QUES ANSW DIVINE04-2022-14 Dear friends,
These are information compiled as QA by me in1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members. BEING COMPILATION THERE MAY BE ERRORS. Sincerely, R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 14-04-2022 Q1 What is the legend of curing a Brahmin byKururamma? A1 It so happened, once a Brahminstarted suffering from severe stomach pain. Hetried all medicines, Thantric Methods and Astrology but could not get rid ofhis stomach ache. In the mean while one friend toldhim about VILVAMANGALAM, who generally can be contacted in GURUVAYUR TEMPLE. Oncontacting the SWAMIAR, he was told that he suffered from this trouble becauseof the sin he had committed and hence the disease was not curable. Dejected of life he unknowinglyreached the house of KURURAMMA. KURURAMMA thought that this Brahmin was hungryprobably, andhence offered him with food, but the old Brahmin told her that he was a patientof stomach ache and was unable to take any food. He also told her thathe had gone to VILVAMANGALATHTHU SWAMIYAR and even he could not cure him. Kururamma told him to pray to Lord Guruvayurappan who isDHANWANTARA MURTHY and take bath in the temple tank and then go for food to herplace. Accordingly the old Brahmin went, thinking Lord GURUVAURAPPAN in his mind, he took bath in the temple pond andwent to KURURAMMAs place from where he took food. Kururammatold him to perform always RAMA THARAKA and Shri Krishna Japa. His STOMACHACHEhad disappeared. This news reached VILVAMANGALAMSWAMARS ears who asked Lord Guruvayurappan as to why He did tell him about itfor which the Lord told him that he askedonly to know the cause of the pain but not remedy. Q2 What is the legend relating kururuamma andchengattamma? A2Yet one more story ofKURURAMMAs divinity and closeness to Lord Guruvayurappan. One day , Kururamma went forbath. As she washed her clothes few drops of water fell on another lady calledCHEMMANGGAT AMMA, who envied KURURAMMA most, and who felt bad as she thoughtthat unknowingly fallen water fromthe clothes of Kururamma was pollution of her body and tookagain bath and said to KUROORAMMA that VILVAMANGALAM SWAMIYAR was to go to herhouse to take ALMS to her ILLAM (House) proclaiming that she was too close toVILVAMANGALAM. Kururamma smiled andreplied that He would not go to the laters ILLAM but would go to her ILLAM forBIKSHA.Kururamma after bath went to her ILLAM. She sent a person to inviteVilvamngalam for taking Biksha which he refused saying that he was to go toCHEMMANGAT ILLAM for Biksha. It is said that , VIVAMANGALAMstarted to go to the illam of Chemmangat Amma. It was customary that oneperson blew the CONCH before Vilvamangalam goes for ALMS and it so happenedthat the CONCH did not produce any sound. He then remembered about hisrefusal to KURURAMMA to take alms from her, to whom Lord Guruvayurappan wasextremely partial in favouring, and hence decided to go to her house for Biksha. Immediately,the conch started producing sound. Vilvamangalam thought that it was Gods wish that hegoes for almas to Kururammas house instead of CHEMMANGAT ILLAM andhence went to her ILLAM to take BIKSHA. Q3 What is the legend about Gyruvayoorappanappearing as the orphan Unni and assisting Kururuamma? A3 As years rolled down, all thefamily members of Kururamma died and she became alone. She realizedthat she had no one in the world except LORD KRISHNA. Her NAMA JAPAM elevated her tothe highest degree of BHAKTHI YOGA. She started praying to Lord Guruvayurappanwho appeared to her in her dreams and asked her as to what boon she wanted. Kururammareplied that she had none in this world and wanted him to be her son and not toabandon her as he did with YASHODA. Lord Smiledand as an orphan boy came to her and started staying with her.She called himUNNI . Although he was very mischievous,he helped her in all household work including in preparation of food etc.Although, He was Guruvayurappan himself due to His creation of illusion Kururamma could see him only as a smallboy. Vilvamangalaththu Swamiyar couldsee all GODS of Hindu faith and hence Kurooramma wanted him to perform POOJA toher beloved GURUVAYURAPPAN in her house. But she had a rival in the form of anotherNamboothri lady called CHEMMANGATTU AMMA who was very wealthy and who took apromise from Vilvamangalaththu Swamiyar to perform a Pooja in her house on theparticular day. Kurooramma sent her request through her servant to theSwamiayar requesting him to go to her house and perform the Pooja. However, the swamiyaar told that he hadalready promised to CHEMMANGATTU AMMA that he would perform pooja in her house in thefirst instance and therefore told her to keep it on some other day. Kururamma felt very sad but UNNIconsoled her by saying that he would reach her Illam on the same day and toldher that he would prepare everything for pooja including the food He brought flowers for the Poojaetc. In the meanwhile, Vilvamangalaththu Swamiyar prepared to go toCHEMMANGATTUILLAM. Thepilot who used to go with the conch, when started blowing it, did not produceany sound. Vilvamangalam thought for a while and then told the Pilot to go toKururammas illam.Lo! the conch started producing sound , and hence told to the Pilot that it wasthe message from GOD to go to Kururammas Illam. He also took his disciples. As customary Brahmin ladies neverspoke to others than their husband and hence asked UNNI to welcome theSwamiyar . The disciples and Vilvamangalamwere surprised by seeing the arrangements which were carried out by highprecision. WhenSwamiar started Pooja UNNI stood before him and the flowers he put afterchanting MANTHRAS fell on the feet of UNNI. The disciples and the Swamiarwere infuriated by this act of UNNI who asked him to stand in one corner. Alas! Then also the flowers put by the Swamiar fell onthe feet of UNNI.TheSwamiyar, then came to know that this UNNI was none other than Lord GURUVAYURAPPAN,but did not say openly since Bhagavan with a gesture told him notto let out the secret.This is how KURURAMMA was blessed by Lord Being illiterate She did not knowwhen EKADASI FALLS since that was the day she should not take any food. Henceshe thought of a device that she used to put from the EKADASI day a stone in abox for 15 days and started putting stones every day. Thus the 15th day was observed asEKADASI day by her.It so happened that some Brahmins who knew astrology also, went to her housefor food. She told them that the day was EKADASI and hence she was unable toserve any food to them. The Brahmins took their KAVIDIBAG and checked there itself whether it was EKADASI day and found that it wasindeed EKADASI DAY. When they went to another ILLAM where the lady was literateshe told them to take bath and come for food. When they told her that it wasEKADASY DAY she told it was only next day and told them to come for food afterbath. The Brahmins took their KAVADI Bag and checked from that ILLAM as to which was the correct EKADASI DAY andfound to their surprise it fell on the next day. Again, they went to KURURAMMAs ILLAMand checked with their KAVIDI when EKADASI fell, it was showing as on that particularday.Thus Guruvayurappan showered on her, all His blessings. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/279717277.619109.1649917404548%40mail.yahoo.com.
