Guruvayurappan is the child form of Lord Krishna, and he is worshipped mainly in Kerala. He is the main deity of Guruvayur temple, which is situated in Kerala. The deity appears as the infant form of Lord Krishna. The temple is located in Guruvayur, Thrissur district, Kerala, and this temple is considered as a very […]
Pisharadi (16th century AD) was a great Sanskrit scholar and an astrologer, and he was the father in law of Narayana Bhattathiri. He is best remembered for adding more sweetness to the great Malayalam epic, “NARAYANEEYAM”, by giving his valuable suggestions to Narayana Bhattathiri. As per the wishes of Bhattathiri, Pisharadi had accepted him as […]
Jnanappana is a devotional poem, which was written by the famous Malayalam poet Sri Poonthanam who lived during the 16th century AD in Kerala. This poem was written in praise of Lord Guruvayurappan, a form of Lord Krishna in Malayalam. Later it was translated into English, in order to make it to reach throughout the […]
Sri Viswanatha Iyer (20th century) was a native of Thrissur, and he was born in a pious Brahmin family. At his young age itself, he has specialised in studying the divine text Narayaneeyam and also read Srimad Bhagavatham and Ramayanam. Though he was born in a poor family, his mother used to provide food to […]