Happy New Year to all ! இனிய ஜெய வருடப்பிறப்பு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள் !! വിഷു ആശംസകൾ !!!
"If you take one step towards Guruvayurappan, he takes 100 steps towards you !"
"Ever since your goal found out that you were traveling towards it, it has been running towards you " - Paulo Coelho ! (A "not so religious" equivalent for that) !!
Ever since I took interest in Narayaneeyam, any search on the internet, and the events around me lead me to Narayaneeyam. Probably, I was struck by the history fact that the author himself got cured of his 'vaadam' (arthritis so severe that he was paralyzed) when he finished writing the 100 dashakams on Lord Guruvayurappan.
I have tried everything for my slip disc / back-neck pain other than surgery - chiropractor, 3 different physical therapy centers, accupunture, Ayurveda centers both in the US and India, steroid shots from time to time. Thanks to all the wonderful therapists and my genuine well wishers who provided me with the resources to get to these and other specific stuff like certain Yoga poses, Baba Ramdev Yoga, vaazhga valamudan exercises and this book called '8 steps to a pain-free back' by Esther Gokhale and of course valuable advice. All work to manage the pain better but the annoying pain is just not gone and gets frustrating and limiting pretty regularly.
When everything else fails, Faith prevails !!!
So want to take up Narayaneeyam as a challenge for this year - to write or recite Narayaneeyam completely ( at least once to set the expectations low). Hoping to use this blog space to share my experiences and progress with Narayaneeyam !
Here is my video on youtube - Intro to Narayaneeyam.
My Narayaneeyam References:
