Narayaneeyam is the Story of lord sri Krishna, the divine incarnation of Lord Narayana. It was written by Sri Melpathur Narayana bhattatiri, who was a great devotee of Lord Guruvayoorappa (sri Krishna) and a great scholar in sanskrit lived during 17th century in kerala. It consists of 1036 slokas (versus) with 100 chapters. He composed the great devotional work with the blessings of Lord Guruvayoorappa. He has written many Sanskrit works, among the devotional poems, narayaneeyam is the best. Narayaneeyam has been written in a very high well rhythmic, flowing and well versed in the choice of words, it shows melpathur’s knowledge in Sanskrit. Narayaneeyam intend to tell the meaning of life and the importance of Devotion towards Lord, Bhakti is the ruling element. He composed the work to inspire people to the path of devotion and for the immediate cure of his ailment. Devotees all around the world recite this to worship Narayana, chanting this is beneficial for ailments especially ailments impairments of nerves.
Every year at Guruvayoor Lord sri krishna temple Narayaneeyam day is celebrated, during the time debates and discourses are arranged on Srimad Narayaneeyam
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Narayaneeyam in Sanskrit
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