Sree Narayana Guru was born in 1856 in a family of peasants of the Ezhava community at Chempalanthi in Trivandrum. (There is a controversy of the birth year, some sources sites it as 1854 and 1853) Madan Asan, his father was a cultivator as well as scholar in astronomy and medicine. His mother was Kuttiyamma. Narayanan revolted against Brahmin ascendancy and campaigned
for the mitigation of the rigorous of caste. He was an exponent of the principle of equality of men and an opponent of the inequalities in religion and society. Mutta Pillai, a village teacher taught him
Malayalam. He studied Sanskrit and principles of medicine from his uncle Krishna Vaidyan. He had further education under Raman Pillai of Karungapalli. At the age of thirty, Nanu left his home. He walked southward to Maruthuvalmalai near Suchindram and entered into a cave to perform tapas. Subsequently, he spent his whole life for promoting the welfare of the people
Narayana Guru began his public activity as a rebel against the Brahminical tradition. The right to install idols, and to perform poojas in temples were the monopoly of Brahmins but Narayana Guru opposed the same. After bath and prayer, he took a stone of the shape of Sivalinga from the bed of the river Neyyar and installed it for worship at Aruvipuram near Neyyatinkara. After wards, he moved from place to place and established more than sixty temples. He declared the brotherhood of man and equality of all before God
This bold act of Narayana Guru upset the Brahmins. They questioned the propriety of Narayana
Guru to consecrate a temple. But Guru boldly repeated that he did not consecrate Brahmin Siva, but an Ezhava Siva.
Guru to consecrate a temple. But Guru boldly repeated that he did not consecrate Brahmin Siva, but an Ezhava Siva.
On the walls of the temple,he inscribed the following principles .
Devoid of dividing walls of caste or rave
Or hatred of rival faith,
We all live here in Brotherhood
Such, know this place to be
This, Model Foundation
Or hatred of rival faith,
We all live here in Brotherhood
Such, know this place to be
This, Model Foundation
Narayana Guru instructed the students of his institutions not to ask any one of his caste or reveal to anyone his or her own caste. He also campaigned against the observance of practices such as Talikettukalyanam, Tirandukuli. He established the fact that belief in Varna and Jati only negated the fundamental doctrine of non-duality
He emphasized the fundamental oneness and equality of mankind he declared. 'One Caste, one
Religion, one God for man'. He was concerned about man, rather than religion: His conviction was
that religion is for man and not man for religion. One of his famous statements runs as follows:"Whatever be the religion it is enough if the man is improved
On 7 January 1904, Sree Narayana Guru, Dr. Palpu and poet Kumaran Asan, jointly invited many leaders of the Ezhava caste to attend a meeting at Trivandrum to discuss the idea of forming an organization to uplift the Ezhava community under the spiritual and social leadership of Sree Narayana Guru. This meeting decided to form an organization for the propagation of the ethics of Sree Narayana Guru, and he was made as its life President and Kumaran
Asan its secretary.Thus the organization 'Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (S.N.D.P) was
established on 15th May 1903. It's first annual session was held at Aruvipuram
Religion, one God for man'. He was concerned about man, rather than religion: His conviction was
that religion is for man and not man for religion. One of his famous statements runs as follows:"Whatever be the religion it is enough if the man is improved
On 7 January 1904, Sree Narayana Guru, Dr. Palpu and poet Kumaran Asan, jointly invited many leaders of the Ezhava caste to attend a meeting at Trivandrum to discuss the idea of forming an organization to uplift the Ezhava community under the spiritual and social leadership of Sree Narayana Guru. This meeting decided to form an organization for the propagation of the ethics of Sree Narayana Guru, and he was made as its life President and Kumaran
Asan its secretary.Thus the organization 'Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (S.N.D.P) was
established on 15th May 1903. It's first annual session was held at Aruvipuram
He urged his followers not encourage the construction of temples, if necessary, build small temples only . According to him schools would be the important temples . Sree Narayana Guru set in motion a radical socio-religious reform movement. Throughout Kerala, from one end to the other, he built and consecrated scores of grand Temples of Sanskrit deities for lower castes and encouraged others to do so. Moreover, he established Vedic Patasalas and invited Pulayas and other depressed classes to join in worship and study. In his Mutts, he admitted all castes and creeds. Even he employed Pulayas as cooks.
Guru: Points to Remember
foundedSree Narayana Guru Adwaithashrama' at Aluva in 1913.
Meeting between Gandhiji and Sri Narayana Guru was in 1925 at Aluva.
Gandhiji visited Sree Narayana Gurun Sivagiri in 1925.
SNDP Yogam was founded by Sree Narayana Guru In 1903 May 15
The founder of Vavoottu Yogam was Sree Narayana Guru.
Gajendramoksham Vanchipattu was written by Sree Narayana Guru.
Sree NarayanaGuru visited the Sathyagrahis at Vaikom in 1924.
The literary work by Sree Narayana Guru in honour of Chattambiswami is Navamanjari.
Nataraja Guru introduced Narayana Guru's visions and ideas to the Western World.
Ravindra Nath Tagore visited Sree Narayana Guru in 1922.
The only malayalee to get depicted on a Sri Lankan Postal stamp - Sree Narayana Guru.
Liquor abstinence struggle (Madhya varjana prakshobham) started in 1929 November 9 was
organized by SNDP Yogam
organized by SNDP Yogam
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