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NARAYANEEYAM


Narayaneeyam is the master piece of Melpathur and it is the most widely read of all his works. As the poet himself  has pointed, it is a poetic work of hymn dealing with the story of Narayana, written by Narayana (Melpathur Narayana Bhatathiri). The poet depicts the image of Lord Guruvayurappan, in exemplary terms - "Sammohanam Mohanal Kantham Kanthinidhanathopi, Madhuram Madhurya Dhuryadapi, Soundaryotharathopi Sundaratharam?, and these become doubly meaningful and apt when applied to this exquisite work also. The theme of Narayaneeyam is based on the stories in Bhagavatham; it is, almost, an epitome of the great Purana. But unlike Vyasa, who has introduced in the first 'Skandha' itself, the speaker (Sree Suka Brahmarshi) and the listener (Emperor Pareekshith), the poet himself is the speaker in Narayaneeyam, who sings before the Lord Guruvayurappan, in a sublime tune about His glories and prays to Him to bless him to be cured of his disease

The ?Parayana? of Narayaneeyam is believed to possess the wonderful power of healing afflictions, both mental and physical, of the devotees. The personal experiences of the poet himself have proved this beyond doubt. The ?Nithyaparayana? of Narayaneeyam will enable the devotees to attain ? Ayurarogyasoukhyam?.

In the realm of the hymns in Sanskrit, Narayaneeyam occupies an exalted position. As a pure literary piece, it is pre-eminent. And, as a unique hymn saturated with divine ?Bhakthi?, it is unparalleled. Dr. B. Ramakrishna Rao, who was the Governor of Kerala happened to hear Narayaneeyam read out, and attracted by the greatness of it, got it translated into  Telugu and published in Andhra. Narayaneeyam has been translated into Tamil also.

Narayaneeyam begins worshipping Lord Guruvayurappan in His divine form which is ?Sandranandavabodhatmakam? and ends depicting Sree Krishna as if he sees Him before his mortal eyes.

Narayaneeya Sapthaham ( the recitation of Narayaneeyam and explaining the meaning to the public) is conducted in Guruvayur temple by Devaswom on the Narayaneeya Dinam and by others as offerings. It is done for seven consecutive days from early morning till 6.10 pm in the evening. Narayaneeya Sapthaham has started in Guruvayur in the early 50's. It takes about 5 hours to read the slokas and about 45 hours for explaining the slokas. 


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