On that day, he became completely cured of his disease. The 100th canto composed on that day gives a graphic description of this form of the Lord from the head to the foot. On the hundredth day, he had a vision of the Lord in the form of Venugopalan. Each cantos ended with a prayer to the Lord of Guruvayoor to cure him of his illness. The last poem ending with "Ayurarogya Sowbhaghyam" ("Good health and wellbeing") was written on 28th Vrischikam, circa 762 ME, corresponding to 27 November 1586.ĭuring these hundred days of his prayers at Guruvayoor temple, he summarized the entire Bhagavata Purana in 1034 verses, composing one cantos, consisting generally of ten verses, everyday. He had completed the work in 100 days by submitting one cantos (of 10 verses, called "Dasakam" in Sanskrit) before Guruvayoorappan on each day.Įach set of 10 poems ends with a prayer for early cure. These verses were submitted to the deity to get his chronic rheumatic disease cured. There, he had written these verses and submitted before Guruvayoorappan, the presiding deity of Guruvayoor. The scholar and father of the Malayalam language Ezhuthachan instructed Narayana Bhattithiri to dedicate a work to the Lord Guruvayoorappan.
Melputhoor Narayana Bhattapathar is believed to have proceeded to Guruvayoor Temple, located in Kerala state, India, on 19th Chingam of circa 761 ME - Malayalam Era, Malayalam calendar, in search of a cure for his illness. When his Guru, Achyuta Pisharody became sick, Narayana Bhattathiri, by invoking his yogic powers is believed to have taken the ailment on himself. It was written by Melputhoor Narayana Bhattapathar in 1586 and gives a summary of 14,000 verses of the Bhagavata Purana Narayaneeyam is a devotional Sanskrit work, in the form of a poetical hymn, consisting of 1034 slokas.
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