingly sleeping with full Aanandam, happiness, though actually doing the sustaining duty of the entire Jagat. With Lakshmy Devi doing the Padaseva and other Queens doing the Chatra and Chamara Sevas, and all the other Devatas doing one or the other kind of services to Him. Even it's imagination itself gives us the Param Aanandam and the Lord Himself the Personification of Aanandam, Aananda Murthy, would have enjoyed this celestial aanandam. But ask Him, He says "...........Mad Bhakthah Yatra gayanti tatra thishtami Narada." He is happy only where His Guna Ganas, Hymns, are sung. So He searches for such places where the Bhagavatams are chanted every day and comes down from His Heavenly Abode and stays in Guruvayur !! Isn't this the most wonderful thing to hear ? He comes down from His Abode to see His Bhakthas on this Bhooloka Vaikunta on the Earth. God's coming down to earth is known as Avataranam, or taking Avatars. And of all the Avatarams, the Avataram of Lord Guruvayurappan is the most Wonderful one, as in this Avataram the Lord appears as it's said in the Srimad Bhagavatham. With Shanku, Chakram, Gadha and Padmam in His each hand. Bhagavatham says it's a Adbuda Avataram......" Twam Adbudam Balakam Ambujekshanam............" Bhagavatham further says the new born is similar in Roopam to that of the Vaikunta Vaasi Narayana."...........Devakyam Deva Rupinyam.....". A wonderful Avataram which Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiripad was tempted to write as "........Aascharyathopi Aascharyam....". This Para Brahma Roopam of the Lord Guruvayurappa for Whose Sakshatkaram, the Munis and Tapasviis are undertaking Tapas, Yagnas, and other Poojadi Karmas for many Janmas,is there for us to see with our own naked-eyes in this Temple at Guruvayur. A wonder of this World !!!
After the birth, Lord Krishna enacts many unhuman Leelas at the young age. Killing Puutana and other Rakshasas at a tender age, lifting the Govardhana Hills for seven days, showing the whole Universe in His mouth to mother Yashoda, killing the Kuvalaya Peedam elephants, liberation of Uncle Kamsa, the Raasa Creeda with the Gopies of Vrindavana, to say a few. All these Leelas were witnessed by the Vrajavaasies, yet they could not see the Brahmam in the young Krishna, instead they believed Kanhaya was their Loving Baby. That is the biggest Surprise, aascharyatopi aascharyam !! Even Brahmaji could not find the Paramatma in Krishna is, another wonder. Guruvayurappa puts the curtain of His Maya around every one to hide His Super-human Leelas, so that He can enjoy the life of a common Vrajavaasi in the earth. What a wonder !!!

King Kamsa was afraid of his death, that is why he was always dreaming of Krishna, he was afraid that Krishna may come any day and kill him. He was doing the Anusandhanam of the Lord always. He sent his collegues, asuras and rakshasas to kill Krishna, yet he did not want to go himself and try to kill Krishna because he was afraid of Krishna killing him in the encounter. However he was always thinking of Krishna, though in fear, Lord Krishna liberated him at the end. How surprising it is ? Perhaps Kamsa was already knowing that Krishna is the Param Brahmam and he wanted all his friend to get liberated by Him before he himself gets to that end. Wonderful isn't it !! It is like the Gopies who were crying in the separation of Krishna when He went to Madhura from Vrindavan. They were deep in their Viraha Dukham, though they did not want to go to Madhura with the Lord. They remained .......

"Thanmanaskah Thadalapah, Thadwicheshtah Thadatmikah
ThadgunanevaGayantyo Natmagarani Sasmaruh."

How wonderful it is ? When Uddhava went to Gokul to teach Gnanam to the Gopies, he came to know what Bhakthi is, he took the lesson from them. And was very much attracted by their love to Krishna and had to remark...................
"Vande Nandavraja sthreenam Padarenum Abhishnashah,
Yasaam Harikathodgeetham Punaathi Bhuvana trayam"
Lord Krishna's Nama Sankeertham is the best and easiest way to get the Liberation from this Samsara Chakram.

To attain the God's proximity one has to do the penance with clean hearts,which in this Kali yuga with our own sense and mind complexes as adulterated as any other worldly materials, seems to be impossible to do. And to do the Yagnas etc. we need to get pure articles which again will be difficult to get. And then how can we get to the Bhagawan, in this Yuga ? The Shastras and Puranas have given us the most simple way to attain the God as they clearly state that the Nama Samkeerthanam of the God is the best way to realize the Bhakthi in us and it will lead to the God. So it's so wonderful to live in this Kaliyuga as we can so easily attain the God with such ease, isn't it wonderful. It is said that Guruvayurappa's name has more power than He, Himself. So even if we are not able to go to Guruvayur for any reasons, we still can get the Darshan of the Lord in our hearts, if we can keep the hearts clean and pure without any impurities such as Kama, Krodha, Lobha, Mada, Matsarya etc. and chant His Names and His Leelas,and His Aananda Roopam is sure to come to our Hearts and it will always remain there as long as we keep the hearts clean. A wonderful way to gain the Lord.

"Krishna Guruvayurappa"