சிரம் வணங்கி அகத்தியனும் வாக்கு சொல்வேன்
பெருமையான ஷண்முகம் அறிவதற்கு
அறியும் நாள் ஆசி அருள் கருணை உண்டு
அஞ்ஞானம் நிலை நீங்கி மெய் திடமும் காணப்
பற்றற்று எந்தனுக்கு பூசை தன்னை
பக்குவமாய் முழுமதி நாள்தோறும்
நாள் நாளும் செய்வதைக் கண்டு வியந்தேன்
நல் மகிழ்ச்சி சித்திரை முழு மதி நாளில்
நாள் மாந்தர் இருந்தாலும் நலமோடு பூசை
நாயகனே செய்வாயே மகிழ்ச்சி அப்பா
அப்பனின் அருள் கருணை நாளும் இருக்க
ஆனந்த நிலை நிலைக்கும் உந்தனுக்கு
நாள் நாளும் நேரமும் காலமும் பாரா
நாயகனே உன் இல்லம் தன்னில் நான் வாசம் செய்யக்
கள்ளமில்லா தெளிவு நிலை பெறுவார் திண்ணம்
காலந்தான் கோல் ஆட்சி தன்னால் அல்லல்
அல்லல் நிலை சேய் மூப்பு கண்டால் அப்பா
அகத்தியன் யான் அருளாலே வெற்றி திண்ணம்
நல்லபடி சித்தர்கள் நாமம் தொழுது
நிறைவாகச் செய்யும் பூசைதனை ஏற்றோம்
ஏற்றோமே நிறை குறை தனையும் தான்
ஏது குறை தான் செய்யும் தொண்டு தன்னில்
சிறப்புடனே சித்தர்களும்
செய்யும் பூசை தன்னாலே மகிழ்ந்தோம் நாங்கள்
மகிழ்ச்சியும் மாந்தர்க்கும்
மகத்துவமானதொரு எந்தன் மூலம்
இகபரத்தில் ஓதிடுவேன் நாளும் சொல்ல
இக மாந்தர் தனக்குமே ஓதச் சிறப்புச்
சிறப்பு தரும் யாவர்க்கும் நலமே திடம்தான்
சிக்கல் இல்லா வெற்றிகளும் தேடி வருமே
அற்புதங்கள் அதனாலும் ஆனந்தம் நிலைக்கும்
அறிவிக்க ஓம் ஸ்ரீம் சற்குரு பதமே
பதமுமே சாப பாவ விமோசனம்
அதுவே ரோக அகங்கார தூர் விமோசனம்
சித்த சகலம் சர்வ தேவ ஒளி ரூபம்
சற்குருவே அகத்திய கிரந்த கர்த்தாய வென
என ஓதி வழிபாடு பூசையும் செய்ய
ஏகாந்தம் நிலை நிலைக்கும் உலகு தன்னில்
அனந்த ஜோதியும் தன்னுள் மிகுந்து
நாள் நாளும் வெற்றிகளும் பெறுவதற்கு
நாயகனே என் துணையும் நாளும் உண்டு
கள்ளமில்லா சிந்தையும் கொண்டிருக்கக்
கலியுகத்தில் பேர் நிலைக்கும் உனக்கு முற்றே
When I went in for a Nadi reading on 19 April 2011 I was surprised to receive a mantra from Agathiyar. I guess it was a gift from him for my dedication in doing the Siddhar Puja or worship to the Siddhas. I was one to put everything to action immediately the moment I receive it or purchase it as in clothing etc. There was no waiting for the right time to begin. I would immediately get on with it or get to do it. I believe that if it was meant for another moment I would not receive it now. So I got to chant the mantra.
But before I started on it as the words were merged with the other text in the Nadi revelation I and Nadi Nool Aasan T.Ramesh had to piece it together. The result turned out to be very pleasing to the ears.
ஓம் ஸ்ரீம் ஓம் சற்குரு பதமே
சாப பாவ விமோசனம்
ரோக அகங்கார தூர் விமோசனம்
சர்வதேவ சகலசித்த ஒளி ரூபம்
சற்குருவே ஓம் அகத்திய கிரந்த கர்த்தாய நம
As Agathiyar asked me to recite and share it with others I recorded the chant and found a wonderful and appropriate piece of music from Pradeep Swaminathan's "Vinayagar Agaval" to accompany the mantra. It turned out fine to my ears. I posted it to YouTube.
Then came along a sibling of my nephew's friend who queried why he had received a slightly different version of the mantra. Over the years I learned that others too had received a variation of the mantra. I carried on what was given to me. I would chant anything given by Agathiyar even if it was wrong to others' perceptions or hearing. I know that Agathiyar would forgive me. The important thing is to start on it right away instead of doubting the mantra given or comparing it with others or investigating its authenticity.
It reminds me of a story. A story is told of the young lad who was trained in a monastery and excelled in his religious studies. When the time was right for him to go out to the world beyond the safety and confines of the walls surrounding the monastery to learn and gain practical experience, his master summoned him and gave him a task too. He was asked to preach to the village folks who lived across the river banks, what he had learned at the monastery. The student was floating on cloud nine for being the chosen one to embark on a prestigious mission, thinking that would bring him pride and recognition in the local community.
He bid farewell to his master and traveled the long distance till he came to the bank of the river. As he stood at the bank and gazed at the village on the opposite bank, he turned around to look for any boatman who could take him across the wide and deep river. There was no boat to be seen but his gaze fell on an old man who was seated on the ground in the shade of a tree some distance away. The lad walked towards him and could not fail but notice that he seemed to be mumbling something to himself. On nearing him, the lad was surprised to hear the same mantra that he had been chanting at the monastery, was being chanted by the old man, but with a slight variation. The lad immediately apprehended the man telling him that he was chanting it all wrong and began to recite it the way he was taught at the monastery. The old man whose chanting was abruptly interrupted, gladly listened to the lad and repeated the mantra as taught by him, and thanked him for enlightening him.
The young lad was proud that he had begun his mission right there on the shore of the riverbank by passing on the mantra to his very first student - the old man. Soon a boatman came along and he boarded the boat asking the boatman to take him across to the village. As they approached the middle of the wide and deep river, the lad noticed the boatman, who was seated across from him and rowing the boat, gasp, his face suddenly changed pale and his jaw dropped. What had he seen that had shocked him, the lad thought as he turned around. To his surprise he saw the old man wading across the river towards their boat, walking quite naturally on the water's surface. The lad too was stunned seeing the feat. The old man came alongside the boat and told the lad that he had forgotten a syllable from the mantra and asked the lad to repeat it. The lad held on to the old man, hugged him tightly, and cried, asking to be pardoned for his arrogance. The lad followed the old man back to the river bank never stepping foot in the village. He took the old man as his master and served him in his old age. He dropped his ego and pride that day.
Recently I compiled another video with the footage of the puja at the original old Kallar ashram and that at the current new Ashram some 2 kilometers away.