SHRUYATHE KRISHNA KIRTI

Most of us will admit that there is no proper english word for "Anandam". The word Happiness does not show the full "Anandam". All the means of entertainments and happiness that we seek from the outside world, may give some sort of "Sukham" or "Dukham" for a limited period of time. But "Anandam" is the permanent nature.....Swaroopam of all the living beings, it's within us and hence we have to see it within. The Lord Krishna resides in our hearts and we have to just look into our own heart to get the Anandam, because He is the personification of Anandam. And to enable us to get the inner eye to see the inner God, we have to hear the Krishna Leelas.....His Kirti from the many Krishna Premies we have in this Punya Bhoomi....Shruyathe Krishna Kirti.

Krishna Kirti is Guruvayurappan's Kirti. As one Mahatma said ..." there are a number of Krishna temples in this country. The Krishna in Madhura, His birth place, Banghe Bihari of Vrindavanam, Dwarakadheesh of Dwaraka, Krishna of Udipi and many hundreds of other Krishna temples in the country, but Krishna's correct address is ........"Krishna Guruvayurappa". In Guruvayur we have heard bhakthas chanting..Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Narayana, Narayana and when the Sree Nada opens all of them should have said "Om Namo Narayana", but they say "Krishna Guruvayurappa" "Ente Kochchu Guruvayurappa". Because Narayana Namam commads respect as He is the Bhagawan and Guruvayurappan is our Unni Kannan, we have Vatsalya Bhavam with him . He is our Kunju Krishnan, Kutty Krishnan and we have "Premam" with Him, Vatsalyam with Him as we have with our own son".

At the time of Krishna Jananam the Bhagawatham says .."Twam adbudam Balakam Ambujekshanam..........."and if you see our Guruvayurappan , this is the exact Vigraham of that Balakrishnan, with Shangu, Chakram, Gadha and Padmam in each of His four hands, The Thiru Thamara Kannukal and the Thiru Abharanams as described in the Bhagawatham. He is the Adbuda Balakan because He has renounced His Vaikunta Vasam to come down to Guruvayur to give His blessings to we bhakthas. He is Adbuda Balakan because He closes His eyes for the Sins we have perpetuated and opens His eyes to shower His "Karuna" on us. His Darshanam is the Janma Saphalyam for us.

The Shastras say that when you do the" Guruvayurappa Darshanam" you have to start from His Thiru Padam to Thiru Mudi. You look at His Padams and their beauty and you stand spell-bound there, seeing His Padams alone, your allotted time for Darshan will be over. They are so enchanting with the Blue colours and the softness of Navaneetham, you only have a lust to touch them. The Kunchitha Padam and the Kunju Kunju Toes....oh God. Standing for long hours of time, giving Darshanam to the never ending line of devotees, His feet must be paining and if we are given the chance to do the Padaseva for Him......oh God. His Padams are so soft and shall we touch them with our rough hands....no...oh God. Let us do the Abhishekam to His Padams with Milk, Panchamrutham.......oh God. Or let us do the Abhishekam with our tears....Oh God. Let's apply Hari Chandanam to His Padams...oh God. Or let's offer fresh Tulasi Dalams to His Padams......oh God. Oh God ? Yes, even though He is our Kutty Krishnan , we know, He is the Para Brahmam, drinking His Charanamrutham, Punar janmam na labhyathe.

Varadana Prabhu

Sree Siddhi Vinayak Bhagawan and His Abode in Mumbai

Many thousands, standing in an amazingly self- disciplined queue for hours together specially on Tuesdays, get to the lotus feet of Sree Siddhi Vinayak,all the while thinking of the pleas to put forward to Him at the time of Sree Darshan....for the health,wealth,sons and daughters,success in the exams etc..etc, in total ignorance that the Lord does know our requirements. There are arguments that only when you ask for something you will get it,or only a crying baby gets what he wants. Yes that is true, only a crying baby gets what he wants,but if the baby cries for a chocolate and stops crying once he gets it, is he a wise baby? Another baby cries even if he is given chocolate or sweets,and stops crying only when his mother lifts him up in her arms,isn't this baby a wiser one? True, this baby also needs the chocolates , but he is sure that his mother will fulfill all his wishes,because his mother knows about his needs. So when we have faith in the God that He will fulfill all our wishes-He answers to all our prayers, we only have to fall on His Lotus Feet and the rest will be taken care of by the God. We should pray God to allow us to His Proximity and remain faithful ever to Him. Yes, but that is possible only by the Uttama Bhakthas. Most of us are in the Pradhama Bhaktha category who only go to the Gods when we have some difficulties.

Bhagawan Krishna has described about the three categories of bhakthas in His Bhagawat Geetha and He said all the three types of Bhakthas are welcome to Him and He fulfills their needs as long as they have Bhakthi in Him. And how true it is, one has to visit the Siddhi Vinayak in Mumbai. All those Devotees of Sree Siddhi Vinayak- not just Mubaikars but all India level bhakthas who throng the temple premises on Tuesdays, go to Him with specific requirements for five or seven consecutive Tuesdays and invariably...all have their wishes fulfilled by Him..crores of Bhakthas can vouch on this. A Prathyaksha Varadana Prabhu in this Kaliyugam, His beauty is not describable by words. One has to actually see Him to believe. One sight of Him, one's purpose of having eyes is fulfilled...offer a coconut---Sreephal.....what a beautiful name---to Him with Bhakthi, all your needs will be met by Him,whether you ask for it or not,all your prayers will be answered by Him,whether you pray or not..

It is believed that one Darshan of Him on an Angaraki day--Sankatahara Chathurthi falling on a Tuesday-is equivalent to 21 times visiting Him and not surprisingly, there will be lakhs and lakhs of Devotees in never ending queues on that day,often taking more than 12 hours for the turn for the Darshan. They all wait with out a grudge and at the end of the day the Sree Darshan is their Solace. And they are the true Bhakthas and for us, even their Padarenus on our heads will fulfill all our prayers, if we are "Dasa Dasoham".
Sarva Abhishta Phala Dayak,
SREE SIDDHI VINAYAKJI MAHARAJ KI JAI