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Have you heard of a Holy Book getting a Birth Day?  

The divine Book, Narayaneeyam, declared as the Fifth Veda, 

Pancha Vedamam Narayaneeyathe

Melpathur vazhthia Param Porule 

has its birthday today, on Vrischik 28 ! This was the day when the Master  Poet, Melpathur, dedicated his magnum opus to the Lord.

The genius of Melpathur condensed the 18000 verses of Maha Bhagavata into 1000 odd verses in this mighty treatise of Overmind Poetry !

 
He liked the Universal Play to a Kathakali Drama.
 
This Universal Play
Has Night as Introduction
The Sun is the Lamp
And witnesses the Constellations


Percussion instruments are Karma
Songs are mighty Vasanas
The Lord, blissful in the Bliss of Self,
Plays with Himself , recreating HiImself !


( Since there is none to play with
Ekam eva Adviteeyam Brahma ! )

 
Ya Kritva Vishva Rangam
Rajani Yavanikam
Projjvalal Bhanu Deepam
Shvasval Santhushta Sat Prekshaka Akhila Jagathh
Bhranti Natyam Vithanya


Karmagauchanda Mardangika laya vasagan
Vasana Gana Sakthan
Jeeva chathran Mukunda
Swayamabhi Ramathe
Kreedayan Sosthuboothai !

 
This poem is written in Melapthur Auditorium in Guruvayur, honoring one of the greatest  writers in Sanskrit !

 

Despite his immense knowledge in the Eighteen Sciences, the poet felt humble before the Lord, as evidenced by this verse.

Yogeendranam Thadangeshvadhika sumadhuram
Mukti bhajan Nivaso
Bhaktanam Kama Varsha dvithalu Kisalayam
Natha The Pada Moolam
Nityam Chitta sthitam me Pavanupurapathe
Krishna Karunya Sindho !
Hrithva Nissesha thapan pradishathu
Paramanand Sandhoha Laksheem

Thy Feet which is adored by Yogis
Which is capable of Salvation
The Sole Refuge for Thy devotees
Is my sole Refuge, O Beloved
Let Thy Tantalising Form
Be forever in my mind
Then only can I get the Ninth Prosperity
Kaivalya Lakshmi or Self Actualisation !