Why The Name Mantralaya

Mantralayam

Guru Raghavendra

Mantralaya is a pilgrim place in Andra Pradesh. It is the place of the holy and divine Guru Raghavendra Swamy. I am sure most of you must have visited this place but if not this is truly a place to be visited at least once in a life time. This holy ground gives us a huge amount of peace and happiness.Me and my family members are a great devotee of Sri Raghavendra, i firmly believe that if there is any good happening to me it is all because of him and if there is anything negative happening to me i feel he is trying to mold me. I have never had such an immense faith on any other gods as i have on Guru Raghavendra. People may find it hard to believe, if i have any difficulty and if i pray to him from the bottom of my heart i really wonder where my difficulty will vanish. There was this incident which happened to me recently. I had my delivery on the month of October, there is a tradition in our naming ceremony that the name for the child has to be kept by the maternal uncle of the child (ie) my brother. My due date had been fixed as the last of October but due to unavoidable situations my delivery was preponed. My brother had planned his trip to India based on the due date given initially. As per our custom the naming ceremony had to happen exactly the 11th day of the child birth. Since my delivery was prepond my brother would be unable to attend the function. I felt so unhappy about the delivery i was not happy with the feeling that i was going to become a mother all that came into my mind was my brother will not be there for the function. At that moment i had no hope but to rely on Raghavendra Swamy i told all my wish to him and asked him to do what is best but my inner feeling kept telling me that my brother will be there for the function, i feel it was the hope he gave me and that made me relax. On the said date my delivery happened and due to certain complications it was a C section. After the delivery i got a news from my mother that the naming ceremony has been postponed to the 21st day after the child birth as the delivery was through surgery. I felt i was on top of the world i was so happy taht i thanked him with all my heart. My brother had arrived on the said date and it was his presence which made the function a memorable one. Not only this incident Guru Raghavendra has been with me at all walks of life he is the driving force behind me. When ever i fall he is there to hold me tight and help me walk successfully in life. Any hard times you face in life recite the below sloka and see the miracle

"Pujyaya Raghavendraya Sathya Dharma Rathayacha
Bajatham Kalpa Vrukshaya Namatham Kamadehnave"