Sthala Purana-Guruvayoorappan's temple

Posted by dinesh

The following is Sthala Purana(history of the manifestation of the
temple) of Guruvayoor temple.The Presiding Deity of Guruvayoor has
been worshipped by Lord Sri Krishna Himself when He was personally
present in this planet 5000yrs ago.This deity is exactly of the four
handed small boy form as He appeared in front of mother
Devaki&Vasudeva.There's no history of Lord Chaitanya having visited
this temple.But that doesnt mean He didnt visit this temple.Also Krsna
Das Kaviraj Gosvami mentions that he has not listed all the temples
that Lord Chaitanya visited.
The Lord instructed Uddhava to take care of the deity after His
departure to the Spiritual World.Lets see how the Lord manifested
Himself here.His form here is exactly that of Lord Narayana&Narayana
Himself worships this deity.Uddhava consults Brihaspati,the Guru of
demi-gods to find a place to install the deity in the Bharata Varsha
which is as sacred as Dwaraka.And the deity gets submerged in the
water when Dwaraka was inundated.
Varuna takes in-charge of the deity&gives the deity to Vayu.
Vayu&Guru(Brihaspati-guru of demigods) takes the deity to install in a
suitable place.Meanwhile on the other side of the country-Kerala(which
was formed when Lord Parasurama throwed His axe) devotees suffering
from Rheumatism approached Lord Parasuram(living in Kerala) to relieve
them from the disease.
Lord Parasuram instructed the devotees to install the deity worshiped
by Krsna in Dwaraka to relieve them from the pain. Lord Parasuram
started to bring the deity&on His way near Palghat,He meets Guru&Vayoo
bringing the deity He's after.
Then they come to the place near a lake where Lord Shiva was
meditating.Lord Shiva
Seeing them says this is the place of Lord Narayana&you can install
the deity here.
The architect of celestial planets,Vishwakarma is callled for&the
temple is constructed.
Since Guru&Vayu brings the deity,the presiding deity is named as
GuruVayoorAppan. Appan-Natha/Lord-Notes from Guruvayoor yatra morning
class by HH.Bhakti Vikasa Swami.
More later....:)