Sri. V K Narayanan

A humble samarpanam to my Appa.
Heartfelt thanks to Smt Bhavadharini Anantaraman for editing the video.
Written by Sri. Gururaja -
अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् ।
यः प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशयः ।।
In the end, thinking/remembering only of me whoever leaves their body, he will attain me, there is no doubt! Says krishna in bhagavadgita.
We have heard many stories and charithrams of great men and bhakthas who walked the earth before us. Rarely do we get to walk along their side and experience their bhakthi and love!
Words fail to do justice to describe this immense Premika bhaktha - Sri Narayanan bhagavathar mama who devoted his last two decades of his life to serve Sri Sri Anna and in upholding the Premika Sampradaya!!
From early morning Prabodhanam to Divyanama sankeerthanams in the evening, he celebrated Bhaktakolahalan and SriSriAnna the way one should- inspiring many to understand what it really meant to be a part of this Premika sampradaya.
His sole purpose of doing Namasankeerthanam was one and only Sri Krishnapremi Anna - showcasing the immense faith and love he had for Kitta Anna. 🥺
He had even requested that he would stay in Paranur for the last one year, wishing to contribute more to the service of our Sadguru.
गायन्मुकुन्दस्य गुणानतुल्यान्
वीथ्यां चरन्नक्षयपात्रधारी।
कृतोञ्छवृत्तिः परमे पुरेडस्मिन्
कदापि नूनं वसतिं लभेय ।।
Thus, Narayanan mama got this bhagyam which Kitta Anna himself does this prārthana in Bhaktakolahala sthothram.
For the last one year,Every morning our Bhaktakolahalan woke up listening to Sri Narayanan bhagavathar singing Prabodhanam,Ashtapadi and ending the day in Dolotsavam.
He purpose of doing Namasankeerthanam was only Namasankeerthanam as Kitta Anna says in BhakthiPaata
नामसङ्कीर्तनायैव नामसङ्कीर्तनं भजेत् ।
Outside world can only hear about such bhagavatas in awe -but Bhagavathothamas like Narayanan mama are common in PremikaSampradaya and the reason is sadguru Kitta Anna.
Its our bhaagyam to have witnessed such Bhagavathas.
With BhakthaKolahalan's nāma on his lips during DivyanamaSankeerthanam on ekadashi in Paranur Bramhotsavam- what better way could there possibly be to leave one's mortal coils behind?
That is exactly how Narayanan Bhagavathar attained the lotus feet of our Kitta Anna..!
He lived and died, a Premikabhaktha!
Unbelievable it is that one can experience this kind of love and intense devotion ; one moment he was dancing to a naamavali(Kolahala) and the next moment Kitta himself came down to take his precious bhaktha with Him!
Although the shareeram may feel sad for the soul leaving it behind, the soul is simply rejoicing to be reunited in the sweet embrace of Kitta Anna!
Adding to this...
The highest form of service one could possibly do- Singing his divyanama in Bhaktakolahalan's sannidhi on ekadashi, during the Brahmostsavam happening in Paranur as part of the Janmashtami celebrations, he had just finished reciting one of Kitta Anna's Slokams from Bhaktakolahala sthothram:
मञ्जीरं चरणाम्बुजे करतले शङ्खञ्च कट्यां तथा
काञ्चीं हेममयीञ्च रत्नखचितश्रीकुण्डलं कर्णयोः।
हारं वक्षसि हेमरत्नमकुटं मौलो च बर्हं तथा नासाग्रे नवमौक्तिकञ्च कलयाम्यानन्दमूर्तेरहम् ।।
And as he finished this shloka...that sweet Kolahalan that we all yearn to have a glimpse of, himself took him to his Lotus feet. No one but Sri KrishnaPremi Anna could facilitate such an easy route to attain the feet of Bhakthakolahlan to his bhakthas! Such is the beauty of this Premika Sampradaya!
It is the one and only Premika Sampradaya, where the one and only Premika(Kitta Anna) reigns, nurturing the one and only Premika Bhaktas-an unmatched lineage of PremaBhakthi and divine grace found nowhere else.
पुण्यान् इमान् परमभागवतान् स्मरामि

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