Guruvayur Sri Krishna & Manjadi Seeds
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Importance of Manjadikuru(Red seed)

Manjadikuru or Red Seeds are placed in Guruvayur temple, Kerala.
The origin of this practice is about an interesting story associated with the temple of Guruvayur(Dakshina Dwaraka).

Story is about, a woman who lived in a village of Kerala. She was an ardent Bhaktha of Krishna and wished to visit Guruvayur temple once. It was customary to bring offerings to the temple, but she was too poor to afford anything. She knew an old tree that shed beautiful shiny...

red seeds, so she gathered a pouchful of them for Bhagwan to play, as Guruvayurappan is little Krishna. Thus, she set out to reach Guruvayur. It was a long, journey on foot during which she had to cross rivers and deep forests.Four days later she arrived Guruvayur

it was the first day of the month, and the local ruler or Naaduvazhi would visit the temple on the first day of every month. To show his devotion, he would donate an elephant every month as an offering to Krishna. Officers of the Naaduvazhi cleared people away from the path to..

make room for the ruler and his elephant. During the procession the women was knocked to the ground, spilling her precious pouch of red seeds on the ground. Immediately the elephant began to run wild. People ran for their lives as the elephant began to destroy everything in..

its path. Unable to control the elephant, the Naaduvazhi prayed to Krishna for a solution to this dangerous situation. Suddenly a voice was heard from within the temple: "Where is my Manjadikuru? Where is my devotee, who you have insulted and hurt? Where is my gift that she..

brought for me?"

Astonished ruler, apologized to the woman and gathered up seeds that were scattered on the ground. With her pouch full of seeds she was escorted into the temple. After submission of her offering, the elephant returned to normal.

In memory of her offering, even to this day, a large urn of shiny red seeds is kept within the temple. It is believed that those who play with this Manjadikuru will be relieved from all diseases.
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