When Agathiyar came recently he asked the womenfolk to gather and hold a Satsang among themselves. Agathiyar who sat through the session coming in a devotee later told them to write about their experiences and pass it to me to be uploaded on this blog. My daughter shares her experiences as follows.
When I sit back and think, I’ve journeyed quite a long time with Agathiyar Appa looking out for me. It makes me feel so blessed and think about what I have done to be this fortunate.
I came into introduction with Agathiyar in my schooling years when my father, Mr. A. Shanmugam began his journey of Siddha worship. Initially guiding us through the Naadi, he then came into our hearts and homes in his stunning bronze statue form where we used to do Abhishegam and pooja for him.
It started with only my parents, sister and me. Then joined by our friends, family, and new acquaintances who later became our Agathiyar family. We did Poojas and Homa every Thursday and on Pournamis, sang Bhajans for him and other deities on all their special days. We gave Annadhanam to kids/elderly homes and for the homeless people. I’d join in whenever possible as I was already studying away from home after that.
There are many instances I can recall when we either felt his presence or had him guide us when we were in doubt and most of all he’ll be there to give us remedies for our health issues too.
In 2010, I met in an accident where I had a clean fracture of my tibia and fibula and was asked to go through an operation for speedy recovery. While waiting for my turn for the operation, Agathiyar advised through a Naadi reading to only go through a small procedure and after some time another doctor suggested a procedure done very briefly without having the need for an operation known as ACP Injection. I recovered soon after going through a few rounds of the mentioned procedure and started walking again.
In 2016, the Siddhas graced and blessed my husband and me at our wedding. We were told about this by Tavayogi and Mathaji who attended our wedding. After getting married, having kids, and having a routine of my own, I’d continue to join the prayers held at my parents' place or other devotees' homes whenever I could.
There was one time when I told Agathiyar that I had slipped and fell at the waterfall, and he asked another devotee to help massage. He also taught a few yoga poses which helped stretch and ease my pain.
Earlier this year, my husband had a heart attack and had to undergo an emergency coronary angioplasty. Despite the fact that it was a very critical situation and with so much uncertainty, I had a calm come over me as the specialist briefed me on the procedure and risks while waiting for his team to assemble for the procedure. A few weeks later, at another prayer gathering, Agathiyar told me that he was there looking after us and all would be okay.
In recent days, Agathiyar has been strictly emphasizing us to practice the breathing exercise he had taught us a few years back. He insists that we take care of our health by consuming healthily and keeping ourselves physically fit too. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, I’ve not been religiously doing my breathing exercises but deep down I know it’s only for our benefit for he sees beyond what we can see in our bodies.
I’m forever grateful for the countless blessings he’s given us all this while and for watching out for us.
[8:58 am, 24/04/2024] Praba.
My daughter had written about Agathiyar and her experiences in her own blog back then when she had more time on her hands.
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Since then she has been running after three kids ages 7, 4, and 3, and finds it difficult to find time for herself.