About Astrology, the Science of Time, an indicative
science which indicates events happening in the Four Dimensional Space-Time
Continuum, the Eternal Continuum in which we exist, live and breathe.
Guruvayur - The Lourdes of India
Like the famous Lourdes, Guruvayur is known for its
legends and effectiveness. This is where the great poet Melpathur wrote a
treatise on the Lord ( the Narayaneeyam ). Guruvayur was also adorned by the
Poet Laureate, Poontanam, who compose the Jnanapana, a great poem in
Malayalam.
The great poet defined the Cosmic Man or the Lord
thus
That which is Timeless and Spaceless That which is eternally
Free That which is the Aim of all sciences divine That which is the Alpha
and the Omega That which is All in All, To that Principle Divine, I bow
!
The Condensed Absolut Being, Absolute Knowledge, Absolute Bliss is the
Lord, who sports in the garden of the Upanishads !
His Destructive
Form as Time Eternal, as the Zodiac, was defined by the poet thus
With
12 wheels and 360 degrees With speed supernal, cruel , To disseminate
Karma to all, Thy True Form is Time !
Legend has it that Jupiter, Guru
and Saturn, Vayu chose this place to incarnate. The Seers predicted that this
place will become a Heaven on Earth, attracting pilgrims the world over. The
great philosopher, Sankara, worshipped the Lord at this temple. Most of the
VIPs of the world, the Indian PM, CMs etc have all graced this
temple
The worlds's largest elephant sanctuary is here at Guruvayur,
housing as many as 62 elephants. Most of these elephants were given as
offerings to the Lord.
After describing the Indescribable, the poet
asked for the Lord's forgiveness.
Defining Deity in terms of humanity, is like defining
the Center in terms of the Circumference !
In Ignorance I have
defined Thee Lord forgive, my body spake ! I defined the Indefinable I
spoke about the Ineffable For that guilt O Lord, Please forgive my
frailties !
The poet appreciates the Form of the Lord, instead of the
Formless Absolute
It is in Thy Form That Thee revealed to me That
Form is greater than all, Even though Thy Form is Unmanifest !
The
Birthday of the Lord
How can the Birthless and the Deathless, the Eternal
Principle, have a birthday? This philosophical problem is solved thus. In
Bridal Mysticism, where the Self is the Lover, Self is the Bride, a human
form is given to the Divine. This is anthropomorphisation. He is the Consort
in the form of the Ishta Devata or Tutelary Deity !
The Birthday of
the Lord of Guruvayur falls on the 8th lunation ( Ashtami , on the asterism
Rohini !
The Elephant Race
On the first day of the Festival, which
was on 23rd Kumbham ( Aquarius ), 20 elephants run a race. The Ninth day is
Pallivetta, when the Lord goes hunting. The Tenth Day is Arattu, when the
Lord takes bath in the Temple pond, witnessed by millions !
Guruvayur
is just 30 Kms away from Trichur, which is just 50 kms from Kochin Airport.
You can get buses or trains to Guruvayur. Travel is jsut 40 minutes from
Trichur.
Guruvayur figures amongst the top ten places for Religious
Tourism, as far as income is concerned. They are in
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