THE TEMPLE MYTH OF LORD MARAPRBHU & GURUVAYOORAPPAN

Once a deep devotee of Lord Sree Guruvayoorappan, named Poonthanam, while chanting Vishnu Sahasranama at the temple in font of the Sreekovil, another Sanskrit scholar named Melpathur Bhattathiri happened to come there. On hearing the chanting of Poonthanam – “Padmanabho Maraprbho” Bhattathiri made fun of Poonthanam. He told Poonthanam that it should be Amaraprabho and not Maraprbho. Poonthanam felt very sad and dejected. While he was sitting in this sad condition, there came an “Asareeri” (Divine Sound of God) from the Sreekovil. “ I am Amaraprbhu as well as Maraprbhu”.Maraprabhu is the Lord of all tress, herbs and Bhuvana. Idol Maraprabhu is the visualization of that divine sound of Bhagavan