Manjula stood near the banyan tree crying and Poonthanam who passed by told her "Guruvayurappan knows what's in your heart, keep the garland on the banyan tree and he will take it".
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After the tenth verse, Bhattatiri realised that the boy was the Lord himself, and understood that Poonthanam's bhakti was more pleasing to the Lord than his own superior knowledge of Vibhakti (Sanskrit grammar) and learning.
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When Poonthanam saw this, he called out to the Lord saying "That's Manjula's Garland, let it also fall".
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Poonthanam Namboodiri was a humble devotee of Lord Guruvayurappan.
Jnanappana is a devotional poem written by the 16th century Malayalam poet Poonthanam.
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In the Jnanappana, Poonthanam Namboothiri, an ardent devotee of Shri Guruvayurappan, transforms his unbearable sorrow from his infant son’s death into a yogavishesham.
Nambisan has also translated the devotional poetry of Poonthanam and Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri.