Три следующих версии легенды о Шри Гуруваюр-Кришне изложены в статье "Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple" by Sri Shanmishtai из журнала "Saptagiri" за апрель 1981 года.
Мне очень понравилось простое объяснение из версии №1 о том, что Шри Гуруваюр-Кришна - это по сути Мурти Бхагавана Шри Вишну, которому поклонялся Шри Васудева (отец Господа Шри Кришны).
А версия №3 основана на том факте, что Мурти Шри Гуруваюр-Кришны сделано из "патала-анджанам" - редкого камня с исцеляющими силами, цитирую статью: "The Deity is made of Patala Anjanam. This rare stone is supposed to have great medicinal qualities. The oil and sandal paste (Kalabham) with which the Deity is anointed are taken as medicine". И далее - все 3 версии.
VERSION-01.
Mythology has it that Lord Sri Krishna on the eve of His departure Heavenward, after fulfilling His Divine Mission on earth, foresaw the ultimate destruction, en-masse, of His clan and of His City, Dwaraka.
The Lord called His dear disciple, Uddhava and directed him that he should, therefore take charge of the sacred Idol of Vishnu, then worshipped by his father, Vasudeva, and entrust this to Sage Brihaspathi, so that the Idol may be installed elsewhere at a sacred place and the worship of the Yadava family be continued uninterrupted. Uddhava, in implicit obedience to Lord's wishes took possession of the Idol and later, handing it over to sage Brihaspati informed him of the wish of Lord Krishna.
By then the deluge had set in, and the town, Dwaraka, with all its inhabitants was washed away by the waters of 'Pralaya'. At this crisis, when Sage Brihaspati was desperately clutching the Idol and was looking for a sacred place God Vayu came to his rescue and both Brihaspati (the Guru of the Devas) and Vayu, managed to reach a place on the west-coast, which at once struck them as the ideal place for consecrating the Idol.
So, with all ceremonial worship, the sacred Idol of Lord Vishnu at this spot was re-installed in all its effulgence and glory and thus the tradition of the Yadava family of Vasudeva was carried on without break: and the Holy abode where this Idol came to be installed and consecrated was from then on known as Guruvayupuram, for the reason that Guru and Vayu were both instrumental in creating this Holy Abode. Puranas hold that God in His form as Siva appeared and blessed their noble efforts and devotion to Lord Vishnu.
VERSION-02.
Another version improves on this legend and goes to say that Guru and Vayu were beckoned by Lord Siva who was bathing, with his consort, in a tank full of lotuses and instructed them to install the Idol there; and he himself moved on to a place nearby now known as Ambikapuram or Mammiyur.
VERSION-03.
Another legend says that King Janamejaya wanted to take revenge over serpents as his father king Parikshit died of a serpent bite. King Janamejaya performed Sarpa Yajna and killed numerous serpents.
On account of sin Janamejaya became a leper. No treatment could cure him. Ultimately he was advised to worship the image in the ocean which was somehow recovered and with the assistance of Guru and Vayu it was installed at this place. Thereafter King Janamejaya performed a long penance standing before this Deity. Legend says that King Janamejaya was cured of leprosy.
Вишнудутка Вишновская (Vishnudut1926), Шри Рамануджа-Сампрадая, Москва, 07-май-2023
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