He came as the Nadi written by sages of the past, as the written word. He came in his picture envisioned by religious and spiritual men and drawn by an artist, opening an eye. He came as a six-footer in a fiber statue at Kallar Ashram envisioned and commissioned by Tavayogi. He came in his very first statue installed by Kuberan at Agasthiyampalli at the start of Kali Yuga, opening an eye in his granite statue. He came in his statue at the Kutraleshwar temple at Papanasam, opening both his eyes. He came in his bronze statue at AVM, a replica of his at Agasthiyampalli, opening both his eyes to watch all present. He stood ceiling height at AVM, only to the eyes of a foreigner. He came as the sandalwood scent as Tavayogi took me through the hills and jungles. He came as light following Jnana Jothiamma at Kalyana Theertham. He came as breath accompanying us in meditation at AVM. He came as sound chanting with us his divine name that of Yogi Ramsuratkumar in Thiruvannamalai. Today he comes as the spoken word. He comes in our breath. He comes in our thoughts. He comes in us. He comes as the taste sweeter than honey. Thus Erai has shown his presence in numerous ways.
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| A Nadi session in progress. Photo courtesy of NST |
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| Kalyana Theertham. Photos courtesy of Jnana Jothiamma and Dr. Ram Subramaniam |
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| Kalyana Theertham |
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| Agathiyar at the home of 9 female devotees in KL |
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| Agathiyar at Agasthiyampalli. Photo courtesy of Varadaraj of Bronze Creative, Swamimalai |
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| Tavayogi and Agathiyar at Agasthiyampalli |
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| Agathiyar at Papanasam |
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| Agathiyar at Kallar Ashram (Old) |
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| Agathiyar at AVM |
He came as our creator and we - his creation. He came as the Lordship and we - a subject of his. He came as a master and we - his servant. Being in Sariyai, he brought us to his path, the Siddha way. Coming to Kriyai, He came as the Guru, and we - his disciple. He came as a Guru on our external journey to the Siddha abodes. We became his loyal son and he - our compassionate Father. Today he has come as a companion on our internal journey. He takes our breath, guiding it within towards the promised land of Gnanam. But for this to materialize we need to place effort.
The honeymoon days are over. Agathiyar has come on strong with strong words. It is a wake-up call to deliver what he has asked us to do. Bringing in potential candidates whom he thought he could groom into becoming a Siddha themselves; thinking of bringing them to Kriyai from forever being comfortable in Sariyai he was saddened to see them continue to take the stand as they did in Sariyai, just visiting temples and places of worship, visiting peedhams and ashrams, visiting associations and societies but not binding and bonding. My home that took the name Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) for easy sharing of its location with seekers directed by Agathiyar in their Nadi, was blessed with the name Agathiyar Tapovanam by Lord Murugan after many years of puja and rituals. He broke the very association he started and sent them away to do what they desired most, to their hearts desire. He knows that they shall return in the future. Amudha Surabhi that was coined as an arm of AVM to look into charity too was dissolved with the advent of our journey into Yoga and Gnanam. Today he identifies this small group who remained behind as Gnanakottam. He stopped all forms of worship towards him and others, both living masters and those who had merged, stopped the acts of charity, bringing us to focus solely on the task on hand, giving all our waking moments towards the practice of asanas, pranayama, and meditation. For those who stayed faithful, he has taken them under his wings and is personally tutoring them on their next assignment. We sense an urgency in all matters regarding the Siddhas these days. He comes to assign Yogic practices and asks to drop all irrelevant matters of the world. He wants us to execute his directives immediately without delay. It is akin to preparing his subjects to board Noah's Arc. The believe we once had on him has changed to extreme faith in him. This faith has lead to complete surrender to him.
He has initiated many of his children to take the lead in teaching others Yoga in their homes, bringing them together, and coordinating the practice. Master Yuvaraj, Mr. and Mrs. Sri Krishna, and Mahindren have been tasked to do so. He has come to take charge of matters after his children were disillusioned for far too long. He has come to wake us up from our dream. He has come to draw the veil aside as Ramalinga Adigal told us. The caterpillar having fully grown and stopped eating shifts into the next stage of its growth, the pupa. Although it might seem like nothing is taking place, the pupa stage in the life cycle of the butterfly is one of extreme transition and transformation. Big changes go on inside it. Special cells in the larva become the legs, wings, eyes and other parts of the adult butterfly grow rapidly. "This stage can last from a few weeks, a month, or even longer. Some species have a pupal stage that lasts for two years. "(Source: The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University). Similarly, it is very obvious that he is preparing us to evolve into something much beautiful.
