This happened in January 2004.My husband and I had planned to go to
Guruvayur and from there to Trvandrum,Madurai etc.We arrived on 19th
morning in Thirissur and went to Guruvayur by taxi. We had a good
darsan and went to the other temples nearby and again went to the
temple to witness the sriveli whcih I have never seen before.It was
wonderful and when I saw Guruvayurappan on the big elephant I prayed
to Him that my spiritual progress through devotion and brahmayajna,
that is, studying scriptures and telling it to others, should
continue without any obstacles and I saw the elephant shaking its
head which seemed to me that Guruvayurappan Himself granting my
wish.Actually I have not been to Guruvayur or other pilgrimage
centres for a long time and we were able to get away only then and I
was looking forward to it very much, even copying azvar sukthis in
the divyadesams to recite on my way etc.In short it was an eagerly
looked forward trip.

The next day morning I wanted to go for the nirmalyaseva and got up
early and stepped out of the bathroom after cleaning my teeth and
washing my face with towel in both hands and lo! I slipped and fell
sideways bending my left leg and breaking my ankle! My husband was
not looking and by hearing my shout'Guruvayurappa,' he turned and saw
me on the floor. By that time the foot has swelled and somehow with
sheer will I manged to get up and went to bed.You could just imagine
my feelings then. After all I am human for all my philosophical
background and I was terribly disappointed at not being able to
complete my trip for which I have planned for a long time.But I
reconciled to the situation immediately thanks to my philosophy and
faith and told the Lord 'thy will be done.'

But the major problem was to take me to the hospital from 2nd floor
where we stayed and my husband was worried as we did not know anyone
there.I told him to leave it to Guruvayurappan.Believe it or not, the
manager of the hotel,(it was hotel Srilekha, quite a small one and we
went there because the taxi driver took us there.)with his friends
carried me all the way down the two flights of steps on a chair and
took us to the hospital and stayed there till my leg was put in
plaster and again and brought me back.He even shifted us to the AC
room first floor and said that if we do not have enough money with us,
because we have to pay for the treatment etc., we can return to
Chennai and send the money. Can you expect this from a total
stranger who knew us only the previous day?

After i got over the initial disappointment I was able to laugh at
the leela of the Lord. When we planned to leave the next day He has
made us stay there for ten days during which my hausband had his
darsan every day though I was laid up with plastered leg! When I
exclaimed to Him that I could not get His darsan inspite of being few
yards away I had a blurred vision of the Lord at the window pane as
though telling me that He is always with me.Writng about it even now
gives me horipulation.

The next hurdle was to bring me to Chennai. Our doctor whom we tele phoned said we should not travel by taxi and we did not have enough
money with us to fly. My husband was very much worried as to how
could I climb into the train. Again I told him that it is the
responsibility of Guruvayurappan and He will show us some way. The
same people who took us to the hospital offered to come with us in
the taxi to thirissur and put me in the train.When I had to cross the
platforms in my wheelchair they bodily carried me across and when the
train came they again lifted me wheel chair and all so that I can
simply step into the compartment Of course arriving in Chennai we had
friends who took care of us and I had to travel on a luggage trolley
to come out of the station where the ambulance waited because they
said they did not know which platform the train was arriving due to
some last minute change. While iwas travelling along in the platform
paasersby seeing me expressed sympathy but I was thouroughly
enjoying His leela! Last year however we went again on a good trip.

I thanked the Lord for two things.
1. For protecting me from greater calamity. The doctors said that I am
fortunate in not breaking my back, the way I fell down, in which case
I could have been an invalid for life.
2.For giving me a wonderful husband who took care of me as though I am a child,  from the time of
fall till I recovered completely after three months  
I even composed slokas on my predicament of which I give below two as
a sample.
This one is in Tamil.
viduvEnA unnai enra virindha anbA
ennaivida Yarunakku enra ninaivA
madhikettu nee vizundhAl naAnenna seiven
enakkoorum kurumbA GuruvAyurappa
Did you make me fall out of your expanse of love as though saying "I
will not let you go." Or "Why do you want to go to other places after
seeing me" perhaps you are mischievously smiling aas if to say "If
you are foolish enough to fall what can I do?"
The next one is about our departure and arrival and about my good
fortune of having such a husband.
With apology to Mundakopanishad

dhvAsuparNA sayujA sakhAyA
samAnayAthrAm dvipadheEna yAthou
thayOrEkah padhamEkam BHinakthi
pAdhOnam anyah grham Anayathi

Two birds, bound to one another in close friendship( this is
borrowedfrom Mundakopanishad!)went on a same journey on two legs.Of
the two one broke one leg and the other brought the one-legged home.

sadhayEna pathinA susrooshithA api
thathsramam dhrshtvAvisheedhathi manah
aho mahAn khalu poorvakrthapuNyah
prApthOham eedhrsam mahAnuBHAvavam
Evne though being attended to by the kind spouse seeing his ordeal my
mind is pained. Immense is the merit done  previously to get such
a great person ( as husband)

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