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Friends,
 
I am grateful to 'sgk' for the important information that it was on the day of the kArtika-Sukla-EkAdasee (which is known as our kaiSika EkAdasee) that Sri Guru-Vaayoor-appan manifested.
 
May I add a little to this ? 
 
The Padma Puranam highlights 'kArtika' as the especial month of the Lord.   "Lo, the month of kArtika is on to gladden the hearts of mankind.   This is when the devotees of Narayana light votive lamps(in His honour)."
 
Agata: kArtikO mAsa:  janAnAm chitta-ranjaka:
yasminn deepA:  pradeeyantE  nArAyaNa-parAyaNai:
 
In the extraordinary devotional 'Narayaneeyam' which is a condensed version of Srimad-Bhagavatam, and devoted Sri Guru-vaayoor-appan, the poet Sri Narayana Bhattattiri says
 
<GangA GeetA cha GAyatree api cha tulasikA GOpikA-chandanam yat,
SAlaGrAmA/bhi-pUjA para-purusha tathai/kAdaSee nAma-varNA:,
EtAn/yashTAn/yayi kali-samayE tvat-prasAda-pravRddhyA
kshipram mukti-pradAnee/tyabhidadhu: Rshaya: tEshu mAm sajjayEthA:> 
 
[ The Seers (Rshi-s) have identified eight objects/devotions as are quickly yielding of deliverance in kali-yuGam.   These are, the (sacred stream of) Ganga, the scripture of Srimad Bhagavad-Gita, the (esoteric) Gayatri mantram, the tulasi (holy basil ~ ocimum sacrum) plant, the Urdhva-puNDram (upward mark on the forehead) drawn with Gopi-chandanam sandal paste, the worship of Salagrama (with the spiral imprint of sudarSanam), observance of Ekadasi-vratam, and recitation of sahasra-nAmam.    They, O Lord Supreme, ever increase your bounty to the devotee.   Be thou pleased to admit me to them ! ]
 
"lOkA: samastA: sukhinO bhavantu !"
 
tirumanjanam Sundara Rajan.
 
To: ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
From: "sgk" <shamini.gayatri@xxxxxxxxx> 
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 02:39:31 -0000
Subject: [ramanuja] karthiga maasa ekadasi
srimathe ramanujaya namaha

sri rama jayam

i have read the importance of this day from the posts of members.happy to know about it.but no one has mentioned about guruvayurappan.its in this day that uttavar with guru and vayu brought sri krishna's vigraham which was worshipped by satyabhama and rukmini to parasurama desham. the only evidense of trethayugham,(bhagawan's vigraham),before pralayam occured ,destroyed yadava's and then kaliyuga started.
i pray that lord guruvayurappan blesses all with the best.

loga samastha sugino bhavanthu


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