Stories of Guruvayurappan

Stories of Guruvayurappan 
Sri Krishna Leela

Tulabharam story of Guruvayurappan Tulabharam is an offering of giving one’s weight  equivalent in fruit, sugar, butter or other grains, to Bhagwan.  

Once there lived a cobbler who lived near Guruvayur temple. He had a practice of taking Lottery ticket always. Whenever he takes a ticket he will first pray to Guruvayurappan that if he wins he will offer a Tulabharam. Everytime he repeated saying this offering using Sugar, jaggery, butter etc.. but he didn't win lottery money a single time. 

He became dejected but couldn't stop himself from buying a ticket. One day he took a ticket of 1 crore rupees and went directly to Guruvayurappan and prayed that if he wins he will offer Tulabharam using Theertha Jalam. That time he won prize of 1 crore, thus cobbler became very rich. He came to temple to offer Tulabharam. As he went near Tulabharam counter he was ashamed to tell his offering is with Theertham because he was rich. 

So he told to offer jaggery as Tulabharam. He wore rich dress while entering the temple so to avoid that dress getting dirt while sitting in Tulabharam he wore an extra dhoti on the top of that. Offering started but even after putting 100kg of jaggery the balance was still low at his side. Poojari came and asked the man about what he has prayed, as Krishna never accept anything other than prayed. Cobbler tells about his prayers about theertham. Poojari brought Theertham in one balance but still it remained unequal. Then tantri asked him to remove the extra dhoti he wore as Krishna never accept anything other than bhakthi. He removed the dhoti and sat on Tulabharam with due respect and to everyone's surprise balance came up. 

This is Krishna Leela, other than pure bhakthi he never accepts anything. 

Hare Krishna