Harivarasanam
The late V Gopala Menon of Alapuzha was one who started singing Harivarasanam at night before Vadakkedath Eswaran Namboodiri's and during his tenure as Melshanti. Menon who worked in the plantations nearby lost his job and instead of going home stayed back at Sabarimala.
After the TDB was formed, under Mannathu Padmanabhan's leadership as President, the idol desecration incident took place.
Immediately Menon was asked to leave Sannidhanam. The poor man Gopala menon passed away in Mount estate.
After the present idol was installed by Kantararu Sankararu, Eshwaran Namboodiri continued as Melshanti. Then it was Swami Vimochanananda
who started the custom of chanting Harivarasanam in the morning when the Thirunada was opened and at night. Later the morning chant was discontinued and the night chanting after Athazha pooja continued.
I also heard a story that Kulatthu srinivasa iyer also use to stay in Sannidhanam and he want an slogam to be recited while closing of Sannidhanam. But he could not find words to start and next day when temple opened Harivarasanam word was given by Kulathu Iyer in trance.
Kulathu Iyer was sad that other temples had suprabhatams and other songs of praise while Sabarivasan had none. Then one day possibly in a trance he could hear clearly echoing from the forest a the eight ashtakas that constitute the Harivarasanam.
Immediately those near him took it down word by word. That those who took it down were the pious Menon and the Melshanti.
Later Eswaran namboodri and Gopala menon told the details to Kulatthu Iyer. Then Harivarasanam was composed by Kulathu Srinivasa iyer.
After Gopala menon was out from Sannidhanam they were reciting in morning. In 1955 they started reciting in night again. How great and pious they were the three of them.
Old timers used to say that Harivarasanam was not the work of Kulathu Iyer, but of Swami Ayyappan Himself to redress the grievance of His bhakta that no songs of praise existed.
Harivarasanam is the Sitting Posture of Lord at Sabarimala.
This Conversation between Guruswami Kalyanasundaram Ramachandaran & Guruswami Rammohan Bala
The late V Gopala Menon of Alapuzha was one who started singing Harivarasanam at night before Vadakkedath Eswaran Namboodiri's and during his tenure as Melshanti. Menon who worked in the plantations nearby lost his job and instead of going home stayed back at Sabarimala.
After the TDB was formed, under Mannathu Padmanabhan's leadership as President, the idol desecration incident took place.
Immediately Menon was asked to leave Sannidhanam. The poor man Gopala menon passed away in Mount estate.
After the present idol was installed by Kantararu Sankararu, Eshwaran Namboodiri continued as Melshanti. Then it was Swami Vimochanananda
who started the custom of chanting Harivarasanam in the morning when the Thirunada was opened and at night. Later the morning chant was discontinued and the night chanting after Athazha pooja continued.
I also heard a story that Kulatthu srinivasa iyer also use to stay in Sannidhanam and he want an slogam to be recited while closing of Sannidhanam. But he could not find words to start and next day when temple opened Harivarasanam word was given by Kulathu Iyer in trance.
Kulathu Iyer was sad that other temples had suprabhatams and other songs of praise while Sabarivasan had none. Then one day possibly in a trance he could hear clearly echoing from the forest a the eight ashtakas that constitute the Harivarasanam.
Immediately those near him took it down word by word. That those who took it down were the pious Menon and the Melshanti.
Later Eswaran namboodri and Gopala menon told the details to Kulatthu Iyer. Then Harivarasanam was composed by Kulathu Srinivasa iyer.
After Gopala menon was out from Sannidhanam they were reciting in morning. In 1955 they started reciting in night again. How great and pious they were the three of them.
Old timers used to say that Harivarasanam was not the work of Kulathu Iyer, but of Swami Ayyappan Himself to redress the grievance of His bhakta that no songs of praise existed.
Harivarasanam is the Sitting Posture of Lord at Sabarimala.
This Conversation between Guruswami Kalyanasundaram Ramachandaran & Guruswami Rammohan Bala
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