1008 bananas to Guruvaayur Appan on Vishu [exchange of SAL Energy]

It was SriRama Navami time. [1980s...]

Maha Swamigal at Kanchi suddenly called one of his official service man at mut and asked to count the number of bananas in a bunch offered by a farmer at his sacred feet.

Counting was over, the number was told.

Swamigal, ''Have you seen plantain which can yield 1008 fruits?''

Official person, ''If Guru shows we can see''

Swamigal, ''Please go to ***** village near Kumbakonam. There is a Mari amman temple. Have darshan and search for that fruit''

Few days later the official person left to that village, had darsan and enquired about 1008 bananas.

The priest showed a farm and asked to approach the owner.

The mut official also went and requested to show the fruits. He saw 1008 bananas in one bunch and requested the farmer to sell that for mut. He too agreed.

Next day, 1008 bananas were placed upon a cloth before Maha Swamigal.

He says, ''Please offer this to Lord Guruvaayur Appan on Vishnu day''

The fruits were taken after 10 days and nothing happened to them. On Vishu day Kanchi mut offered 1008 bananas to Guruvaayur Appan and rendered the prayers.

Swamigal says, ''This year the rain is going to be very heavy and more plantain loss will happen to this state. So we have exchanged the 1008 fruit energy to Lord''

That year the loss was very less. Swamigal also made the fruits to come from the area where the loss must have been heavy. Guru also focused on Maari Amman - the deity for rain.